the Chesapeake Original Goal =Trading posts First attempts= Nobile/ merchants ventures Different from Spanish / French Joint stock companies No personal liability More autonomy Huge Failure Jamestown settlement Merchant organized settlement 1607-104 sent crops ‚ goods‚ and gold Land in swampy areas= not good No freshwater Did not plant crops Quickly die -38/104 left after 9 months Constant struggle to survive Cannibalism‚ desperation
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conditions. Their homes were made of wood‚ and water had to be fetched from taps. However‚ survival in New England could be a bit harsher. Less than half of the Pilgrim families that landed at Plymouth Rock survived the first winter on American soil due to disease and starvation. Fewer than 150 of the 700 Jamestown colonists’ survived the first three years on American soil. It wasn’t until both groups of displaced city dwellers learned from the Indians to grow corn and other crops‚ starvation was a huge
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in 1550 and 4 million in 1600. * When economic depression hit the woolen trade in the late 1500‚ thousands of farmers took to the roads. * Peace with chastened Spain provided the opportunity for English colonization. ENGLAND PLANTS THE JAMESTOWN SEEDLING * A join-stock
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the nation could use “E Pluribus Unum” as the national motto‚ these basic constitutional protections were not fully applied to two large and significant groups‚ the Native American Indians and Africans. Since the first colonial settlements of Jamestown‚ Virginia
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separation from the Church of England‚ but had no particular Church title. However‚ John Robinson and William Brewster‚ the Pilgrim leaders‚ were separatists. Where: England When: 1600’s and beyond Historical Importance: The Separatists founded the Plymouth Colony and the first form of government with the
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Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. One of the main differences between the two regions was the reasonings behind the settlements which was the causation of other differences. The New England colonies were settled primarily for religious reasons with groups such as the Pilgrims and the Puritans. The Pilgrims were the first to settle and they settled in Plymouth because they wanted to separate from the
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end up the way they are now? How the English go from being delayed to establishing the best colony ever How the English were able to establish long lasting colonies Today everyone knows about the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth and how they were the first two permanent English settlements in North America. The establishment of those two colonies are one of the main reasons why England was able to control the entire east coast of America. What did it take for the English to establish these colonies
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that far north. The settlers signed a compact‚ The Mayflower Compact‚ which would be governed by majority rule. When they arrived in Massachusetts‚ their goals were “god‚ gold and glory”. They were the first permanent british settlers‚ called The Jamestown colony‚ settling along a river. They named the river James after their monarch James I. Living along James was difficult. The winters
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World displayed a huge variety of languages‚ social customs‚ and creative expressions‚ with a common practice of oral literature without parallel east of the Atlantic. »full text • Exploratory expeditions to the New World quickly led to colonial settlements‚ as the major European countries vied with each other for a portion of the western hemisphere’s riches. »full text • The role of writing during the initial establishment and administration of these overseas colonies involved influencing policymakers
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Transplantations & Borderlands I The Early Chesapeake A) The Founding of Jamestown 1) In 1607‚ three ships from the London Company reached the American coast and founded a town called Jamestown (i) However‚ the town was located horribly (geographically & Indian territory) (ii) They were extremely susceptible to malaria‚ lacked proper food & housing‚ and no women were sent with them 2) Jamestown was almost extinct until 1608‚ when John Smith came to lead the country out of its collapse B) Reorganization
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