...Exploration 1. Spain (new Spain) Reasons for exploration o God, Gold and Glory Area claimed o South and Central America without Brazil. Florida and New Mexico in North America Importance of Hernando de Soto, Hernán Cortez, Christopher Columbus o Columbus began first permanent contact between Europeans and the Americas o Hernando De Soto discovered the Mississippi o Francisco Cortes explored the SW (Grand Canyon), brought horses to Native Americans, 2. French (new French) Reasons for exploration o Fishing and Fur Trade Area claimed o All along the Saint Lawrence River and later the Mississippi River to Louisiana Importance of Verazzano, Cartier, Champlain, de la Salle. o Verazzano was first to discover New York and claim it for France; has a bridge named after himself o Jacques Cartier sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and founded Montreal (but was considered a failure by the French) o Samual de Champlain founded Quebec City and is known as the father of New France o de la Salle sailed down the Mississippi, founded Memphis and claimed Louisiana (named after Louis XIV) for France 3. English Reasons for exploration o Mercantilism – more land and raw resources for land-starved English, along with the creation of new markets for goods Lost colony of Roanoke (story) o (2nd voyage to Roanoke 1st hitched a ride back with Sir Francis Drake) Sailed to Roanoke and ran out of supplies. John White then sailed back to England for supplies, but was...
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...English, Spanish, French , and the Dutch settled in America for various reasons. Each country brought with them their own unique beliefs to the new land. Some settlers accepted the different cultures' beliefs, and others didn't. Do to these different countries with people of different back rounds coming to America, it made America a very diverse land. The English Colonization in the North America, which were The New England colonies, Middles colonies, and the Southern colonies. However, each had different reasons for exploration, relationships with other cultures, and economy ways of life. Primarily, the three regions had different reasons exploring America. In the New England colonies...
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...The Middle Colonies political positions were held by men more of respect and wealth than just being predetermined by the size of a man's farm. They all had people willing to vote. “There were more towns like atmospheres in the middle colonies so more preachers and school teachers were needed. There was more community and a bigger need for politics for its people, so the people were more caring about their leaders and more interested in the government than the south. Where ever you lived in the colonies the geography greatly affected your work and the economy. Within their economy, geographically, socially and even politically. The Middle Colonies, on the other hand, had soil that was good to plant crops in but was not rich enough soil to prosper greatly with plantations and many crops. The New England colonies surpassed all other colonies in the importance of government. All the women wove, cooked, cleaned and cared for the children. They also had many large flowing rivers for ships to export goods and crops. The majority of the people living in the South either owned a plantation or worked on a plantation. The colonies had many differences and similarities economically. They had barely any slaves and a few farms. There were also many men who were single and looking for love in the south since it was an area of few women. The middle colonies were an area of some large plantations and many small farms. The three most important themes of English colonization of America were...
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...the colonists became more independent from other nations. People had different jobs that varied along the coast. The landmass was divided into 13 colonies that each had separate functions. The New England colonies mainly fished and cut down trees. The Middle Colonies were more suitable for farming and reaped profits from grains and shipbuilding . The Southern Colonies grew cash crops such as tobacco, indigo, and rice. In addition to difference of economy, the colonies were settled by different people, thus leading to a variety of governments and society. All the colonies have very diverse lifestyles but they still have the basic english culture running through all of them. Although, they may be leaded by the king or by an individual they still have the basic jobs of farming or housework and still they retain the same social order. Government differed among the colonies, and these governments were divided into three...
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...Last name 1 First name Last name Instructor's Name Course Number 15 February 2016 SECTION 1 Describe the economic, social and political importance of water in the historical narrative from 1500 through the 1790's. Introduction The use of water in the history of the United States impacted the everyday life of the various inhabitants presents during the vast period from early 16 century to the 1790's. Before the colonist and settlers ever migrated to this region, the natives who were the Indians were able to grow a few crops and conduct regular fishing as part of their diet. Upon the arrival of the white people, they were able to trade with them in exchange for their products like kitchenware and clothes. They were able to live sustainably because they understood the climate and the weather pattern having lived here for longer. Without their help, the immigrants would found the land very tough to inhabit and possibly they might have turn back away discouraged. Water is essential in every part of the human life, for example, cooking, cleaning, growth of crops and animal rearing. As it shapes individual livelihood, so does it shape families and communities. The white people who had experienced civilization centuries earlier were able to expel forcefully the natives and begin massively controlling the land all the way from the coast to the inland. The presence of good harbors and ports contributed to the influx of foreigners while the good productive land and adequate rainfall provided...
