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    Jamestown and Plymouth were the first two successful English colonies in North America. Jamestown was established in 1607 and Plymouth in 1620. Jamestown and Plymouth had many similarities. For example they both had some sort of government in some way. Jamestown had the first legislative assembly among the Western Hemisphere in 1619. This would later be called the‚ “House of Burgesses.” This served as a good model for many law making bodies in the U.S. Plymouth had a similar government. Their

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    The leadership strengths and weaknesses of John Smith evoked a profound effect on the Jamestown colony. The fact that Smith actually arrived in the colony as a common prisoner and was able to achieve the leadership role that he gained is amazing. His creativity and knowledge in certain areas actually saved the colonists from attack and starvation in the early days. Some of the rules he enforced as a leader were actually instrumental in saving the colony. His skill in dealing with the natives

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    Breen‚ Brinkley and Morgan are all in agreement that the settlers are unsuccessful in Jamestown because they let their British identity and culture dictate the way the tried to create a new society. Although they are all agreement‚ they all have different depictions as to why their culture led to downfall of Jamestown. Breen argues that Jamestown is unsuccessful because they were unsure how to adapt to the changes and difficulties that came with creating a new society. Breen states‚ “part of the

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    Megan Hollrah October 28‚ 2011 Persuasive Essay Cyber English Ms. Taylor Alcohol at 18: A Definite to Consider The drinking age in the United States is now twenty one years of age. Some people believe that this age is too high to be the minimum age to be able to legally drink and others feel that it is the perfect age. This topic is very huge and has been debated for years. The United States drinking age has gone up and down‚ and recently‚ in 1984‚ it has gone up to twenty one. Many events

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    The Labor Problem at Jamestown‚ 1607-1618 By Edmund S. Morgan In 1502‚ Columbus set sailed on his last voyage to the New World. The year 1606‚ James I issues a charter to the Virginia Company for tract of land along the mid-Atlantic coast. This led to Jamestown. The first settlement in America was Jamestown. It was established in 1607 with a 104 male settlers‚ which was led my John Smith. This article is about the early hard times with Jamestown. Soon it led up to the American Revolution

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    The Jamestown Project

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    “The Jamestown Project” Hist 231 Book Assignment By: Billy Shuping The article “The Jamestown Project‚” Kupperman enclose the four hundredth year anniversary of Jamestown. To revisit the view of England to the New World‚ one hundred years behind they’re enemy’s the Spain. This paper will analyze Kupperman’s article with arguments‚ viewpoints‚ and examples to express the reason on how Jamestown survived through trial and error to stay a colony today. In May 1607 a party of just over a hundred

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    Problems in Jamestown

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    Jamestown struggled as a young colony‚ striving to become something big‚ but lacking the needs to get there. Sources of food and water were scarce at some points‚ malnourishing it’s settlers. There were also conflicts with the Indians‚ which only created tension and a lesser population. Many people colonists lost their lives in the new found colony of Jamestown due to poor conditions and ignorance. One of the main problems in Jamestown was water‚ whether it was lack of it or contamination and

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    Group Adidas: Eric‚ Johnny‚ Brian‚ James‚ Regene Marketing Plan Outline 11/9/12 Executive Summary: * A change that requires consideration is buying out or merging with other brands such as Nike or Jordan like they did with Reebok. This would result in a high demand for the customers’ dream products such as Nike-Adidas‚ Adidas-Jordan‚ or Jordan-Reebok sneakers. * For example in Hockey the brands Nike and Reebok merged as did Nike and Bauer. This resulted in customers who were loyal to their

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    Jamestown Mistake

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    charter from the Virginia company and off they go. Many many months pass and over 60 people have died but in late 1606 the pilgrims reach their destination Jamestown. But they don’t have no time for fun and games just yet they immediately start searching for gold. But the pilgrims came unprepared for what lies ahead of them. They traveled to Jamestown with mostly gentlemen aboard the ship. And that was there first mistake‚ They could have gotten someone more useful like a farmer. Their second mistake

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    Summary of Jamestown

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    The first of the British colonies to take hold in North America was Jamestown. On the basis of a charter which King James I granted to the Virginia (or London) Company‚ a group of about 100 men set out for the Chesapeake Bay in 1607. Seeking to avoid conflict with the Spanish‚ they chose a site about 60 kilometers up the James River from the bay. Made up of townsmen and adventurers more interested in finding gold than farming‚ the group was unequipped by temperament or ability to embark upon a

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