I EXPLORATIONS The Pilgrims were hungry and weak from scurvy after two months at sea by the time the Mayflower anchored in the icy waters on the bay side of Cape Cod in the winter of 1620. Miles Standish led a small group of explorers on desperate scouting missions that predate the landing at Plymouth Rock First Encounter By Stephen Harrigan ‘I I NDIANS! INDIANS!” one of the members of the Mayflower’s shore party screamed as he came running in from the woods toward a
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answer on who was the first set of people to inhabitant that country. It’s hard to say because in the first century India and China began a trade route with Burma further east in Vietnam. There are many things that caused Southeast Asia to become a colony. The main thing was that the Europeans needed spices and the only way they could get it in that time was to colonize Southeast Asia. The Europeans treated them in a mutual way you could say. It was mutual way because they brought good and bad effects
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Why Did Plymouth Succeed? The Plymouth Colony was one of England’s first successful colonies in North America. There were two groups of people who founded Plymouth: the Pilgrims‚ also known as Separatists‚ and the Strangers. The Strangers were called the Strangers because the Pilgrims did not know who they were. The Pilgrims were called the Pilgrims because anyone who took a voyage for religious reasons were called pilgrims‚ however Pilgrim spelled with a capital P is reserved for the The Pilgrims
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Between 1765 and 1783 the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain. The colonies revolted against the British rule throughout the American Revolution for several reasons. A new initiate era wasn’t their goal‚ but to keep the colonies under the American rule was very important for them. Assessing the reasons for the revolt the colonists had against the British will prove it valid. One major primary reason to why the Thirteen Colonies revolted against the British rule was they believed
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• Generally‚ how did their colonies fare between 1600 and 1750? England Where? • Virginia • Massachusetts Bay • Connecticut • Pennsylvania • New York • Maine • Delaware • New Hampshire • Maryland • Rhode Island • New Jersey • North & South Carolina • Georgia For what purpose? • Separation from the Church of England • Religious freedom • Opportunities to trade American natural resources to other countries • Wealth • Colonization • A new land of new economic opportunities Who? • Explorers
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cent to collect every dollar of taxation. In Luzon‚ it now costs ninety-five cents. The only taxes that can be profitably collected are those in Manila. The rich islands of Leyte and Mindanao contribute practically nothing. The first islands to revolt were Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ and Leyte. About one year and a half ago‚ agents of the insurrectionists appealed to the government at Washington to interfere in their behalf. The petition was received and filed. In the hot season‚ during the greater part
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on the Boko Haram uprising within the North part of Nigeria and its bordering nations persist‚ the Shehu of Borno‚ Alhaji Abubakar Umar Garbai El-Kanemi‚ declared that‚ it had been incorrect to trace the roots of the Boko Haram revolt to Borno State‚ insisting that revolt was “imported into this state” from one of the four close states within the North East sub-region of the country (Guardian‚ Friday‚ March 20‚ 2015). However‚ before formation and resulting annexation into the British Empire‚ the
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resistance being depicted in the picture is marronage. Another name for marronage is the running away of slaves from the plantation. If the colony had a dense population the runaways would go to the port towns where they would seek fake certificates to forge their freedom‚ which would give them an advantage of living with the Coloureds. In larger colonies slaves made their way into the middle of the island‚ which was mostly forested. Hidden villages were in this area‚ thus‚ the runaways were readily
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MAP DISTORTION: Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) A treaty between Spain and Portugal to divide up all the land of the earth outside of Europe (nonChristian land) Treaty led by Pope Alexander VI Preceded by Inter Caetera Papal Bull‚ issued on May 4‚ 1493. He drew imaginary line and gave Spain the land to the west Cape Verde Islands and Portugal the land to the east of it. – all lands discovered west of a meridian 100 leagues (one league is 3 miles or 4.8 km) west of the Cape
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with the population growth that was taking place. So many thought the move to the colonies‚ to Virginia‚ would bring about a better way of life‚ and that farming
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