In the early 1600s‚ Europeans began to seek a faster route to Asia‚ looking for goods and spices. Ultimately‚ this led to establishing the first two colonies‚ Jamestown in 1607 and Massachusetts in 1621. That is where the similarities end with these colonies. The regions of the two colonies evolved into two completely different societies. There are several reasons why differences in development occurred between the Chesapeake and New England regions. Differences can be seen socially‚ economically
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APUSH Chapter 1-5 Notes Chapter 1 Chapter One starts out with the shaping of North America. The section explains that because of the Great Ice Age and the Canadian Shield that now we have present-day America. Early evidence shows that people had already began traveling to the Americas in crude boats or going along the Bering Isthmus. Before the Europeans arrived‚ it is estimated that 54 million people already inhabited these areas of interest. Although the Europeans did not see how many people
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like the mustangs‚ but not as fast a mustang D. Great expensive car and hard to find VI. Chevrolet Corvette A. Great muscle car B. The spike of the its year 1960’s C. 1969 models having the highest peek in sold models for corvette VII. Plymouth Superbird A. 1970’s highest peek‚ not min existence any B. A racing car and also a driving car C. Great legend in NASCAR racing and overall great muscle car VIII. 1969 Pontiac GTO A. Great muscle car and expensive parts B. a high chance
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Book Report: The Mayflower The voyage of the Mayflower is one we have known since childhood. The pilgrims sailed over and became friends with the Native Americans‚ who taught them the ways of the land while they feasted over a large Thanksgiving dinner and discovered America. Well Nathaniel Philbrick tells this story in a slightly different way than we have grown to know it‚ and for some reason his version seems to make much more sense. This novel takes you on a journey with the original settlers
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Pilgrims “The mythic origin of ‘the country we now know as the United States’ is at Plymouth Rock‚ and the year is 1620.” James W. Loewen stresses this origin as mythic due to the fact that for thousands of years humans had inhabited the land now known as America. Loewen goes on to describe the horrors the native peoples of America went through due to the diseases and other such terrible things the white “settlers” brought to the “New World.” However‚ it is barely mentioned in Loewen’s book‚ The
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England for supplies but is delayed by Spanish war. At his return in 1590‚ Roanoke was abandoned 3. Settling The Chesapeake a. Virginia Company is founded- 1606- by King James I (England) a.i. Two divisions: 1st colony of London and 2nd colony of Plymouth a.ii. Made to “spread Christianity” but also sought after gold and trade with Indians a.iii.
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Cameron Mairs Essay Q# 3 APUSH As soon as the Americas were discovered‚ tens of thousands of people wanted to migrate across the sea. The fastest the voyage could be made was approximately one or two months. Communication between the colonies and England was extremely difficult. The regulation of religion was basically impossible. Without the government to intervene‚ colonists were free to grow whatever they wished and do what they wished with their money. Also‚ it is exceedingly
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look for a passageway through the country. 5. William Bradford- A wildly intelligent scholar who could read and write the languages of Hebrew‚ Greek‚ Latin‚ French‚ and Dutch. Because of his vast amount of intelligence he was elected governor of Plymouth 30 times. His biggest fear was that non-Puritan might corrupt his experiment in the wilderness. 6. Peter Stuyvesant- As the leader of a small Dutch military force Peter Stuyvesant led this force to fight the Swedish.
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Society. N.pag. 16 Oct. 2006. Web. 5 Oct. 2010. McGovern‚ Ann. The Secret Soldier. New York: Four Winds Press‚ 1975. Print. SARBC. Sharon‚ Massachusetts - A History. Norton‚ MA: Blue Mustang Press‚ 2005. eBook. Schmidt‚ Gary. William Bradford: Plymouth ’s Faithful Pilgrim. Grand Rapids‚ MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company‚ 1999. Print. Silvey‚ Anita. I ’ll Pass for Your Comrade. New York: Clarion Books‚ 2008. Print.
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The development of the American colonies had six different factors contributing to it. They were the Enlightenment‚ European population explosion‚ Glorious Revolution‚ Great Awakening‚ mercantilism‚ and Religious tolerance. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement that challenged the authority of the church in science and philosophy while elevating the power of human reason. One of the most influential Enlightenment writers was John Locke. He argued with the church that people were not
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