include an aspect of a romantic affair but even this author aged Pocahontas to make the relationship seem more appropriate. The Disney producers also made an oversight concerning the language barriers (Custalow and Angela 45). It is evident that Captain John Smith would have been unable to speak the Indian language having been an explorer to the region for the first
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story of Jamestown is fundamental in one’s understanding of the evolution of Colonial America. Through the acts of Captain John Smith‚ Jamestown was able to prosper in ways that the first colony of the New World‚ Roanoke‚ was not. His leadership and diligence guided the colony through a lack of provisions and orders from the London Company. The cultivation of tobacco by John Rolfe was a huge factor in the expansion of the New World ‚ which provided settlers with a means of acquiring money and land.
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and attacks of Indian; however‚ the leadership of Captain John Smith helped the colony from dissolving. He controlled the colony with a strict discipline on the colonist “work or starve” and he made sure that everyone worked as a team. So John Smith was important in the survival of Jamestown by keeping it “alive”. The introduction of tobacco revived the colony and sealed its survival: Tobacco seeds were given to the colony by John Rolfe and this made Jamestown a successful colony. It is clear
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The motives for the exploration and colonization of the New World did not differ much from country to country. Though different motivations may have been emphasized more heavily in certain counties‚ most explorations were spurred by religious reasons‚ commercial causes‚ and the desire for expanded power around the globe. The population of Europe resurged during the years following the Black Death‚ which was responsible for killing approximately one third of the population between 1347-1447 (Brinkley
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Algonquians took a tremendous toll on the population‚ there were times when the Powhatan Indian trade revived the colony with food in exchange for glass beads‚ copper‚ and iron implements. It appears that eventual structured leadership of Captain John Smith kept the colony from dissolving. The "Starving Time" winter followed Smith’s departure in 1609 during which only 60 of the original 214 settlers at Jamestown survived. That June‚ the survivors decided to bury cannon and armor and abandon the
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English had settled here before the Pilgrims’ predestination. Jamestown is known for its hard living conditions and its difficulty to grow crops. During the spring of 1607‚ King James I sent out over 100 passengers to sail into the Chesapeake Bay. John Smith was a dominant figure that helped the colonist get through their first year in the wilderness. But as time went by‚ not all of those settlers would be alive. The environment and climate‚ food source‚ and different occupations were the few reasons
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America: Land Of Opportunity “We think of America as a land of opportunity”‚ and it was. Back between the 1600’s through 1774 America was a great place to start off fresh and move onto something new and exciting. Many people wanted to relocate to the America’s due to the great rumors‚ which it had lead on. Although there were many opportunities available in America‚ they were limited and were a struggle to succeed in for some. The new settlers of America came from many different backgrounds and
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Velisa Ash History 111 Midterm Exam 10/24/2011 Essay Question 2: Analyze the role joint-stock companies had in settling America. Joint-stock companies charted by King James I funded the English colonial enterprises. Investors bought shares in the company‚ and at the end of a specified period received their investment back plus a percentage of the profits of the company. In April of 1606‚ the king issued a charter to the Virginia Company of London to create a colony in America. In December
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Chelsey Lopez Apush Colonial Era Test Topics: Chapter 1 -7 Causes of Expansion Christian Crusades: control over Holy Land from Muslims‚ exotic delight from asia (silk‚ sugar) Marco Polo: venetian merchant traveler‚ introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China Improvement in navigation tech. Primogeniture: the legal principal that the firstborn to inherit entire estate (property & land) Development of Joint Stock companies: economic arrangement by which number of investors poo their
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succumbed to malaria and other diseases that were prevalent in their swampy home. The leaders of the colony were mainly aristocrats who did not know how to work and many of the workers did not want to work. An important member of the group was John Smith. Smith was one of the most important early leaders of the English colonies. His strong leadership of his fellow colonists enabled them to
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