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...The Middle Colonies political positions were held by men more of respect and wealth than just being predetermined by the size of a man's farm. They all had people willing to vote. “There were more towns like atmospheres in the middle colonies so more preachers and school teachers were needed. There was more community and a bigger need for politics for its people, so the people were more caring about their leaders and more interested in the government than the south. Where ever you lived in the colonies the geography greatly affected your work and the economy. Within their economy, geographically, socially and even politically. The Middle Colonies, on the other hand, had soil that was good to plant crops in but was not rich enough soil to prosper greatly with plantations and many crops. The New England colonies surpassed all other colonies in the importance of government. All the women wove, cooked, cleaned and cared for the children. They also had many large flowing rivers for ships to export goods and crops. The majority of the people living in the South either owned a plantation or worked on a plantation. The colonies had many differences and similarities economically. They had barely any slaves and a few farms. There were also many men who were single and looking for love in the south since it was an area of few women. The middle colonies were an area of some large plantations and many small farms. The three most important themes of English colonization of America were religion...
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...THE NEW WORLD In 1609 King James I commissioned the Virginia Company with colonizing North America between the 35th and 45th parallels. The Chesapeake and New England colonies would emerge as the cornerstones of America. The two colonies navigated the world in sight of different objectives, but ultimately through their economic triumphs and the social and political hardships, these colonies would eventually develop into stability. In an effort to financially benefit Europe, the Chesapeake colony settler’s main objectives were to find gold, silver, a cure for syphilis and a passageway to Asia. The New England colony differed from that of the Chesapeake colony as their main purpose as separatists were to pursue the freedom to worship. After spending nearly a decade in the Netherlands, although fulfilling religious goals, they realized that their children were becoming more Dutch than English. They sold all the land they owned in Europe to finance their voyage for free worship. Nonetheless, both colonies journey was funded by the London Company to make their initial voyage. Even though the mission was different for both colonies they both shared a detrimental first winter. Both colonies also relied on native Indian support for supplies and food to ensure survival. Farming was absolutely essential for both colonies to master, and quickly. Religion was found in both colonies and played a serious role in society. In Jamestown you would find Protestants and Catholics, while...
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...Massachusetts Bay colony vs Jamestown What has made some colonies more successful than others? This, what would seem to be hard question, actually can be answered in a couple of different reasons. Such as Geography, goals, number of colonist, disease and water purity, and other reasons. The Massachusetts Bay colony was more successful for the beginning. At the beginning of each settlement, New England already had the upper hand over the Chesapeake because New England had 20,000 settlers versus the 5,000 going to the chesapeake (doc 7). This is an advantage to the New England colonies because, the more people there are in a colony, the more people can work towards creating a strong settlement and not dependent on limited resources such as tobacco. It is better to branch out like New England did and create more opportunities for the settlement. Not only is having a lot of settlers important but also keeping them alive is another key component. Jamestown already started off with low number compared to New England, but not only that but they had a high mortality rate. This is from multiple reasons, a couple being the deadly fresh and saltwater mix...
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...1. Discuss the motives and “success” of England’s colonies vs. Spain and France. England wanted more colonies, but ended up the slowest of all Atlantic powers to start colonizing and exploring the New World which doesn’t make it very successful, but it did win the fight against Spain which solidified Protestantism in England. When England got to the Americas, it was not successful in colonizing and most of their small colonies that were formed, failed. Spain on the other hand, was more successful and had better, stronger, and more populated colonies. 2. Why were so many English coming to the Americas? Many English people were coming to America because there was a rise in the production of cotton and the English were very successful in establishing...
