Mayflower Compact- the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the Separatists‚ also known as the "Saints"‚ fleeing from religious persecution by King James of Great Britain. Important People * Sir Walter Raleigh- established the colony of Roanoke. * Anne Hutchinson- was forced from Puritan society for my religious beliefs and moved to Rhode Island. * William Bradford- the governor of the Pilgrims in Plymouth for over 30 years. * Squanto-helped the Pilgrims
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and themselves. This colonization affected many people and eventually led to a war between two very powerful countries. The first colonists came over and landed in Jamestown and ran it as business enterprise‚ exporting cash crops‚ rather that growing food to try and survive for a long time there. The people of Jamestown tried to replicate the English way‚ which was every man for himself‚ and people weren’t very involved in the community. The colonists focused on growing tobacco‚ indigo‚ and
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company‚ The London Company‚ received its charter from James I in 1606 they sent 144 men‚ only 104 made it to America. The colonists sailed over to America‚ up a river that they later named the James River and settled on a peninsula they later named Jamestown. Upon‚ their arrival they immediately ran into serious problems. Many colonists were highly vulnerable to local diseases‚ mostly Malaria. The main reason the colonists were there was to find gold‚ lumber‚ tar‚ pitch‚ and iron. They were hoping
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William Bradford were two great leaders in the colonization of Virginia. They both give accounts of their journey and life in the new world. When comparing the two‚ John Smith accredits himself for the progression of Jamestown where William Bradford accredits God for the progression of Plymouth. William Bradford comes from a heavy religious background. Bradford was deeply rooted in the puritan cause. He defined himself as “a person for study as well as action; and hence notwithstanding the difficulties
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England both started as English colonies‚ but by the 1700’s they had already become two completely different societies. The so-called “Chesapeake Region” was born with the foundation of Jamestown in 1607‚ the first English colony in the New World. In the area of New England‚ it all started when the colony of Plymouth was founded in 1630. New England also included colonies that were founded in the following years like the Massachusetts Bay Colony (MBC)‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ Maine‚ and Connecticut
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The New England and Chesapeake regions were two of the major areas for colonization in the 17th century. From the early 1600’s into the early 1700’s‚ many English immigrants left their homeland to explore an uncharted territory. The two geographic regions‚ one nestled in the warm muggy weather of the South and the other in the harsh climate of the North‚ lead to various different experiences and obstacles for the settlers to face‚ and to different lifestyles in the colonies. Through economy‚ religious
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Captain Jahn Smith and Governor William Bradford were two influental leaders in the New World during the early 1600s. They both established a colony and they attempted to attract settlers with writings. Their writings were intended for different audiences and they both had different purposes. John Smith’s writings were intended to bring people to the new world. He wrote a pamphlet to the people in England and told about all the good things about New England. In his pamphlet he tried to persuade people
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In 1609 Bradford joins the scrooby in Amsterdam. As time went by he married Dorothy May in 1613. The Mayflower pilgrims voyage to plymouth in 1620 and Dorothy dies. Bradford gets elected governor when the first governor of plymouth dies in 1621. As years passed by Bradford re-married the widow Alice Carpenter Southwest. During the time Bradford was at sea‚ his group was different then Smith’s because people actually cared for one
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(Harvard-Educated‚ Metacom’s secretary‚ murdered -Murder sparked this war. -Started in Plymouth Colony -Massachusetts Bay soon entered war. -Brutal fighting -Nov 1675-Aug 1676 -Metacom killed in August 1676 -Edmon Andros (Governor of NY) didn’t help‚ thought Metacom would win Governor Berkeley (Virginia) didn’t help either. Wampanoags‚ Pokanokets (a branch of Wampanoags) welcomed Pilgrims in Plymouth 1620 The Lost Colony -Modern North Carolina. Manteo‚ Roanoke Island -Sir Walter
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intermingled with European culture. The Jamestown inhabitants‚ Puritans and Pilgrims established the New World without including different cultures‚ (Natives and Africans) agricultural techniques‚ modes of behavior‚ style of speech‚ dress and other
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