The Age of Exploration and Exchange in 1450 - 1750 CE‚ was a catalyst for the colonization of North America. Before this period in history‚ the Americas were an unknown place to the west of the rest of the developing world. The explorers and travelers ran into North America unintentionally. However‚ what happened after this was no accident. Once more first discovered‚ many nations sent out more traders and explorers to North America. Although there were already natives on the land‚ several European
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Bradford and John Smith are very similar people with two very different perspectives. Bradford‚ originally from England‚ led his colonists to America where they landed in Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. He became the governor of the colony for 30 years. Smith‚ who is also from England‚ led colonist to Virginia where they founded Jamestown. He then became the president of the Virginia. Both of their narratives were written in the seventeenth century and paint a vivid picture about what their lifestyles were
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and Indians. 8. House of Burgesses: 9. Pocahontas (63): Pocahontas was the daughter of Chief Powhatan. She saved John Smith when he trespassed. Powhatan let Smith go in exchange for weapons‚ beads and trinkets. She was captured in 1614 by Jamestown to try and blackmail Powhatan. She ended up converting to Christianity‚ changed her named to Rebecca‚ and married‚ had a kid and moved to London with John Rolfe. She was a reason Indians and colonists relations improved. 10. Sir William Berkeley
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IDs The 8 IDs on the exam will be drawn from this list. A complete ID should place the event/person/concept in time and space‚ identify it fully‚ and discusses its historical significance. Preparing these IDs will help you prepare for the exam as a whole. Cahokia- had pop of 15000-20000; largest city of the Mississippian people. Year 1150 (900-1350). Had mounds that were 100ft high and used for rituals. King Alfonso- Historical significance: Gives a glimpse on how the Europeans colonized
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same time‚ the specific situations affecting each establishment altered the way that they developed. Jamestown was the first settlement on May 24‚ 1607. The Virginia Company of London‚ a joint-stock firm‚ commissioned it. The Jamestown colonists had increased pressure to strike it rich‚ because of the threat of abandonment in the wilderness. The first settlement in the New England region was Plymouth‚ which was founded 13 years later in 1620. It too struck an agreement with the Virginia Company‚ but
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resources and climate of the region. Although located in different parts of the Americas they shared similarities and differences. In 1607‚ James I granted a charter for the settlement of Virginia. The first settlement in the Virginia colony was Jamestown on the James River‚ named after the King James. Virginia was one of the Southern Colonies. Virginia was a royal colony‚ directly controlled under the king. Initially the settlers were interested in gold rather than planting crops for food so many
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Although through the trial and hardships‚ from 1492 to 1877 the core of the american identity‚ the frontier had a constant presence through the years‚ but through the founding of Jamestown and Plymouth‚ the American Revolution‚ Declaration of Independence‚ Benjamin Franklins virtues‚ letters‚ Abolitionist‚ such as William Garrison‚ Fredrick Douglas‚ and the civil war‚ the definition of american identity as the frontier grew and developed into something that defines what it means to be an american
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d.i.4.a. Colonists to pay for everything with hard currency d.i.4.a.i. Paper script not recognized as legal tender - drains gold from American colonies 2. Jamestown and Plymouth a. Arrival a.i. 1607 a.i.1. 104 men a.i.2. First permanent English settlement in Western Hemisphere b. 1620 b.i. Mayflower arrives at Plymouth c. Jamestown c.i. Economic motivation c.i.1. 1606 - Virginia Company founded c.i.1.a. Expand English trade c.i.1.b. Open markets for English manufactured goods c.i.1
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Chesapeake bay colonies‚ it is important to outline their similarities and differences in order to assess why one flourished more successfully than the other and the root of this occurrence. Although Plymouth New England possessed slightly better chances due to its colonization in 1620‚ as opposed to the Jamestown Chesapeake colony in 1607‚ they both weathered their fair share of issues due to their location‚ time of colonization‚ religion‚ environmental changes‚ etc. The assessment of these changes can
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colonists’ relationships with the Native Americans were. The relations in the British colonies varied. In Jamestown‚ which was one of the earliest English settlements‚ the relations were not good. The colonists thought of the Native people as savages and no more than mere animals. They were almost always fighting and the only reason they traded was out of fear and necessity. Yet‚ in Plymouth the Natives and the colonists had good relations. After the Natives helped the colonists plant crops‚ showed
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