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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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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Anne Marbury Hutchinson was a puritan who came to an American colony following the puritan leader John Cotton. She was home-schooled and self taught herself. Her spouse was William Hutchinson‚ a chief magistrate of the colony of Portsmouth on the island of Aquidneck. She lived from 1591-1643 in a Massachusetts colony for a while until she was brought to court for being charged with sedition and contempt of the Government and was kicked out. Hutchinson challenged the authority of the Priests at the
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New England 1. Massachusetts * 1620- Plymouth is founded. 120 people came to Plymouth. When founded‚ ½ of the 120 settlers signed the Mayflower Compact. People who convinced them to sign it were Miles Standish and William Bradford [governor of Plymouth]. Later‚ Plymouth turned into the Massachusetts Bay Colony (M.B.C) * 1629- M.B.C. formed. Goverener was John Winthrop. He called his colony a “city upon a hill” because he wanted it to rise above other cities. 3 important industries were
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those who dared to question from the Bay colony. The Separatist Puritans fled to the New World in the beginning of the 17th century. In 1629‚ a group of non-Separatist Puritans secured a charter from King Charles to form the Massachusetts Bay Company which was primarily intended to be a business venture‚ but instead turned out to be used as a refuge for Puritans. Although the Puritan’s political‚ social‚ and economic ideas influenced the New England colonies between 1630 and 1660‚ there was a greater
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The years 1607 and 1629 saw the start of two English colonies in the New World-first Jamestown and then the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Both were mainly populated by people of English origin‚ and yet the differences between the two colonies were significant and evident. As they evolved‚ the two colonies developed contrasting economies‚ societies‚ and institutions. These major differences can be traced to the varying motives for colorizations‚ the types of settlers‚ the geography and climate of the
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Calvert Dear Lord Calvert You have asked me to tell you what I think it takes to make a successful Catholic colony in the “new world”. As you may know‚ there are many challenges and difficulties in making a successful colony but I hope the knowledge I will give more into this letter will help you. As you may have known‚ I have witnessed the growth and explored most of all the colonies in the so called “new world”‚ like the Spanish‚ Dutch‚ French‚ and also the English. So if you have any distrust
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HIST 150 | The Life and Times Robert Fuller 1615 – 1706 | | | | 11/30/2010 | The historical account of Robert Fuller‚ farmer‚ bricklayer‚ seaman and Constable‚ will cover many fascinating events that occurred during his lifetime‚ including migration from England and a pioneering life in the New World. is seven generations removed from Robert Fuller. | The Life and Times Robert Fuller 1615 – 1706 Robert Fuller was born in 1615‚ the oldest son of Thomas Fuller
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the self and society as well. This movement arose within the Church of England in the late sixteenth century. Under siege from church and crown‚ it sent an offshoot in the third and fourth decades of the seventeenth century to the northern English colonies in the New World--a migration that laid the foundation for the religious‚ intellectual‚ and social order of New England. Puritanism‚ however‚ was not only a historically specific phenomenon coincident with the founding of New England; it was also
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