Before America was discovered‚ many people didn’t even know it existed. American as we know as one of the most powerful nation in the world today. But that didn’t come overnight‚ I am going to talk about their expansion from 1607-1819. This development began with the First Settlement at Jamestown‚ then migrated to the Appalachian Mountains‚ and finally The Great Migration to the Mississippi territory. These events would soon make America a feared nation among the world. When the English first got
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John Murrin is currently a history teacher who specializes in the field of Colonial American History‚ Revolutionary America‚ War and Society in the Modern World. He wrote an article entitled “Beneficiaries of Catastrophe: The English Colonies in America.” In this article Murrin reveals his belief that “losers far outnumber winners”. American history is a history of struggle and in the midst there have been more losers than winners. What Murrin tries to demonstrate is that the founding of our
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terms: Anne Hutchinson James Oglethorpe Navigation Acts Theocracy Antinomianism John Smith Pequot War Virginia House of Burgesses Bacon’s Rebellion John Winthrop Plymouth Plantation William Bradford Dominion of New England King Philip’s War Powhatan William Penn George & Cecilius Calvert Massachusetts Bay Company Quakers Glorious Revolution Mayflower Compact Quitrent Headright Metacomet Roger Williams Jacob Leisler Middle Ground Sir William Berkeley MATCHING A. Match each of
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II - The literature of Colonial America (1607-1765): The literature of settlement I- THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 1) Sir Captain John Smith a) Native Indians and "orature". The families and the friends were sitting around a fire and they tell stories‚ their history was told by oral transmission (not written). "Orature" refers to the great native Indians’ narrative and legends. So they cannot be part of American Literature. b) Explorers -Early explorers: American literature is very close
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"never romantically involved"‚ Price says. This is just one example of many that Price describes that show how the story of Jamestown has been altered by modern Americans. Price goes on to describe Pocahontas as the daughter of the great Chief Powhatan‚ a leader of a group of Indian tribes present in Virginia at the time of the Jamestown settlement. Price describes how Pocahontas’ ability to tug on her father’s heart strings was the reason John Smith’s settlement was saved from disaster at the
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Expansion is defined by the action of becoming larger or more extensive. Nevertheless‚ it goes far beyond that. Enlargement of ones territory is the gaining of more‚ and the methods and fights that come with it. This term is the very reason behind the United States being as vast as it is today. The act of acquiring ground by leaving one area in pursuit of another was a major step into the development of our country. Starting as far back as the founding of the first successful settlement‚ Jamestown
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When Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas accidentally‚ tons of opportunities were born. Europe finally found a great opportunity to colonize the Americas for economic‚ political‚ and social benefits. England‚ who was experiencing overpopulation in the 18th century‚ colonized the eastern coast of today’s United States and their government and economy received massive benefits. However‚ life in the colonies had immeasurable‚ potential possibilities for new colonists to improve their life and
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Why Did So Many Colonists Die? Jamestown had been one the first English settlements in the New World. The English had settled here before the Pilgrims’ predestination. Jamestown is known for its hard living conditions and its difficulty to grow crops. During the spring of 1607‚ King James I sent out over 100 passengers to sail into the Chesapeake Bay. John Smith was a dominant figure that helped the colonist get through their first year in the wilderness. But as time went by‚ not all of those settlers
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Bring a Black ink pen Thesis: The Massachusetts Bay‚ and the Chesapeake region were both part of the New World where England was starting to colonize. Even though the people from these two locations originated from the same land (England)‚ these colonies turned out to be extremely different from one another. They differed in the reason they settled the land‚ the economic activity of the region‚ and the demographics of the colonies. II. Motives for Settlement 1. Captain John Smith settled Chesapeake
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Centers and Peripheries George Bancroft- Not officially a historian Charles Austin Beard- Officially historian Bancroft: Philosophical ideals Beard: Economic Determinism Sources- Primary(he looks into documents(constitution)) ‚ Secondary(Books he wrote about)‚ All suspicious (victims to their own prejudice) Fredrick Jackson Turner “The aim of history‚ then ‚ is to know the elements of the present by understanding Analysis (SPEC) Social Political Economic Cultural
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