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    taking on water. The boat was repaired and a second attempt was made the Mayflower and the Speedwell only made it about 300 miles out before the Speedwell started taking on water again. Once again‚ both ships turned back this time they landed in Plymouth‚ England. Once in England the Separatist decided that it was best if the Speedwell did not make the journey. The Speedwell was repaired. The true cause of the continuous leaking problem is very gray. Nathaniel Philbrick had a theory that the

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    “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What is a joint-stock company? ______________________________________________ Name two companies that we have discussed that were joint-stock companies. Virginia Company of London and Virginia Company of Plymouth A joint-stock company would closely resemble what today in the United States? Stock market‚ New York Stock Exchange‚ wall street What was the first permanent English settlement in America? Jamestown What type of geographical feature best describes

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    named William Blackstone was the first settler to inhabit Rhode Island in 1635. He originally settled in Massachusetts but relocated because it became too crowded for him. Puritan leaders in Massachusetts forced all to leave who did not practice their faith.  Roger Williams‚ a minister who believed in religious freedom left in 1636. He was not alone‚ along with Ann Hutchinson; they fled Massachusetts with a group of Puritans. Williams and Hutchinson was given credit as being the leader of these people

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    However‚ qualities required here were different. Unlike Jamestown‚ where entrepreneurship was the most important quality‚ settlers of Plymouth were religious people‚ which unfortunately was the prime reason for the colonies downfall as marked by the infamous Salem Witch trials of 1630 along with poor and biased politics. The success was seen in 1634 under the governance of Thomas dudley

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    arrived in Plymouth in 1620. A wealthy group of individuals known as the Massachusetts Bay Company sent a large group of Puritans to establish another Massachusetts Settlement. The Colonists faced many obstacles but with the help of local Native Americans‚ they soon learned how to farm‚ fish‚ and hunt well enough and Massachusetts was succussfully established. Massachusetts settlements continued to expand and created even more new colonies in New England. Puritans who thought Massachusetts was not religious

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    They settled in Plymouth and wrote the Mayflower Compact as a set of laws to govern themselves. However‚ Plymouth never became very successful. The Puritans‚ who founded Massachusetts‚ were reformers of the Anglican Church as well‚ but not complete separatists. Under John Winthrop‚ they wanted their community to set an example for the Church. Connecticut

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    The fight was between the Native Americans and the English settlers. In pioneer New England‚ King Philip’s War starts when a band of Wampanoag warriors strike the outskirt settlement of Swansee‚ Massachusetts‚ and slaughter the English pilgrims there. In the mid 1670s‚ 50 years of peace between the Plymouth province and the neighborhood Wampanoag Indians started to decay when the quickly growing settlement constrained land deals on the tribe. Responding to expanding Native American threatening vibe

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    Chapter 3: European Exploration and Colonization Trade Route to Asia in the 1400s European Trade With Asia Traders - people who get wealth by buying items from a group of people at a low price and selling those things to other people at higher prices. European countries use trade to gain wealth The stronger countries in Europe in the 1400s and 1500s England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal. Kings and queens wanted to gain wealth - to build larger armies and navies to dominate other countries

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    to establish in the Eastern Coast in the year 1607‚ in what is today known as Virginia and a little more than a decade later in the year 1620 the pilgrims settled at Plymouth in what is today known as Massachusetts. England gained control of the 13 colonies after winning the war against France. These 13 colonies were Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ Maryland‚ Delaware‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina and Georgia. The first

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    colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth had several similarities as well as differences. The colonists of both colonies had an extremely harsh first winter‚ had treaties and traded with the Natives with an overall good relationship with them and who had both their Kings beheaded. The similarities continued over time‚ like building their own houses‚ having every colonist required to work‚ and not given what they were promised for going to the New World. Although the colonies of Plymouth and Jamestown have many

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