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    similar there were many differences as well. Virginia and Massachusetts Bay were founded around the same time period which allows us to analyze and compare them. Although both of these‚ Virginia and Massachusetts Bay‚ were colonies of England they each 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

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    the price of paper goods would soon be increased since there would be a tax on them. In this case‚ a crowd protest is when a group of colonists protesting against the Stamp Act. Paper goods like newspapers‚ pamphlets‚ books‚ letters‚ playing cards‚ contracts‚ and legal documents had taxes put on them‚ and cost more. Colonists protested against the stamp Act by many ways‚ for example attacking the home of the governor‚ burning British Proclamations‚ burning effigies of stamp collectors‚ and being violent/

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    Jamestown vs. New England

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    Jamestown and the Massachusetts Bay Colony had many similarities and differences. Many of these differences were due to their physical location and climatic conditions. The success of both colonies can be contributed to strong leadership and the characteristics of the personalities of the settlers that inhabited each settlement. Many of the early problems in both settlements can be contributed to a lack of knowledge on the parts of the settlers along with attacks from neighboring Native American

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    17th century Jamestown witnessed one of the worst winters during 1609. There was scarcity of food and colony settlers were living off carcasses of dogs‚ cats and horses‚ time which would be later called the “Starving time”. This colony was founded in 1607 by 104 settlers of which only 38 survived the first nine months‚ with most succumbing to starvation and disease caused probably by poisoned water. Additionally‚ this time also saw one of the worst droughts ‚ and since the colonists were not accustomed

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    Jamestown was the 1st permanent English settlement found in 1967. The colony established the tradition of self representative government and slavery thanks to the colonies environment. Jamestown was started from a charter the Virginia Company received from King James. The goal of this settlement was to gain money and riches but this was an issue since the men in Jamestown began to only want gold. The settlers were lazy since they were not used to work and it wasn’t until a man named John Smith came

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    Jamestown Tobacco Bride

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    If I were coming to Jamestown as a Tobacco Bride‚ I would only pick things that I think are most important for the journey and my new life. First‚ I would pack my two best dresses‚ because I would want to look nice when I was being chosen. I would also want to bring a small amount of food that wouldn’t spoil‚ such as dried fruit‚ so that I would have food if I didn’t get enough to eat on the ship. Another thing I would bring would be a coat or jacket‚ because the ship probably wouldn’t be very warm

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    Some allies that helped the colonists win the American Revolutionary War were France‚ Spain. France and Spain helped the Americans by forcing Britain to focus its military and navy attention in different directions‚ and made them fight multiple wars at the same time. France and Spain making the British fight multiple wars helped the colonists because the British couldn’t focus solely on the war with the colonists. Another way France helped the colonies was by providing supplies and troops to the

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    The American colonists were patriots because they wanted to gain their independence from Britain; American citizens would see them as patriots because they formed this country. The American colonists thoroughly disapproved with being ruled and taxed. The colonists felt unfairly taxed‚ watched over‚ and ignored in their attempts to address grievances. Religious issues rose‚ and economics were the essence of many issues. The colonist didn’t pay near as much taxed as the people that lived-in Britain

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    tyrannical rule‚ the colonists tried to change and influence the English policy through repeated petitioning and boycotts. After failing to influence England through peaceful measures‚ war was the colonists’ only option. The 13 colonies were therefore justified in starting a revolt against England. According to England however the colonists were not justified in waging war. England was the mother country and the colonists paid the lowest taxes in the world. Being that the colonists benefited from the

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    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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