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    that didn’t come overnight‚ I am going to talk about their expansion from 1607-1819. This development began with the First Settlement at Jamestown‚ then migrated to the Appalachian Mountains‚ and finally The Great Migration to the Mississippi territory. These events would soon make America a feared nation among the world. When the English first got to Jamestown in 1607‚ there were already a civilization living there called the Indians. These Indians felt hostile at first‚ but then eventually started

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    London Ambulance Fiasco Shubham Singhi The London Ambulance Services (LAS)‚ the LAS is the Largest Ambulance services worldwide responding to between 2000 & 2500 a day which covers a large area of 600 Square miles with fleet of 750 vehicles. The LAS carries the responsibility of dispatching the ambulance in less than three minute of the call. (1) The service

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    Sir Walter Raleigh journey began when he acquired a royal patent to claim the New World lands for the queen of England. Utilizing the identical methods of the conquistadors‚ he established the first colony for gold and silver by exploiting the native labors to search for the treasures. Raleigh did not want conflict with the Spanish‚ so he decided to search north in Mexico and South America away from the Spanish territories. Locating the outer banks of present-day North Carolina‚ Raleigh established

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    Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh : 1584 Everybody remembers Jamestown‚ Capt. John Smith‚ Pocahontas and all the rest. But do you remember Roanoke? In 1585‚ after a small scouting expedition had returned from North America with two Native Americans and many astonishing stories‚ Sir Walter Raleigh tried to establish a colony called Roanoke in the land which the British named "Virginia"‚ in honor of Elizabeth‚ the Virgin Queen. The site was actually an island on North America’s eastern seaboard protected

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    assembly‚ he was arrested by the governor’s agents. Soon released‚ Bacon raised a small army again and marched on Jamestown. The governor fled and the burgesses hastily enacted measures designed to subdue the Indians. Berkeley quickly returned with soldiers of his own and branded Bacon a rebel. The rebel forces initially prevailed‚ but they doubted their ability to hold out in Jamestown for an extended period and opted to torch the village instead. In 1673‚ Nathaniel Bacon‚ a distant relative of

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    penny and they don’t have a penny to buy anything. 2.) How does the physical location of Jamestown colony lead to many of the hardships described in this document? b. It seems they are close to possibly Indian attacks or people from other countries because he stated in the story “but yet we are 32 to fight 3000 if they should come.” He hasn’t seen any deer or venison since he arrived in Jamestown; therefore the meat source is not a great source for food reliability. It takes them a few days

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    The Powhatan‚ who sought the good in everyone‚ sent food to Jamestown. The stories claim Pocahontas personally took food to Jamestown‚ but she was still only a child of 10‚ and Jamestown was not in walking distance. Although she has gone to Jamestown‚ she went under the protection of her father. Pocahontas was the Powhatan peace symbol‚ therefore her appearance in Jamestown was thought to be one of tranquility. She was a member of the Powhatan paramount chief family

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    Pocahontas nickname meant “the playful one”. She was often called “Amonute‚” and also called Matoaka (NPS). Pocahantas will always be remembered as an important person in history that participated in the colonization of the town in Virginia called Jamestown. In this little town‚ she helped to keep it from being extinct with her peaceful agreements along with cooperation efforts between the Powhatan Indians and the colonists in the new settlement of

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    References: Nighttime police patrols spur tension in Jamestown. (2012‚ October 10). CBC News. Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/10/10/toronto-tavis-jamestown-police342.html Toronto Police Service. Retrieved November 21st‚ 2012 from http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/tavis/

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