An English diplomat‚ England’s main tobacco producer‚ and the husband of Matoaka (Pocahontas)‚ who was none other than John Rolfe. A time when the New World was discovered‚ in 1609‚ his journey set sailed from England to Virginia. Rolfe traveled on the ship‚ Sea Venture‚ as part of a new charter for the organization The Virginia Company. While en route‚ a hurricane wrecked the ship on the Caribbean in the West Indies; this caused him to be stranded from 1609 to 1611. There‚ Rolfe discovered the
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Compact was written on the ship named Mayflower‚ hence the name Mayflower Compact‚ and all of the people aboard were bound to it. Furthermore‚ it was only the second government system to be established by the Europeans in North America‚ with only Jamestown being established beforehand. As a result of this‚ the Mayflower Compact has a big significance in American History‚ because it established a government where religion was not a central factor in it. The painting‚ which was painted in the early
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“Belief in religious freedom was central to the development of some colonies‚ while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” Many Europeans moved to the New World‚ one of the few reasons why some people moved to the New World was because of religious freedom. Someone once said‚ “Belief in religious freedom was central to the development of some colonies‚ while in other colonies such freedom was denied.” I do believe that one of the main reasons why people came to the New World was because of
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Throughout the colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns. Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to economic and religious concerns. All the people of England wanted was freedom of religion—and to be rich. In the 16th and 17th centuries‚ religion was very important to people. The lack of separation between church and government had the people of England up in arms. Some religious sects sought
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safety. Unfortunately‚ this eventually led to genocide‚ an act of hatred directed towards the natives‚ but undeniable because overtime the colonists began to kill for sport rather then defense against the Indians’ attacks. By 1607‚ when the European colonists arrived at Jamestown‚ the Pequots numbered 14‚000‚ but in the next hundred years that number would decrease by ninety-five percent‚ leaving a mere 600 survivors. The Abenaki group of Vermont and New Hampshire decreased ninety-eight percent‚ with
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The Northern and Southern colonies had many similarities between the years of 1607 to 1763‚ but the idea that they were more similar than different is vastly incorrect. The economy in the Southern colonies was based off of planting and slave labor‚ which was very common‚ while land in the Northern colonies‚ for the most part‚ was not fertile enough to support planting. Another difference between the North and South was that government and the church had very close ties in the North‚ compared to a
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to make their own congregation in England. King James hanged the separatist leaders and many fled to Holland and eventually to America. Taught how to grow corn and catch fish by the Indians. No charter from the English. Own form of government in 1620 not first English colony. Indentured servants- came from England to get higher wages in the new world. Due to Tobacco crop more indentured servants were brought to work during 17th century during the 18th century fewer indentured servants more slaves
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By the Revolution‚ colonists had established an extent of identity and unity due to salutary neglect‚ communication‚ and incongruous beliefs. The time period from settler’s arrival at Jamestown in 1607 to the French Indian War is known as salutary neglect. England’s loose hold on the colonies allowed for the colonies to flourish economically and socially. Navigation laws created in 1696 and mercantilist policies were not strictly enforced the colonists were able to work their economy and trade
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USA AND COMMONWELTH 1. Discovery and settlement In the Last Ice Age the level of the sea water lowed‚ and people from Central Asia crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska. Five hundred years ago Indians in North America lived in scattered villages. Indians joined to protect themselves to common enemies. They founded the Iroquois leage and the Algonquin leage‚ later known as the Leage of the five Nations. They made only the simplest tools. There were no cities ando no white men. White
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Western Hemisphere 1509-1547 Henry VII rules England Protestant reformation begins in England 1558-1603 Reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Ireland conquered by England. 1607 Jamestown founded 1612 Tobacco made a profitable crop by John Rolfe 1619 First group of blacks brought to Virginia First legislative assembly meets in Virginia 1620 First Pilgrims in Plymouth 1622 Indian attacks in Virginia end hopes of becoming a bi-racial society 1629 Great Puritan migration to Massachusetts Bay 1636
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