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    things about the movie. In Pocahontas‚ John Smith gave his compass to the Indians. Likewise‚ in both reality and in the film‚ Pocahontas saves John Smith. Also‚ there are tensions and killing between the Powhatans and British. Also‚ the colony of Jamestown

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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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    Berkeley then set him free and told him to stop what he was doing. Soon after he was let go he came back to Jamestown along with some of his men and demanded his commission as general. Berkeley then agreed to give it to Bacon‚ but soon after Bacon left to fight the Indians again‚ Berkeley said his commission was gone. After hearing this Bacon stopped fighting the Indians so he could go back to Jamestown with more men than before to collect his commission. When Berkeley heard Bacon was on his way back to

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    IDs The 8 IDs on the exam will be drawn from this list. A complete ID should place the event/person/concept in time and space‚ identify it fully‚ and discusses its historical significance. Preparing these IDs will help you prepare for the exam as a whole. Cahokia- had pop of 15000-20000; largest city of the Mississippian people. Year 1150 (900-1350). Had mounds that were 100ft high and used for rituals. King Alfonso- Historical significance: Gives a glimpse on how the Europeans colonized

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    1607–1781 and marked a period when European nations were eager to try different methods to explore and conquer the New World. Before the British settled Jamestown in 1607‚ the only lasting colonies had been Spanish colonies in southern parts of America. Unfortunately‚ as was the case in many of the early British colonies‚ the settlers of Jamestown were so focused on finding gold and treasure‚ they didn’t create an actual society‚ and the settlers were not able to sustain themselves. After overcoming

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    America: Land Of Opportunity “We think of America as a land of opportunity”‚ and it was. Back between the 1600’s through 1774 America was a great place to start off fresh and move onto something new and exciting. Many people wanted to relocate to the America’s due to the great rumors‚ which it had lead on. Although there were many opportunities available in America‚ they were limited and were a struggle to succeed in for some. The new settlers of America came from many different backgrounds and

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    Captain Jahn Smith and Governor William Bradford were two influental leaders in the New World during the early 1600s. They both established a colony and they attempted to attract settlers with writings. Their writings were intended for different audiences and they both had different purposes. John Smith’s writings were intended to bring people to the new world. He wrote a pamphlet to the people in England and told about all the good things about New England. In his pamphlet he tried to persuade people

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    Cited: Borio‚ Gene. "A Brief History of Jamestown‚ Virginia." Tobacco.org. http:// www.tobacco.org/History/Jamestown.html (accessed January 19‚ 2012). Marco Polo‚ Voyages and Travels of Marco Polo (New York: The F.M. Lupton Publishing Company‚ [n.d.]) Schur‚ Joan B. "Eli Whitney ’s Patent for the

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