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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New England 1. Massachusetts * 1620- Plymouth is founded. 120 people came to Plymouth. When founded‚ ½ of the 120 settlers signed the Mayflower Compact. People who convinced them to sign it were Miles Standish and William Bradford [governor of Plymouth]. Later‚ Plymouth turned into the Massachusetts Bay Colony (M.B.C) * 1629- M.B.C. formed. Goverener was John Winthrop. He called his colony a “city upon a hill” because he wanted it to rise above other cities. 3 important industries were
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beginning). There are a few similarities in each of the stories. There are also a lot of different things between the two. Some similar things they do have is that they meet with the Native Americans. Captain John Smith lives in Jamestown and in plymouth Plantation there is a group which are sailors and they are all lead by william Bradford. Both of these story are very similar but if you noticed and realize they are different in such the littlest way. Bradford was with a group of pilgrims from
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Themes of Early American Literature Early American literature does a tremendous job of revealing the exact conditions and challenges that were faced by the explorers and later by the colonists of the New World. From early shipwrecks to the later years of small colonies barely surviving through dreadful winters‚ the literary works of the time period focus on some very recognizable themes. The theme of any given work – being simply the unifying subject or idea – is a very important element of any
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IDENTIFCATION Briefly identify the meaning and significance of the following terms: Anne Hutchinson James Oglethorpe Navigation Acts Theocracy Antinomianism John Smith Pequot War Virginia House of Burgesses Bacon’s Rebellion John Winthrop Plymouth Plantation William Bradford Dominion of New England King Philip’s War Powhatan William Penn George & Cecilius Calvert Massachusetts Bay Company Quakers Glorious Revolution Mayflower Compact Quitrent Headright Metacomet Roger Williams
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water route to the Orient. Some traditional scholars of early Jamestown history believe that those pioneers could n knew nothing of or thought it beneath their station to tame a wilderness. Recent historical and archaeological research at theot have been more ill-suited for the task. Because Captain John Smith identified about half of the group as "gentlemen‚" it was logical‚ indeed‚ for historians to assume that these gentry site of Jamestown suggest that at least some of the gentlemen‚ and certainly
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Pilgrims (US)‚ or Pilgrim Fathers (UK)‚ is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ United States. Their leadership came from the religious congregations of Brownist English Dissenters who had fled the volatile political environment in England for the relative calm and tolerance of 16th–17th century Holland in the Netherlands. Concerned with losing their cultural identity‚ the group later arranged with English investors to establish
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“So they committed themselves to the will of God and resolved to proceed.” (79) John smith and William Bradford were two American settlers that both came from england. They each came to a new world to better their lives. Smith came to jamestown mostly for the money and to get rich.He was a selfish person in his writing he mostly wrote about himself. Bradford came more for their freedom of religion. He believed in God‚ and he wanted everyone to have the right to believe in what they wished for.
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Despite New England and Chesapeake regions both having similar English settlers‚ these two colonial areas developed vastly unique identities because of politics‚ economics‚ and the reasons for settling.The Chesapeake region includes the colonies of Virginia and Maryland where the New England colonies were New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. One of the main differences between the two regions was the reasonings behind the settlements which was the causation of
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Unit 1: The Foundation of the Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch and English Colonies in North America * Initial Contact (Spanish) * The French and Dutch Colonies * The English Colonies Part I: Initial Contact (Spanish) #1: Who were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas? * About 14‚000 years ago (12‚000 BCE)‚ people started to migrate across BERINGIA to Americas * By 8‚000 BCE‚ they reached to Tierra del Fuego * 3 waves came from Asia‚ 1 from Polynesia
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