1. Discuss the European motives for expansion and colonization in the New World. There are many reasons that contributed to the expansion and colonization by Europeans into the New World. Europeans believed the New World a place to practice religion without religious persecution‚ a place to find plentiful resources and a place to start new. Many Europeans felt that they could colonize the New World without fear of religious persecution due to English and European Reformations. Protestant Reformation
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the North America came from England‚ they came for reasons such as these: wanted land to plant on‚ religious freedom‚ wanted to become rich or famous‚ needed a new beginning‚ wanted to escape paying debts and others. The first successful settlement was Jamestown‚ Virginia and then other colonies arose. The 13 colonies of North America are: Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut (New England Colonies)‚ New York‚ Delaware‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania (Middle Colonies)‚ Virginia‚ Maryland
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The Early Chesapeake • The founding of Jamestown: -1607 Established their colony‚ named Jamestown -London company promoters had no desire of a family-centered community‚ there were no women in Jamestown -Captain John smith became council president in fall of 1608‚ later on smith left - • Reorganization -1609 the London company was changed to The Virginia company. From the king they got more power over the colony and also more land. -Winter of 1609-1610 became known as the “starving Time”
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servitude and slavery were part of American history for many years. It was introduced in the first settlement‚ Jamestown‚ which utilized these groups to help in the economic start of this new nation. Although these two terms seem similar they also have significant differences which will be discussed. In 1607‚ indentured servants first came to America ten years after the Jamestown settlement was established. Early settlers realized after coming to this new world that they had a lot of land
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A Bride Just a Click Away The institution of marriage has long been a part of different societies and cultures. Each society has created a set of rules‚ which they believe define what a marriage should and should not be. In recent years‚ marriage has taken on a variety of definitions. In a majority of societies a marriage is no longer just between a man and a woman. As society has evolved so has the institution of marriage and anything associated with it. Many believed and still believe that for
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Outline 1 I. Jamestown – The House of Burgesses A. The first permanent English settlement‚ Jamestown‚ was founded in 1607 near the Chesapeake Bay and James River. It was founded because the Virginia Company of London financed an expedition to the Chesapeake Bay. The colonists needed to find a place to settle‚ so they sailed up the James River and found a spot to settle. B. The colonists made a decision to grow tobacco. This changed Jamestown Jamestown because the Virginia
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Colonial America‚he discussed in his diary about the many hardships he faced. Both wrote of their experiences in America‚were Europeans‚and desired to settle the land. John Smith and William Bradford were two important people who led to the settlement in America. They were fine leaders who made survival possible on this new land. They created relationships with the natives and won and lost some with their own men. They led their men across the ocean to settle on lands that were never previously
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subjugation of natives‚ which led to the destruction of their cultures‚ a preview of what would happen to native cultures throughout North America. May 14th‚ 1607: Jamestown settlement founded Jamestown was important because it was the first successful English settlement in America‚ and would become the first Royal Colony of Virginia. Jamestown almost failed like its predecessor‚ the lost colony of Roanoke. By September of 1607‚ “The colony was on the brink
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Frederic D. (1997). 1622:Three hundred and seventy-five years ago. American Heritage‚ Volume 48 (Issue 1)‚ pg 1 Taylor‚ Alan and Rountree‚ Helen (2007). National geographic magazine. America in 1607: Jamestown and the Powhatan. Retrieved from http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/jamestown-standalone (2010) Quanah Parker. Retrieved from http://www.lone-star.net/mall/texasinfo/quanah.htm The Powhatan Indian Attack of March 22‚ 1622
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Plants the Jamestown Seedling: - Virginia Company received a charter from King James in 1606 to make a settlement in the New World. Such joint-stock companies usually did not exist long‚ as stockholders invested hopes to form the company‚ turn a profit‚ and then quickly sell for profit a few years later. The charter of the Virginia Company guaranteed settlers the same rights as Englishmen in Britain. -5/24/1607‚ roughly 100 English settlers disembarked from their ship and founded Jamestown. Forty of
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