dimensions of the French fur and fish empire 27. Dutch settlement in New Netherland 28. Reasons delaying England from establishing an American empire 29. Jamestown: reasons for near failure of colony 30. Jamestown: reasons for success of colony/boomtown concept/tobacco repercussions 31. Separatist colony at Plymouth/Thanksgiving stereotypes versus actualities 32. Puritans colony at Boston: Reasons for
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In the early history of the 1600’s‚ North America had been discovered and establishment of the New World had begun. Although Spain and England both focused on the colonization and exploration of the Americas‚ their ambitions and goals were very different. The most important reasons for English colonization were religious freedom‚ to seek refuge‚ and new economic opportunities. The Spanish‚ on the other hand‚ exploited the New World in search of gold and silver‚ greed navigated their search. Although
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John Smith and William Taylor Bradford were both writers who came to America from England. One of the authors‚ John Smith‚ traveled to America for the King of England in order to obtain the gold that was rumored to be present there. Bradford‚ however‚ didn’t come to America for that reason. Bradford and other Puritans there to escape the religious persecution they faced. Although Smith’s and Bradford’s writings were for different audiences and used different persuasive techniques‚ they were written
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events leads to an outbreak called‚ The King Philips War‚ led by a Pokunoket chief named Metacom. The war lead to a decline in many Native American tribes and suffered more oppression in the hands of the English settlers. Since the founding of Jamestown in 1607 the relationship between the English colonist and the Native Americans was delicate. The greatest troubles between the two groups was land‚ the colonists didn’t understand the English view of land ownership. The English believed that they
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England region of the colonies included Rhode Island‚ Plymouth‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ New Haven‚ and Connecticut. Eventually in the late 1700’s these two regions would come together to form one nation. Both regions were very different and did not share many common ideas. They were different in their views and beliefs on religion‚ economy‚ and motives for colonial expansion. In 1609 a group of settlers‚ led by Captain John Smith‚ founded Jamestown which became the first colony to thrive and prosper
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important ones include Virginia and Carolina. Virginia first became a colony through the settling of Jamestown‚ in 1607. Jamestown was sponsored by the Virginia Company of London‚ and founded primarily for the purpose of gold‚ and in the hopes of finding a Northwest Passage to India. It was originally intended on being formed for a profit motive‚ not a permanent settlement. The first people to settle Jamestown were one hundred “gentlemen‚” not hunters or farmers. This led to the famous “starving time” during
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of the great mysteries of American history. It was set up in 1587. The next year England found itself at war with Spain. No ship was able to visit the Roanoke colony until 1590. By then the colony had disappeared without a trace. II. Founding Jamestown -In 1607‚ a group of wealthy people made a new attempt to establish an English colony in North America. Eager to gain a share of the wealth of the Americas‚ they formed the Virginia Company of London. -Some hoped to discover gold or silver;
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only temporary use‚ you only on the crops and anyone in the village can use it. Differences in opinions with Europeans would cause many future conflicts. In the early 1600’s settlers in Jamestown had problems with the Powhatan confederacy after a colonist killed their leader. Other settlements such as Plymouth fared better with the natives. A Patucet Indian named Squanto saved the pilgrims by teaching them how to farm. Some natives chose a peaceful approach‚ but others like Chief Pontiac attacked
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The puritans wished to reform England by: Purifying it of Catholic Rituals How did Columbus react to the natives when he reached the Western Hemisphere? He thought they would become christianized and become good servants. The West African Empires prior to 1600 Engaged in vigorous trade and were Islamic Which of the following nations was first in the new explorations that began in the 15th century? Portugal In England‚ Puritan’s primary appeal lay among? Shopkeepers‚ yeomen farmers‚ and university
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stones toward a truly democratic government. These documents and organizations may not have been what we perceive‚ today‚ as being democratic‚ but they were a start. The first permanent English settlement was a trading post founded in 1607 at Jamestown in the Old Dominion of Virginia. Virginian colonists had the right‚ granted to them by The Virginia Company‚ to elect a colonial legislature‚ called the House of Burgesses. Since Virginia was the first royal colony‚ it was only fitting that
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