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    creation of Jamestown was the start of the British expansion on the New World. Jamestown was able to be successful due to the agreement made with the local Indian tribes. The Indians would provide food in exchange for weapons which ultimately sustained longer life spans for both groups. The tribes helped the settlers become successful in agriculture. Thus‚ English settlers were able to perfect the cultivation of tobacco. Tobacco was an enormous hit which expanded the success for Jamestown. In no time

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    Europe. Following the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588‚ the English became the dominant military power in Europe. England turned its eyes overseas in order to increase its power. England ’s earliest successful settlement in the New World was at Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ where the English first arrived in May 1607. There had been an earlier attempt by the English to settle in America in 1585 at Roanoke‚ also in Virginia‚ but it had been disastrous; apparently all the settlers perished‚ their ultimate

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    settled in North America for two different reasons: Gold and God. Virginia was founded in 1607 by John Smith who came from England and built the colony Jamestown. This was the first settlement in North America for England. Jamestown was mainly founded for economics and financial profits. The British sent people who they were sure to find riches. Virginia was colonized by mainly Individuals. Few families came to Jamestown.

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    1607-1611‚ a lot of brave colonists die at Jamestown‚ mostly because of what they did. When Christopher Columbus started traveling the ocean‚ he had know idea he would land in the Americas. Francis West mostly went up to Chesapeake Bay to try and trade for corn. Colonists died in early Jamestown because of three main problems. These problems were having bad water‚ relations between the Indians and the Colonists‚ and having the wrong occupations. Why was the water bad? Blanton said‚”filth introduced

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    Jamestown is located in present day Virginia. These colonists in Virginia were located by the Chesapeake Bay. The colonists met the Powhatan Indians on their journey to Jamestown. The three topics in this essay about these colonists are Disease/Sickness‚ Weather‚ and Native American Conflict. The first topic is Sickness/Disease. The colonists started getting sick and dying because they didn’t know where else to dump their waste. Document "A" says that the colonists dumped their waste into the river

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    strong reason. Some can for gold‚ and riches. Some came to teach others the ways of Jesus Christ. Some came for a hidden trade route to China. Others may have hopes to be apart of the first permanent colonization in the New World. In the end‚ the Jamestown colony were to become the first long-lasting settlement in America. As the colonists saw the land of America‚ they were exposed to freshwater streams‚ “‘faire meddowes and goodly tall trees.’” The settlers

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    Jamestown Diary of William Wilkinson‚ Surgeon December 5‚ 1606 I am a surgeon. I give medicine to people who are sick. I use needles‚ medicine‚ scissors‚ and lots more stuff. I might take bullets out of people. I don’t really work with others except my assistant. My assistant brings people into my house. He helps me get the tools. My assistant’s name is Ben. I have a big family. I have a wife named Anne. She likes to cook bread. I have four children. Their names are James‚ Emily‚ Sarah‚ and Kathryn

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    objections‚ some countries were more successful than others. The three most successful was Spain‚ France and Britain‚ with the race to be the most powerful country on the planet; these countries put lots of money‚ resources and time on settling the New World. The Netherlands gained a colony in North America and named it New Netherlands that was established in the 1620’s due to its quick profit fur trade‚ but which was never more than the secondary interest to its founders from the Netherlands. In 1609

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    Fiasco‚ along with rappers Common‚ Mos Def‚ and Talib Kweli‚ has been credited as a pioneer of the conscious hip hop movement‚ which focuses on social issues.[51] Subjects touched upon on Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor include absent parents‚ terrorism‚ Islam and religion‚ war‚ and prostitution.[51] Fiasco attributes his interest in social issues to his highly cultured upbringing‚ as he describes his mother as "very intellectual" and his father as a "Renaissance man".[51] He rejects the misogyny

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    driver had knowledge of his daily route and he should have taken more precautions when he saw plaintiff standing‚ knowing very well the traffic was not a steady flow. As in the case of Acosta‚ you‚ the bus company‚ are held responsible for carrying for your passenger’s. Nicholas the driver did not have the utmost duty of care when driving before Ms. Schultz was seated‚ nor did he consider her age when he decided to proceed driving prior to her being safely secure in a seat. Ms. Schultz being a frequent

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