original 13 colonies had many differences‚ but more importantly‚ had much in common. England was mainly responsible for developing the 13 colonies. One of the first English attempts at an American colony was in 1607 by a group of English settlers‚ led by John Smith. They created the Jamestown colony in what we now know as Virginia. Surrounding colonies of Virginia include Maryland‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia and all makeup the Southern Colonies. Some of the most fertile
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She was taken hostage by an English ship Captain by the name of Samuel Argall. The English wanted to trade Pocahontas back to her Powhatan tribe for Englishmen and supplies. When the Governor of Jamestown‚ Sir Thomas Dale‚ met Pocahontas‚ he instantly become very fond of her. He was impressed by how smart and well-mannered she was‚ so much that instead of treating her poorly or even having her killed‚ he chose to befriend her‚ care for and educate
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Spain began to colonize what would become the United States in 1492‚ and Britain in 1607. Spain first started colonizing Puerto Rico‚ Florida‚ and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the intent of having them become “New Spain”‚ followed by present-day Arizona‚ California‚ New Mexico‚ Texas‚ Guam‚ and the Northern Mariana Islands. However‚ Britain’s colonization was centered in Virginia and Massachusetts‚ where Jamestown and Plymouth were established. What characterized these early encounters between Europeans
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Because of geographic reason farming‚ Native American‚ and a way of living playing a big impact in Colonial America. The every first stable colony was Jamestown in Virginia in the year 1607. It was also the first colony in the south. Although it was not the first people who travel to the New World it was the first stable one. Before Jamestown there was another colony name Roanoke Colony. However that much is not know from it. They called Roanoke Colony the lost colony since no one was there. When
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that far north. The settlers signed a compact‚ The Mayflower Compact‚ which would be governed by majority rule. When they arrived in Massachusetts‚ their goals were “god‚ gold and glory”. They were the first permanent british settlers‚ called The Jamestown colony‚ settling along a river. They named the river James after their monarch James I. Living along James was difficult. The winters
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took place as well as primary sources. This site is related to the topic we are currently studying in the manner of its main subject: the settlement of the Chesapeake Bay. One thing I found interesting was George Percy’s journal entry on April 26th‚ 1607 (the day of arrival): "The six and twentieth day of April‚ about four o’clock in the morning‚ we descried the land of Virginia; the same day we entõred into the Bay of Chesupiocé we could find nothing worth the speaking of but fair meadows and goodly
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A. OP 1 Between 1607 and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience in‚ and the expectation of self government in the political‚ religious‚ economic and social aspects of life. THESIS: Between the years of 1607and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience and the expectation of self government in the political such as the Mayflower Compact‚ religious dealing with the Puritans‚ economic with the establishment of tobacco‚ and social such as Indians‚ aspects
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Ch2 Review 1. The English colonists of Jamestown initially focused most on searching for gold. 2. The first important economic boom in Jamestown resulted from the production of tobacco. 3. When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619‚ colonists were given a share of local political representation. 4. The first Africans imported to Virginia in 1619 were most likely indentured servants. 5. The Virginia Company had its charter revoked by James I. 6. In which area
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Section Review 1: 1. What English reformer has been called the “Morning Star of the Reformation?” John Wycliffe 2. Who gave England the first printed English Bible? William Tyndale 3. What kind broke England away from the Roman church? Henry VIII 4. Who was the first explorer in the Modern Age to reach the mainland of North America? John Cabot 5. Name the supposed water passage through North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Northwest Passage 6. Who was the first
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1. What were the most important elements of the Columbian exchange? How did this “trade” in plant and animal species shape the future development of both Europe and the Americas? The Columbian exchange was named after Christopher Columbus and not the Country of Columbia. There were four important elements to the Columbian exchange‚ which included diseases‚ animals‚ plants and people. When the Europeans made initial contact with the natives in
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