The Native American ’s encounters with European colonists led to different interactions between the two‚ as well as a development of varied relationships. America had been home to Native Americans since around 13‚000 B.C. The Europeans arrived in America around 1492 to find that the land was already inhabited. Before the Europeans arrived‚ the Native Americans had lived in harmony with nature and with each other in communities‚ having strong family ties. When the Europeans arrived‚ they held different
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The first major cause of this differentiation lay in the very reasons for the founding of the two region’s colonies. In 1607 the London Company of Virginia‚ a joint-stock company‚ had been formed to settle in the Virginia area a colony of Englishmen. But the Company wanted this colony solely for economic gain. As Document F‚ Capt Smith’s history of Virginia‚ shows the first colonists spent their time searching for gold like the Spanish windfall instead of planting crops. As a result‚ half of the colony
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Feature Essay Constructing African American Identities Commercial Blueprint for Empire 80-82 Response to Economic Competition An Empire of Trade Section 3: Per. 3‚6- 9/12; Per. 7- 9/13 Colonial Gentry in Revolt‚ 1676-1691 82-87 Civil War in Virginia: Bacon’s Rebellion The Glorious devolution in the Bay Colony Contagion of Witchcraft The Glorious Revolution in New York and Maryland Common Experiences‚ Separate Cultures 87-88 Assignment #1: Directions: Outline
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we do well know that all our causes will be impartially heard and equally justice administered to all men‚’ as stated by‚ Nathaniel Bacon. 1 In 1676 an uprising known as Bacon’s Rebellion occurred in Virginia. The immediate cause of this revolt was the dissension between the planters and the Indians. Because Sir William Berkeley‚ the Governor of Virginia had willingly denied support to the farmers‚ Bacon assumed leadership of an unauthorized expedition against the Indians. When Bacon learned that
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did was not very fertile there for they could not yield the amount of crops to support themselves such as Chesapeake. This led to an economy based on business‚ banking‚ and shipping. Unlike the New England colonies‚ the Chesapeake colony of Virginia never made had any intentions of being a religious settlement. Other than a little support for the Church of England‚ there was hardly any spiritual enthusiasm among the early
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Governor Berkeley of Virginia had peaceful relations with the remaining Indian tribes on the outskirts of Virginia‚ but many white colonists felt entitled to that land. So much so that they decided to revolt under the guidance of Nathaniel Bacon‚ a wealthy planter. In Voices of Freedom by Eric Foner‚ there is an account written by Nathaniel Bacon that lists all the offensives of Governor Berkeley and the reason for the rebellion. Bacon declares on behalf of the people of Virginia that the Governor has
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Bacons Rebellion was the first stirring of the revolutionary sentiment in America. It began in Jamestown Virginia in 1676. It was a short rebellion between two stubborn men wanting all the power in the world‚ or just Jamestown. Due to economics‚ environmental‚ and social struggles the rebellion got further out of hand than it should have and did not really solve much‚ other than a few issues. Bacons rebellion was not truly a fight against tyranny but a dispute between two stubborn selfish leaders
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Historical Terms Chapters 3-5 Calvinism: Who or what: A Protestant religious movement (inspired by Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation)‚ Calvinists followed John Calvin and his text Institutes of the Christian Religion that taught of an all powerful God and of sinful‚ weak and wicked humans. Where: Calvin started his teachings in Geneva‚ Switzerland yet his ideals spread across Western Europe and ultimately into America. When: 1530’s and beyond Historical Importance: Much of Calvin’s
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DBQ #1 During the 17th century‚ many colonies were founded on the North American continent. The most significant colonies were created by Englishmen who left Europe for several reasons. Even though most colonies were founded by fellow Englishmen‚ there were two regions that evolved into two distinct societies. There were many factors to why these two regions evolved so differently‚ but the biggest factor were the motives of each colonist. The motives of each Englishmen caused certain people to
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In the beginning of the 1600s‚ the culture of the English colonies negatively reflected one of the largest forced migration that would significantly affect the society and history for centuries. During the early 1600s‚ European servants would work along the side of African servants. However by the end of the century‚ workers would be separated by skin color and millions of Africans would be taken away from their homeland and experience a nightmare of inhumanity‚ and this was known as the Terrible
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