Entry 1 Who were and what was life like for Native Americans early on? Native Americans were the people who occupied North America prior to European explores and colonist arriving. Native Americans or Indians were comprised of many different groups or tribes the spanned the entire continent. The Indian tribes differed from one region to the next some were more reliant on agriculture‚ some relied heavily on hunting and fish and limited crops‚ while others spent more time gathering and hunting. What
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colonies economies and diet allowing them to grow and flourish and making them an important aspect of "American" culture (Kennedy‚ Cohen‚ and Bailey 15). Additionally‚ Native Americans shared in the celebration of the first Thanksgiving with the Plymouth pilgrims (Kennedy‚ Cohen‚ and Bailey 52)‚ a holiday still important and beloved today. Later interactions between the Native Americans and Colonists were mainly hostile‚ as a result of the European’s insatiable land-lust‚ evident in such conflicts
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from the earth; subsequently the English noble-elite had spent fortunes of their own money and sent over countless people over to “The New World” in hopes of finding gold and silver. Unfortunately for them‚ there was no gold or in Jamestown‚ New England‚ Roanoke‚ or Plymouth. Those entrepreneurs spent fortunes and wasted lives on a gamble‚ had they acted with a tad bit more of common sense‚ or doubt‚ they may not have been made out to be such fools back home. As far as the relationship
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England began with the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Bay in current day Massachusetts. These settlers moved to North America with one purpose in mind: to escape the religious prosecution in Europe. This set up the foundation of their settlement as a strictly “religion based” society‚ with the church being the center of all their daily functions. However‚ this was not the case for the Chesapeake Bay region‚ whose first prospering settlement was Jamestown. This settlement set the foundation for the
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The Wampanoag tribe leader‚ Philip‚ a name given to him by the settlers‚ initiates the battle due to the execution of fellow tribesmen in Plymouth. The constant taking of land by the settlers and inevitable anger by the Native Americans leads to the continuation of battles initiated by both sides. King Phillip’s War becomes the last hope the Wampanoag tribe had to stop the expansion that resulted
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that I’ll be listing them in the following paragraphs. Massachusetts was founded on 1630 by John Winthrop and others. Their major industry consists of fishing‚ corn‚ livestock‚ lumbering‚ shipbuilding and their major cities are Boston‚ Quincy‚ Plymouth‚ Salem‚ Lexington‚ Concord. This colony was named for the Massachusetts tribe ‚ the word means “large hill place” and it became a state on February 6‚ 1788. New Hampshire was founded on 1638 by John Wheelwright and others. Their major industry
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Running head: (THE INFLUENCE OF (The influence of Immigration of America) Bonnie McMullen University of Phoenix Thesis statement America was built by all migrants because this land long before anyone came to this country the land belonged to the Indians. The reason for writing this paper is to learn more about immigrant’s history and immigration today. Why an immigrant can only come to the states with a student or work visa. I want to learn is immigration because the rules
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pursue the French and Spanish by establishing their first permanent settlement known as Jamestown in the Virginia Colony. The first European settlers were primarily driven to make the journey to the Americas in order to freely practice their religious faith. They longed to escape religious persecution back in Europe. in 1620‚ a small group of pilgrims numbering about 100 people created a colony at present-day Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. The puritans numbering about 20‚000 would soon follow them and establish
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Company for the establishment of a colony in the Chesapeake region of North America. On May 14‚ 1607‚ the settlers landed on Jamestown Island and began the establishment of the Virginia English Colony. As political and religious oppression increased in England into the 1620s‚ the Puritans sought to leave England and establish an additional
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Puritans that thought the Anglican Church was too slow broke away from it‚ causing their name to now be Separatists‚ and founded Plymouth‚ Winthrop primarily. Connecticut was founded by energetic Puritans who wanted a more theocratic government‚ causing the creation of Blue Laws‚ which dictated colonies behavior (Doc E). The Chesapeake colonies originated with Jamestown‚ whose settlers were just looking for gold; instead of growing food‚ they just looked for gold until John Smith told them either
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