that far north. The settlers signed a compact‚ The Mayflower Compact‚ which would be governed by majority rule. When they arrived in Massachusetts‚ their goals were “god‚ gold and glory”. They were the first permanent british settlers‚ called The Jamestown colony‚ settling along a river. They named the river James after their monarch James I. Living along James was difficult. The winters
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Because of geographic reason farming‚ Native American‚ and a way of living playing a big impact in Colonial America. The every first stable colony was Jamestown in Virginia in the year 1607. It was also the first colony in the south. Although it was not the first people who travel to the New World it was the first stable one. Before Jamestown there was another colony name Roanoke Colony. However that much is not know from it. They called Roanoke Colony the lost colony since no one was there. When
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Section Review 1: 1. What English reformer has been called the “Morning Star of the Reformation?” John Wycliffe 2. Who gave England the first printed English Bible? William Tyndale 3. What kind broke England away from the Roman church? Henry VIII 4. Who was the first explorer in the Modern Age to reach the mainland of North America? John Cabot 5. Name the supposed water passage through North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Northwest Passage 6. Who was the first
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Ch2 Review 1. The English colonists of Jamestown initially focused most on searching for gold. 2. The first important economic boom in Jamestown resulted from the production of tobacco. 3. When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619‚ colonists were given a share of local political representation. 4. The first Africans imported to Virginia in 1619 were most likely indentured servants. 5. The Virginia Company had its charter revoked by James I. 6. In which area
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A. OP 1 Between 1607 and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience in‚ and the expectation of self government in the political‚ religious‚ economic and social aspects of life. THESIS: Between the years of 1607and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience and the expectation of self government in the political such as the Mayflower Compact‚ religious dealing with the Puritans‚ economic with the establishment of tobacco‚ and social such as Indians‚ aspects
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1. What were the most important elements of the Columbian exchange? How did this “trade” in plant and animal species shape the future development of both Europe and the Americas? The Columbian exchange was named after Christopher Columbus and not the Country of Columbia. There were four important elements to the Columbian exchange‚ which included diseases‚ animals‚ plants and people. When the Europeans made initial contact with the natives in
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was the first destruction of the Native Americans. After that‚ about twenty years passed before the English tried to settle on the Atlantic Coast of North America. In 1607 they formed a settlement in a mosquito-infested swamp 60 miles from the mouth of the James River in the Chesapeake Bay region. They called the new village Jamestown in honor of their king‚ James I. the 104 adventurers who started the colony were shareholders in the Virginia Company‚ a joint-stock company established in London in
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FRQ #2: Analyze the origins and development of slavery in Britain’s North American colonies in the period 1607 to 1776. The founding of the majority of American colonies was either for an economic profit or for religious freedom. To make the colonies founded for an economic profit‚ a large work force was needed. For many religious colonies that turned into huge economic powers‚ they used the Protestant work ethic. Other colonies decided to use indentured servants originally‚ but this ended up turning
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James River. Although uninhabited by natives‚ by June 15th the settlers had built a fort to protect them from possible enemies‚ including the Spaniards. However‚ famine‚ disease and conflict with the local Native American tribes nearly brought Jamestown to its destruction within the first two years. When a new group of settlers arrived in 1610 to revive the town‚ tobacco became Virginia’s first successful export. Shortly after there was a time of peace that followed the marriage of John Rolfe to
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The most important contribution to European expansion was the search for new trade routes. Christopher Columbus in 1492 accidentally stumbled across the Americas on his way to India in search of foreign goods and a new‚ quicker path to get to them. The Europeans already had trade routes‚ but each of them had a flaw. Either the route was too long‚ too costly‚ or too long. The main countries of their times sent different explorer’s to find new trade routes. Portuguese Prince Henry (the Navigator)
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