It was designed to be “the first permanent foothold”; the first sustainable Fort was named Jamestown after the King of England[1]. This first settlement was primarily designed to be a base for the English in the New World‚ competing with the French and Spanish to start showing their might as a global power[2]. However the desired effects of landing in the new world‚ with
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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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They built a fort around the Chesapeake Bay and named it Jamestown in honor of their king. The region of the Chesapeake they were settling on was already home to over 20‚000 Algonquian Indians. Their leader‚ Powhatan‚ immediately confronted the new English settlers asking them to establish an alliance. Powhatan believed that he could stat a valuable trade with the English and also help support them as they begin to settle. The Jamestown colony began to go down hill‚ they started to rely so much
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These obstacles included contagious diseases‚ discord from native tribes‚ anarchy in their governments‚ and the settlements of other foreigners on the continent. Each settlement faced similar obstacles; however‚ their backgrounds‚ ideas‚ and hopes for the future structured the way they handled complicated situations. The first permanent English settlement in the new world was the Jamestown Colony‚ named for King James I. It did not begin prosperously. Early troubles included lack of profit‚ diseases
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groups. Tobacco: main cash crop of Virginia. It was bad in that it ruined the soil‚ tied the economy to the price of one crop‚ promoted the use of many acres of large plantations and thus a need for lots of new labor‚ and as a consequence‚ slavery. Jamestown Africans: 1619 was the first recorded incident of Africans being sold in Virginia. Their status as slave‚ servant‚ or free is unknown. Lord Baltimore: founded Maryland in 1634 for financial gain and as a refuge for Catholics. Maryland Colony: started
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Virginia in May 1607. The new settlement was called Jamestown‚ in honor of England’s King James I. The colony was settled at the edge of a swamp‚ which was a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying malaria. The Salt water from the nearby river contaminated the wells that were dug for fresh drinking water. Poor drainage meant the colonists’ own waste occasionally contaminates the water. Many setters died within a year. The Virginia Company misrepresented the Jamestown colony in their promotional
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accomplished a lot for her age for years to come‚ trying very hard to promote the peace between her father’s tribe‚ the Algonquian Indians with the English colonists (“America‚ par. 1). She began promoting this peace when she married colonist John Rolfe of Jamestown. She was also the very first Native American to ever travel to Europe. Colonial Period Pocahontas’s impact on the colonial period of United States’ history started after John Smith was captured by Powhatan’s tribe to be sentenced to execution
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Jamestown was a a near failure for many reasons.Of these production was a direct cause. Production depends on three factors: land‚ labor‚ and capital. In essence‚ the London company stole a good bit of land from the Native American Indians-more than enough acreage to have sustained the original hundred colonists. What the London Company had in mind for the colonist to produce on the land they acquired were three primary commodities: gold‚ grapes‚ and sugar. A modern company would have ascertained
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Jamestown is the most important settlement in the history of America. Why? If not for the brave men (and women) who completed the long journey from Europe to the Americas‚ we might be speaking Spanish. If not for their integrity and determination‚ there might still be wars going on between the Spanish‚ French‚ English‚ and the Indians. One of the most important members of the Jamestown colony was John Smith. However‚ unlike the many nobleman who made this voyage to find riches and fame‚ Smith (who
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Early Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die? It was a rough beginning with constant deaths throughout the colony of Jamestown. English settlers started arriving at the James River in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia in the spring of 1607. Some hoped for new homes; most hoped to become rich‚ but for the most part‚ the adventure would come to a tragic end. By 1611‚ 400 of the original 500 colonists had died. So‚ the question to be answered is why so many colonists died. The answer is to why
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