Virginia Founding Date: 1607 Region: Southern Colony Founders: John Smith‚ John Rolfe & Thomas Dale Reason for founding: Search for gold‚ English outpost against Spain Characteristics/laws: Jamestown was the main town that was establish because of England’s desire for wealth and converting the Natives to Christianity. Majority of the population was English. Environment: Very warm climate‚ which was beneficial to the colonists because they didn’t have to worry about the harsh winters. Contrary
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PENGUIN BOOKS AMERICAN COLONIES Alan Taylor’s previous books include William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic‚ which won the 1996 Bancroft and Pulitzer prizes for history. He is a professor of history at the University of California at Davis. American Colonies is the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States‚ edited by Eric Foner‚ award-winning author o f Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution and the DeWitt Clinton
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CHAPTER 3 Settling the Northern Colonies‚ 1619–1700 Focus Questions 1. What religious turmoil in the Old World resulted in the little colony of Plymouth in the New World? 2. Why was the initial and subsequent colonization of the Massachusetts Bay Colony more successful than Plymouth? 3. How did the colony of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony contribute to the origins of American independence and government? What were the contributions to American independence and government from
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17th Century Massachusetts and the Salem Witch Trials In January of 1692‚ the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris became ill‚ and when the children’s health did not improve‚ the village doctor William Griggs was called in to help. He swiftly diagnosed the girls with bewitchment and the famous witch trials of Salem took off. Salem had recently had an epidemic of Small Pox and had always had a strong belief in the Devil. These two factors added with the constant fear of attack from warring
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In these two stories‚ The General history of Virginia by John Smith and Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford‚ were about the making of two different colonies‚ Jamestown and Plymouth‚ and the reasons why they came to the New World. Both stories are written in different point of views‚ Jon Smith wrote in the 3rd person point of view‚ while William Bradford wrote in 1st person point of view. Many came for many different reasons‚ maybe because of religion reason others start a new life in the New
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Jamestown and Massachusetts colonized those different areas to establish a colony in the New World and look for resources to in return to England’s investments. However‚ Jamestown and Massachusetts both had more early problems than successes in their colonies. One major problem was both colonies faced harsh weather conditions. Along with limited natural resources. Also‚ they had problems with people coming from England to try to take control of the colonies. One major example that both Massachusetts and Jamestown
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COMPANY CASE Bahrain Bay: Building Customer Relations for the Future 1. What are Bahrain Bay’s four foundational philosophies‚ and how might they be used as marketing tools? A) Focusing on scale and aesthetics Bahrain Bay is the first ambitious project of its kind for the Kingdom of Bahrain. Since the working in close association with planners‚ architects and developers the aim is to create a world-class destination which blends perfectly with its surrounding environment. Diversity
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1101 Word count: 497 8/23/2013 Advantages of living in the Tampa Bay Area What a unique spot of geography that the Tampa Bay Area truly is. It is a peninsula that is attached to a larger peninsula (which would be the state of Florida) with a huge natural harbor. The Tampa Bay Area also rests along the warm Gulf of Mexico that holds rich and diverse Ecology. These factors bring many advantages to living in Tampa Bay Area when it comes to enjoying the great outdoors‚ especially outdoor
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“Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford is history about the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the lives of the Puritan colonists. He was a Puritan who sailed to Plymouth. He began to attend meetings of small group of Nonconformists and later‚ he joined them. The Nonconformists sailed to find land where they can be free to worship and live according to their own beliefs. After several years‚ William Bradford became governor of Plymouth Colony‚ and he was elected as a governor at least
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1. What are Bahrain Bay’s four foundational philosophies‚ and how might they be used as marketing tools? Bahrain Bay used the philosophy of product concept‚ selling concept‚ marketing concept‚ and societal marketing concept. The product concept was achieved when the company decided to provide a better access to network‚ communication‚ entertainment‚ security and building management system through technological advancement; wherein these can contribute to the efficiency of the business operations
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