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    In the writings "A Description of New England" by John Smith and "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford‚ the tone of these two selections vary noticeably. Both authors use certain tones to attract and persuade certain audiences. John Smith wrote of what a wonderful place the New World was‚ while on the other hand Bradford wrote about the difficulties and realities of the New World. Author John Smith‚ a pilgrim who arrived in the Americas‚ writes a description of the new land. In "A Description

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    In the early to mid-17th two of the first charter colonies in America were Jamestown and Plymouth. These colonies were very different‚ Jamestown was founded to find gold in the James River but when that idea was floundering‚ John Rolfe brought tobacco seeds to Jamestown and it eventually became the first tobacco producing colony in the English colonies. On the other hand‚ Plymouth was founded as a safe haven for puritans escaping persecution in England and was one of the few puritan colonies in

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    Jamestown and Plymouth: Compare and Contrast Traveling aboard the Susan Constant‚ Godspeed and Discovery‚ 104 men landed in Virginia in 1607 at a place they named Jamestown. This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Thirteen years later‚ 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts at a place they named Plymouth. With these two colonies‚ English settlement in North America was born. LOCATION OF THE SETTLEMENTS Jamestown offered anchorage

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    Differences between colonies:  Religious: The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth were "Puritans" vs. Anglicans at Jamestown. Plus‚ Plymouth was founded for religious reasons while Jamestown was founded for economic reasons. Don’t get me wrong--religion was critical for both groups but the Puritans left England because they were religious outcasts while the settlers at Jamestown were there for economic benefit and had investors. Labor: Jamestown was initially settled under martial law and the military played

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    The English Colonies are Founded Between 1607and 1737 settlers from England established thirteen colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America. “The first colony is established in Virginia .In 1607 a joint stock company of London merchants financed a settlement of English colonist at James town in what is now Virginia. The colony was named after King James 1.England first permanent settlement in North America. The Virginia colonist hoped to make their fortunes by discovering gold or silver or

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    word‚ “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What is a joint-stock company? ______________________________________________ Name two companies that we have discussed that were joint-stock companies. Virginia Company of London and Virginia Company of Plymouth A joint-stock company would closely resemble what today in the United States? Stock market‚ New York Stock Exchange‚ wall street What was the first permanent English settlement in America? Jamestown What type of geographical feature best

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    The English were one of the European powers that sought to build and empire in the New World in the 1600s. Jamestown and the Virginia Colony were founded by the Virginia Company of London which hoped to benefit economically from their investments. New Hampshire and New York were also founded for commercial reasons. On the other hand‚ Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony were founded by Separatists and Puritans who hoped to practice their religion freely. Rhode Island and Pennsylvania were

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    “Captain Smith also made very detailed maps of the New England coast and it was likely that his maps were used to find the next English settlement” 6http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=17zCU76ZtH0C&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=new+plymouth+colony&ots=Tl5SIhABFv&sig=iKSTmRIXtoGAPdx0AzpAG8b0O3M#v=onepage&q&f=false 7http://books.google.com/books?id=XxM9AQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false The

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    The Early Chesapeake • The founding of Jamestown: -1607 Established their colony‚ named Jamestown -London company promoters had no desire of a family-centered community‚ there were no women in Jamestown -Captain John smith became council president in fall of 1608‚ later on smith left - • Reorganization -1609 the London company was changed to The Virginia company. From the king they got more power over the colony and also more land. -Winter of 1609-1610 became known as the “starving Time”

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    Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh : 1584 Everybody remembers Jamestown‚ Capt. John Smith‚ Pocahontas and all the rest. But do you remember Roanoke? In 1585‚ after a small scouting expedition had returned from North America with two Native Americans and many astonishing stories‚ Sir Walter Raleigh tried to establish a colony called Roanoke in the land which the British named "Virginia"‚ in honor of Elizabeth‚ the Virgin Queen. The site was actually an island on North America’s eastern seaboard protected

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