Divided From the Beginning From the first settlement founded in the 1600’s‚ the British colonies were a varied mix of communities that grew to distinct civilizations in the 17th and 18th centuries. Queen Elizabeth helped drive the colonization of Jamestown in 1607 and ultimately the creation of other Southern colonies to help Britain’s economy flourish. In contrast‚ James I‚ Elizabeth’s successor‚ spurred the settlement of the Northern colonies for religious reasons when he “vowed to purge England
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A Virtual Field Trip to Jamestown Holly S. Carter EDUC 500 February 24‚ 2014 Liberty University Virtual Field Trip Project Template I. Grade Level: Fourth II. Topic: The First English Settlement A. A Virtual Field Trip to Jamestown Settlement III. Standards: Specific Virginia Standard(s) of Learning the lesson is designed to meet (or your state standards of learning): VS.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent
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--UNIT ONE & TWO: EXPLORATION AND CONQUEST--- MAJOR EXPLORERS Balboa 1511: goes to Panama and is the first explorer to see the Pacific and the Americas Ponce de Leon (Spain) 1513: getting older seeks Fountain of Youth -- goes to Florida to prevent aging Magellan wants to circumnavigate the world gets killed in the Philippines but one of his boats successfully makes it given full credit -- Spain gains worldly agriculture Cortes major Spanish figure followers were
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Wheeler University of Plymouth‚ UK LearnTEC‚ Karlsruhe‚ Germany: 2 February 2011 The Future...? Steve Wheeler‚ University of Plymouth‚ 2011 www.abebooks.com It is very difficult to predict the future. It’s difficult to even predict what will happen in the next year. The Future...? When he saw a demonstration of the telephone in 1880‚ a U.S Mayor declared: “One day every town in America will have a telephone!” www.abebooks.com Steve Wheeler‚ University of Plymouth‚ 2011 Here’s
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Virginia – London Company/VA Company profit motive arrive spring of 1607‚ est. Jamestown disease‚ food a low priority‚ gold a high priority cannot sustain itself Thomas Dale allows private ownership and cultivation of land John Rolfe – tobacco high demand headright system House of Burgesses – 1st form of representative govt VA Company faces bankruptcy‚ James I revokes charter VA a royal colony Bacon’s Rebellion Frontiersmen against landed aristocracy wouldn’t protect frontier from
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slave trade in the mid 1700’s‚ but were eventually dissolved in 1794. Established many Caribbean colonies and what is present day new york. Virginia House of Burgesses When: 1619 (beginning) Who: Members of the House - 22 total Where: Jamestown‚ Virginia Overview: The VA House of Burgesses was the first legislature in any English colony in the new world. Originally they planned to meet at least once a year (often only one time) to discuss local laws and taxes. The house could create and
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and mercantilism. Mercantilism involved accumulating wealth in the form of precious metals‚ establishing colonies‚ and maintaining a positive balance of trade between home country and colony. Jamestown‚ founded in the colony of Virginia in 1607‚ was England’s first permanent settlement. Plymouth and the massachusetts Bay Colony followed in 1620 and 1630. Six of England’s original colonies were founded before 1640. Six others were established or came under English rule during the Restoration
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Prior to the seventeenth century‚ England did not take interest in colonizing America. These ideas soon as a consequence of the religious reformation that took place under king Henry VII’s reign. As England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church‚ changes in religious affirmation soon ensued with Protestantism as the main religion. In the coming years‚ England led a war against the neighboring Catholics of Ireland which then led to a war‚ and victory‚ against its Catholic ally: Spain. Thanks to
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Virginia‚ South Carolina‚ and Pennsylvania. 30. How did the English acquire the colony of New York? 31. Why was New England more prone to trade and manufacturing during the colonial period? 32. What did the “Mayflower Compact” of 1620 provide for the Plymouth Colony? 33. What eventually happened to the struggling Virginia Company and its colony in 1624? 34. List and explain the basic beliefs of Puritans. Who was their leader in Boston in 1630? 35. Explain how the governments of Spain and France in
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Early Jamestown Why Did So Many Colonist Die In Early Jamestown? In 1607 colonists began to die from the unhealthy environment‚ colonist also were dying because of their poor health‚ and they also died from the attack from the Powhatan indians. The first reason colonist died in early jamestown was because of their poor health of malnutrition and the drought from 1607 to 1612. The second reason colonist died in early jamestown was because of their unhealthy environment due
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