I. ENGLISH EXPANSION IN AMERICA: VIRGINIA A. Creation of an English Colony--Jamestown (1607) 1. Joint Stock Company 2. First settlers were young‚ male adventurers looking to get rich B. Early problems in Jamestown 1. Miscalculations 2. Difficulty securing labor C. Relations with Native Peoples 1. John Smith 2. Powhatan 3. Pocahontas - Matoaka - Rebecca 4. Opechancanough‚ brother of Powhatan
Premium Protestant Reformation Massachusetts English Reformation
crown tried to reassert their authority on the colonies after restoring power to the throne after the civil wars. After Charles II was restored to the British throne‚ he hoped to control his colonies more firmly‚ but was shocked to find how much his orders were ignored by Massachusetts. He gave royal charters to Connecticut and Rohde island and implemented the Dominion of New England. They generally failed because the English crown had left the colonies in isolation for many years‚ while it had to
Premium Connecticut New England Massachusetts
America was simple: After the English government became a Catholic country‚ many puritans did not want to the Mayflower Compact. However‚ in 1630‚ John Winthrop along with hundreds of puritans would establish a government in the Massachusetts Bay Colony with a representative political system with assembly‚ council and governors. Unlike Plymouth‚ they set theirlth status; they all vowed to sit close together and not pay taxes for England or live as tenants of wealthy aristocrats. Soon‚ the General
Premium Massachusetts Plymouth Colony Massachusetts Bay Colony
was occurring‚ to make sure the colonies traded with only them and not other countries. Mercantilism was more efficient to England‚ since the colonies had not choice of who to trade with‚ and they (England) were the one who were getting richer. But in the other hand the colonies it wasn’t so bad they weren’t getting richer but had enough to keep them alive. Great Britain made up the navigation Act that made mercantilism more favorable to them because the colonies did not have the freedom of choice
Premium International trade Colonialism Colony
basic concept defining the trade relationship between a colony and its home country was the mercantile system. The mercantile system was communal to all the colonial powers of Europe. The mercantile system did not encourage the colonies to become economically self sufficient. The theory of the mercantile system is to keep the home country strong and the colonies dependent upon their home country. Under the mercantile system‚ the colony provides raw materials for the home country and the home
Premium Colonialism England United Kingdom
highest-ranking Spanish officials in the colonies enjoy broad power? 10. The Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1535 encompassed what areas? 11. The most important agent for transmitting European beliefs‚ language‚ and culture in Spanish America and Brazil was what? 12. The most influential defender of Amerindians in the early colonial period was who? 13. Which of the following became the richest institution of the Spanish colonies? 14. The economic development of the colonies in Mexico and Peru was dominated
Premium Colonialism Americas United States
establishment‚ exploitation‚ maintenance‚ acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another dominion. It is a process whereby the Metropolis (the mother city or parent state of a colony.) claims sovereignty over the colony‚ and the social structure‚ government‚ and economics of the colony are changed by colonizers from the Metropolis. Colonialism is a set of unequal relationships between the Mother Country and the colony and between the colonists and the indigenous population. Colonialism
Premium Colonialism Colony Africa
Flood light Box Cricket at PWC The Panthaky Baug Welfare Center (PWC) flagged off their first ever floodlight Box Cricket Tournament at the colony grounds on 26th and 27th of October 2013. The event saw an encouraging participation of 16 teams from various parsi groups across Mumbai‚ who were cheered from the stands by enthusiastic spectators bearing the scorching October heat along with the players. It was after a decade that PWC had organized such an encouraging event for the youth of our community
Premium Team Mumbai
The Rasberry Crazy Ant‚ also known as the Tawny Crazy Ant or Nylanderia Fulva‚ originated in the countries of southern Brazil and northern Argentina before the exotic species made it’s way into America‚ most likely by a cargo ship. The Rasberry Crazy Ant is a red brown‚ tenth of an inch‚ insect covered in tiny hairs that has the ability to excrete an acid that acts as an anctidote to Fire Ant venom. Due to their slow speed‚ which only allows them to travel about a tenth of a mile to half a mile per
Premium Insect Honey bee Beekeeping
Chocolate Covered Ants. The book is about Max and his brother Adam. For his birthday‚ Adam got an ant colony and he loves it so much. But‚ he has to send for his ants through the mail and they don’t for 4-6 weeks. He can’t wait for his ants to come and he is so excited. When they finally come‚ he is so excited and doesn’t talk about anything else other than the ants. Max is always pretending to step on ants‚ or kill them in some way. He also assured Adam that people eat chocolate covered ants. But‚ Adam
Premium English-language films Psychology Book