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    really was. After reading the information gathered about Pocahontas during this class‚ I pondered hard over the following questions: Does the Walt Disney Company version of Pocahontas even remotely portray the story of Pocahontas and the settling of Jamestown accurately? Does Disney have the right to take the facts about a person’s real life story and fictionalize it just for the sake of entertainment? Does this romanticism and fictionalization adversely affect those who hear or watch these stories? There

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    society of men who were willing to work hard for a piece of their own land. The Virginia Company’s primary goal for Jamestown was purely profit‚ trying to adopt Spain’s style of colonization. The colonists were mainly of noble background‚ being non-inheriting sons‚ and were looking to make a quick buck and go on back home to England. Those colonists did not settle in to make Jamestown their home. Being up the upper echelon‚ these men did not know hard work‚ and Smith’s directive of ‘if you don’t work

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    in common? 6. If you wanted to go to a bustling plantation‚ which colony would you visit? 7. Why were the thirteen colonies established on the east coast? 8. What is the significance of the Jamestown settlement? 9. Place the following events in sequence: 1) The Plymouth colony is founded; 2) The Jamestown colony is founded; 3) The French-Indian War. 10. What was the major issue that sparked a revolution in the colonies? 11. Who founded the colony of Connecticut on May 1636? 12. Anne Hutchinson

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    “‘[M]ay the Lord make it like that of New England.’ For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us” (John Winthrop). From its earliest discovery‚ America has had a chance to become something amazing. With an entire ocean between the war ravaged Europe and this new world‚ it truly was a land of opportunity. Hundreds of years later‚ we live in possibly the greatest country to ever form‚ but what forged this nation of freedom and equality? What aspects

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    Economics over Religion Throughout history there have been two leading factors that lead a colony to success. These two factors are religion and economics or money. Which factor is more important? In my opinion‚ economics is more important because the colonists had many issues getting necessities‚ and if they had enough money for all that‚ their problems would all basically be gone. Economic stability and the success of the mercantile system made the establishment of the colonies in North America

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    ready to be planted. This was what sparked the First ________ War. | Powhatan | * In 1614‚ the peace settlement in the First Anglo Powhatan War resulted in the marriage between John _____ and Pocahontas. | Rolfe | * The saving grace of the Jamestown colony was ________. | tobacco | * The true end to the First Powhatan War was John Rolfe’s ________. | marriage | * In 1622‚ a surprise attack on the English settlers by the Powhatan allowed for the English to fight back‚ seizing the land

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    large part in the politics and development of the British North American colonies. The first settlers who established Jamestown in 1607 were looking for riches similar to those found by the Spanish in Central America. After finding no treasure and on the brink of collapse they developed a cash crop economy and by doing so created the first stable British colony. The success of Jamestown combined with religious tensions between Anglicans and Protestants in England‚ caused the Puritans to form the Massachusetts

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    colonies and British government began to develop many conflicts. From the start of the first English settlement in Jamestown‚ to the English Civil War‚ French and Indian War‚ the Declaratory Act‚ Boston Massacre‚ all built up to the final and main cause of the American Revolution‚ which was the battle of Lexington and Concord. ------------------------------------------------- When Jamestown was first founded only 104 men had endured the journey from England to the New World. Because the new colonists

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    about his life as an indentured servant just three months after arriving to the colony. As we can see from the author’s narrative‚ Virginia of 1623 was a different place from England. It was the first permanent English settlement in the new world (Jamestown). This land of marsh like consistency and vast forests contained some hostile Native Americans‚ (pirates‚ and rogues who could and did attack at any time). Subsequently these Indians resisted slavery; they protected their homeland and way of life

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    Bailey Kargo! IB HOTA 3rd period English vs. Spanish Colonization From 1500 to 1700‚ the English colonization of the Chesapeake region and the Spanish colonization of the Central/South American region varied greatly in their primary motivations for settlement and the lasting effects imprinted into both societies. The English motives in settling the Chesapeake region were more economically-based‚ seeking greater economic opportunity and employment‚ while the Spanish effort took on a more

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