Jamestown and Plymouth: Compare and Contrast Traveling aboard the Susan Constant‚ Godspeed and Discovery‚ 104 men landed in Virginia in 1607 at a place they named Jamestown. This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Thirteen years later‚ 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts at a place they named Plymouth. With these two colonies‚ English settlement in North America was born. LOCATION OF THE SETTLEMENTS Jamestown offered anchorage
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Fortune arrives at Plymouth carrying a cargo of passengers wishing to live in Plymouth. The settlers quickly begin to use up the Pilgrim’s provisions as they struggle to find more food. There is tension between the two groups based around Religion which climaxes on Christmas day‚ where the Pilgrims punish the crew of the Fortune for having a day of merriment. Squanto tells the plymouth settlers that Massasoit and the Narrangasets have made a plan to kill the Pilgrims and attack Plymouth. A small group
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’History is written by the Victors ’: How does this help us to understand English and Spanish interpretations of the Spanish Armada? The English and the Spanish interpretation of the outcome of the Spanish Armada differ greatly. English believed they were the true victors; that God had helped England to defeat the Spanish; for the English throughout history the Armada was seen as part of national identity. However evidence suggests that this may not have been the outcome of the Armada‚ and the victory
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asked him‚ warily‚ how his raid had gone. Drake teased them a little by looking downhearted but finally laughed and said‚ according to a wikipedia article titled “Francis Drake” (January 9‚ 2012) “Our voyage is mad‚ lads!”. Drake had returned to Plymouth by August 9‚ 1573. After his successful raid in Tierra Firme‚ Elizabeth I of England sent Drake on an expedition along the Pacific coast of the Americas against the Spanish. After facing storms‚ a loss of men and ships‚ serious injuries and
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influential individuals that can be recognized in in American history. One influential individual is William Bradford. He has made marks in history such as his involvement with the separatist’s‚ his voyage on the Mayflower‚ and becoming the governor of the Plymouth colony. Bradford lived a successful life and was a leader starting from a very young age. William Bradford always questioned the majority and made decisions based on his own beliefs and what he felt was best for the people he cared for. William
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them off course so instead of landing in Virginia‚ they landed further north in Cape Cod. The Pilgrims decided to settle in this area and called it Plymouth. There was a problem with them staying; there was no form of government to follow. The Virginia Company had given the Pilgrims a charter to settle in Virginia. The charter was not valid for Plymouth. The men aboard the Mayflower decided that they would write a plan of government for their colony. The plan of government became known as the Mayflower
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and which includes the comment that it shows Drake at a particular age. The only safe conclusion is that he was born around 1540. His place of birth was Tavistock‚ in Devonshire‚ along the river Tavy (which eventually empties into the sea near Plymouth). Here his grandparents held a lease on about 180 acres of farmland and made what was probably a reasonably secure living as farmers. Here also Edmund Drake‚ who became Francis Drake’s father‚ had been born. Some reports state that he was a
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Massachusetts Iris Ramirez 5th May 6‚2015 Table of Contents Introduction History Geography and Climate Natural Resources and Industry Conclusion Introduction The state of Massachusetts is located in the eastern part of the United States. It is next to Atlantic Ocean and shares border with New Hampshire‚ Vermont‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and New York. Massachusetts was a state in February 6‚1788 and it currently has 6‚547‚629 people‚ with the capital
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William Bradford Dear colleagues‚ Today is a guest in our school‚ Mr. William Bradford‚ governor of Plymouth for many years‚ a true fighter for human rights‚ Puritan leader and one of the founders of the British colonies in North America. Bold and resolute‚ prudent and skilful when it was needed‚ William Bradford opened the door Puritans new life‚ new doors and unknown to the soil of North America. He was born in Yorkshire in the 17th century‚ where one of the conceptual leaders of puritanism
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temporarily in 1613‚ to marry his 16 year old bride‚ Dorothy May. 3. William Bradford predicted to his friends and family that he would die‚ and he did the next day‚ May 9‚ 1657‚ at the age of 68. 2. William Bradford was the head of the government of Plymouth. He oversaw the courts‚ the colony’s finances‚ corresponded with investors and neighbors‚ formulated policy with regards to foreigners‚ Indians‚ and law‚ and so had a very active role in the running of the entire Colony. 3. The Mayflower was anchored
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