English by origin‚ they had developed two very different societies. Each group had it’s own beliefs and expectations of what they will find in this new world‚ and the results of their settlement were very different as well. When the ship headed for Virginia left England in 1635‚ it was filled mostly with men in their twenties and thirties. The ship’s name - "Merchant’s Hope" very much explains the reason for which these people were heading to the New World. They were looking to find gold‚ silver and
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During the year of 1675‚ three main events happen: King Philip’s War (1675-1676)‚ Bacon’s Rebellion (1675-1676)‚ and Board of Trade. These three main events started the development of English North America. These events alter the course of American history with making amendments that to this day some still ignore. The first event that happen as King Philip’s war; a war between New England and Native Americans. The Native Americans were starting to depend on English goods such as food‚ equipment
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contributing factors to the differences New England and Chesapeake Bay regions had. In Documents B and C‚ there are two lists of emigrants. Document B’s list is of emigrants traveling to New England and Document C’s list is of emigrants traveling to Virginia. These lists give names‚ ages‚ gender‚ some of their occupations‚ and the dates the emigrants arrived to their destination. These lists indicate that two distinct societies formed through the differences these people had when embarking to the New
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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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indentured servitude. In 1676‚ Nathanial Bacon and other indentured servants rebelled against William Berkley (governor of Virginia) in Bacon’s Rebellion‚ soon after this incident‚ plantation owners turned to the black Africans. At the time‚ Africans were being traded for rum‚ and as a result‚ were shipped to the Caribbean and Sugar islands. The American colonies saw this as an advantage to slavery‚ and in the year 1619‚ the first African slaves arrived in Jamestown‚ Virginia. Cash crops increasingly
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Morgan’s American Freedom American Slavery documents the early and late beginnings of Virginia‚ and the factors that both hindered and encouraged the growth of the colony. It chronicles the most difficult and almost impossible survival of the first colony. The Trouble with Tobacco‚ Chapter 9‚ addresses exactly that the trouble with tobacco. In 1644 for the first time since its founding the colony was able to sustain a population that was not only healthy but was far out living their predecessors;
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In 1676‚ Nathaniel Bacon rebelled and held a revolt in Colonial Virginia. High taxes‚ low prices for tobacco‚ and resentment against special privileges given those close to the governor‚ Sir William Berkeley‚ provided the background for the uprising. These factors made the rebellion inevitable. All of the chaos was precipitated by Governor Berkeley’s failure to defend the frontier against attacks by Native Americans. Bacon commanded two unauthorized but successful expeditions against the tribes
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American colonies 2. Jamestown and Plymouth a. Arrival a.i. 1607 a.i.1. 104 men a.i.2. First permanent English settlement in Western Hemisphere b. 1620 b.i. Mayflower arrives at Plymouth c. Jamestown c.i. Economic motivation c.i.1. 1606 - Virginia Company founded c.i.1.a. Expand English trade c.i.1.b. Open markets for English manufactured goods c.i.1.c. Attain financial profit through sales of stock c.ii. Settlers c.ii.1. Young‚ inexperienced‚ unwilling to work‚ no wilderness survival
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mid 18th century. Slavery slowly evolved from numerous factors. Such factors that lead to the mixing of slavery and the southern colonies’ life were social classes‚ geographical location and economic problems. The paramount example is Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ the first successful English colony. During the development of Jamestown‚ there was the unintentional creation of social classes. The higher classes were people who had land and money. These were the people who brought indentured servants to the
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Pd.3 09/11/11 Culture Clash in the Chesapeake By the time the English arrived‚ Powhatan was the head of the Indians‚ dominating a few dozen tribes in the James River area. Initially‚ the Indians considered the English as potential allies because the English helped them to control other Indian tribes in the region. However‚ the relationship between them aggravated as time went on. One of the reasons is because the different languages and cultures caused general precautions. But‚ more importantly
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