presented “A Description of New England” by John Smith‚ “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford‚ “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet‚ and “The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson” will show a concentration on the idea of self-improvement. Although each of these writers has many differences an underlying commonality is shared between them‚ the ideal of self improvement. John smith was part of the ruling council in Jamestown which was the local government. He was put in such a position
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succeeded. Among the successful are Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ Vineyard Bay‚ Massachusetts‚ Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ and Salem‚ Massachusetts. Pilgrims (also known as Separatists) came from Holland to North America to establish a colony in Virginia and freely practice their religion. However‚ their route was miscalculated and their ship‚ The Mayflower‚ landed in Massachusetts. Instead of traveling more to get to their original destination‚ they set up a colony in Plymouth. Although over 50% of the original
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AP US History Chapter 2 Identifications 1.) English Protestant Reformation: took place in 1530’s when King Henry VII broke with the Roman Catholic Church. 2.) “Sea Dogs”: English buccaneers who sought to promote the twin goals of Protestantism and plunder by seizing Spanish treasure ships and raiding Spanish settlements. 3.) Francis Drake: famous “sea dog” who returned in 1580 with his ship full of Spanish booty and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth on the deck of his ship. 4.) Sir
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A Voyage Long and Strange written by Tony Horwitz is a novel in which he shares he thoughts and discoveries as he retraces the steps of some of the first people to ever set foot in North America. He retraces the steps of Christopher Columbus‚ Eirik the Red‚ John Smith‚ and many explorers in between. Vinland I found the first view chapters of this book to be very informative and easy to understand. I found it interesting to learn about Eirik the Red because in kindergarten we are taught the
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Chloe Chandler European colonization of what would become North America was motivated by various reasons‚ including the desire for religious freedom‚ profit‚ or a chance to start over. The colonies were populated by religious groups seeking freedom to practice their religions without interference from England‚ indentured servants‚ debtors seeking a clean slate‚ settlers hoping to find a profit and people who were brought to America involuntarily as slaves from Africa. The establishment of European
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Fenderson‚ Febee AP US History Period 4 Unit 1 Terms 1. Anne Bradstreet—Puritan poet in colonial New England whose writings served as early public struggles against female treatment in that time period 2. Anne Hutchinson—Arguably the first American feminist who‚ despite living in an early Puritan colony‚ publicly called for gender equality 3. Antinomianism—A belief that emerged after the Protestant Reformation that Christians are free from any laws by their faith in God 4. Chesapeake
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Chapter 2: The Invasion and Settlement of North America‚ 1550-1700 Rival Imperial Models: Spain‚ France and Holland The Spanish seized Mesoamerica and South America and converted many Indians to Catholicism. The Indians were forced to work as gold miners and farmers. The French and Dutch merchants created fur-trading colonies with North American natives. New Spain: Colonization and Conversion 1540s- Vasquez de Coronado discovered the Grand Canyon‚ the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest‚ and the Kansas
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The colonists’ decision to grow tobacco changed Jamestown by improving the economy of the settlement. Suddenly‚ they had a way to make money and attract new settlers. Tobacco was the “cash crop” of Jamestown. 7. The Virginia Company created the House of Burgesses because settlers were complaining about how they had to take orders from London. They decided to let the settlers
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counterparts 3. The explorations of Ponce de Leon‚ Navarez‚ and Coronado are important to American history for which of significance of the following? B. they discovered nothing 5. Which of the following factors helped in the ultimate survival of Jamestown? E. Political freedom and the recruitment of women 7. The chief purpose of the headright and patroonship systems was to... E. Increase the population of the colonies. 10. Which of the following is true of colonial New England? E. It was the least
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conditions. Their homes were made of wood‚ and water had to be fetched from taps. However‚ survival in New England could be a bit harsher. Less than half of the Pilgrim families that landed at Plymouth Rock survived the first winter on American soil due to disease and starvation. Fewer than 150 of the 700 Jamestown colonists’ survived the first three years on American soil. It wasn’t until both groups of displaced city dwellers learned from the Indians to grow corn and other crops‚ starvation was a huge
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