The first agreement for self-government in America - Set up Plymouth colony. 2. The Pilgrims - Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed–Plymouth colony 3. The Puritans - Non-separatists – Wanted to purify the Church of England - Massachusetts Bay Colony 4. William Bradford - A Pilgrim‚ the second governor of the Plymouth colony‚ 1621-1657. 5. Puritan
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was the Virginia Company of England. In order to accomplish the great tasks they had planed for the settlements the Crown had to better control and organize the Virginia Company‚ the land was amongst 2 smaller companies‚ The London Company and The Plymouth Company. After establishing the sub-companies‚ the Virginia Companies obtained a royal charter‚ the Charter of 1606‚ enabling them to establish a colony‚ granting the right to coin money‚ raise revenue‚ and to make laws‚ but reserving much power
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separation from the Church of England‚ but had no particular Church title. However‚ John Robinson and William Brewster‚ the Pilgrim leaders‚ were separatists. Where: England When: 1600’s and beyond Historical Importance: The Separatists founded the Plymouth Colony and the first form of government with the
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1. (1607) Jamestown was formed: This event was significant because it was the beginning of the English colonies in the New World. Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The colonization was funded the by Virginia Company. After this colony was formed‚ more people started to come over from England. Without these colonists the Virginia colony would be much different. It also helped them learn about what kind of people they needed to send over. At first they sent over gentlemen
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In the Plymouth colony the pilgrims and the natives started off great (first thanksgiving remember?) an english speaking native named squanto was a big reason for their harmony‚ however mass bay eventually took over Plymoth so the harmony didn’t last too long. Also Roger Williams didn’t only form Rhode island for a seperation between church and state‚ he also believed the indians should be paied for the land they gave to the colonists. In the Chesapeake colonies such as Virginia (Jamestown) Natives
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nation could use “E Pluribus Unum” as the national motto‚ these basic constitutional protections were not fully applied to two large and significant groups‚ the Native American Indians and Africans. Since the first colonial settlements of Jamestown‚ Virginia
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Ch2 Review 1. The English colonists of Jamestown initially focused most on searching for gold. 2. The first important economic boom in Jamestown resulted from the production of tobacco. 3. When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619‚ colonists were given a share of local political representation. 4. The first Africans imported to Virginia in 1619 were most likely indentured servants. 5. The Virginia Company had its charter revoked by James I. 6. In which area
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1. What were the most important elements of the Columbian exchange? How did this “trade” in plant and animal species shape the future development of both Europe and the Americas? The Columbian exchange was named after Christopher Columbus and not the Country of Columbia. There were four important elements to the Columbian exchange‚ which included diseases‚ animals‚ plants and people. When the Europeans made initial contact with the natives in
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passed before the English tried to settle on the Atlantic Coast of North America. In 1607 they formed a settlement in a mosquito-infested swamp 60 miles from the mouth of the James River in the Chesapeake Bay region. They called the new village Jamestown in honor of their king‚ James I. the 104 adventurers who started the colony were shareholders in the Virginia Company‚ a joint-stock company established in London in 1606. The Virginia Company had plans for a permanent colony. In fact‚ the English
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that far north. The settlers signed a compact‚ The Mayflower Compact‚ which would be governed by majority rule. When they arrived in Massachusetts‚ their goals were “god‚ gold and glory”. They were the first permanent british settlers‚ called The Jamestown colony‚ settling along a river. They named the river James after their monarch James I. Living along James was difficult. The winters
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