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...Indentured Servitude vs. Slavery African Slaves 1670 1770 North 1,125 3,410 South 48,460 411,362 Colonial Slave Revolts • 1663 - First serious slave conspiracy in Colonial America, Sept. 13. Servant betrayed plot of White servants and Negro slaves in Gloucester County, Va. • 1712 - Slave revolt, New York, April 7. Nine Whites killed. Twentyone slaves executed. • 1730 - Slave conspiracy discovered in Norfolk and Princess Anne counties, Va. • 1739 - Slave revolt, Stono, S.C., Sept 9. Twenty-five Whites killed before insurrection was put down. • 1741 - Series of suspicious fires and reports of slave conspiracy led to general hysteria in New York City, March and April. Thirty-one slaves, five Whites executed. • 1773 - Massachusetts slaves petitioned legislature for freedom, Jan. 6. There is a record of 8 petitions during Revolutionary War period. The First Arrivals • 1619 in Jamestown • 20 Africans brought by the Dutch and traded to the English • English used them as workers on tobacco plantations • By 1660, slavery as we know it was established in Virginia NPS image In a detail from NPS artist Keith Rocco's painting of a Jamestown waterside scene in the 1660s, enslaved African load hogshead barrels of tobacco aboard a ship bound for England. NPS Image In a detail from NPS artist Keith Rocco's painting of a Jamestown waterside scene in the 1660s, newly-arrrived Africans are inspected by an English settler. Where...
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...William Acosta United States History Study Guide Colonization of North America 1590-1675 P.31-P.61 *Jamestown 1607 Key People: -Tobacco Economy 1607-1609 -John Smith - Salves 1670-1680 -John Rolfe - House of Burgesses 1619 -Pocahontas & Opechancanough - Bacon’s Rebellion 1675-1676 -Powhatan Tributes/ Confederacy -Anglo-Powhatan War -James I -Virginia Company *Maryland 1632 Key People: -George Calvert -Maryland Toleration Act: -Small Farmers - No Slaves - Catholic -Religious Freedom *Massachusetts 1630 Key People: -Jonathan Winthrop “city upon a hill” -Theocracy -Puritans -Harvard University 1608 - -Mayflower Compact -Religious Town “religious freedom” -Feneul Hall -Bible base society -Bacon Rebellion “King Phillip War” -New England Lifestyle -Crown and Anglican Church - Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts 1648 *Rhode Island 1636 Key people: -Anne Hutchinson -Migration -Roger Williams - *New York 1655 Key People: -Dutch War 1665-1667 -Olive Crownwell -Treaty of Westminster 1674 -James II (Duke of York) -Charles the Second -Turmoil Reb *Carolinas 1662 Key People: -Slavery -Cultural Effect “economy” *Pennsylvania 1681 Key people: -William Penn -Large City -Richer Nickson -Indians -Quakers -American Society ...
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...derogatory term niggas have had a plight of racism and discrimination since their arrival onto the American soil. African Americans did not migrate from their homes to find new land to explore and/or cultivate but instead were captured by Europeans and taken away from their homelands to a new and unknown land. They were snatched from their homes to be brought to America to work as slaves. In 1619 the first African slave arrives in Virginia to be sold into what would be the dark ages of their existence. Slavery began when the first African slave was brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia. European settlers in North America was looking to a cheaper labor source than indentured servants which were poor Europeans. After the initial Dutch ship brought 20 Africans ashore the British Colony of Jamestown, slavery spread throughout the other American colonies. Historians believe that and estimated 6-7 million slaves were imported to the New World during the 18th century alone (Staff, History.com, 2009). Initially black slaves worked mainly on plantations cropping tobacco, rice, and indigo. Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of taxation guaranteeing the right to repossess any person held to service of labor. In the late 18th century the mechanization of the textile industry in England led to a huge demand for American cotton which grew slavery in America. Cotton was a southern crop which production was unfortunately limited by the difficulty of removing...
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...derogatory term niggas have had a plight of racism and discrimination since their arrival onto the American soil. African Americans did not migrate from their homes to find new land to explore and/or cultivate but instead were captured by Europeans and taken away from their homelands to a new and unknown land. They were snatched from their homes to be brought to America to work as slaves. In 1619 the first African slave arrives in Virginia to be sold into what would be the dark ages of their existence. Slavery began when the first African slave was brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia. European settlers in North America was looking to a cheaper labor source than indentured servants which were poor Europeans. After the initial Dutch ship brought 20 Africans ashore the British Colony of Jamestown, slavery spread throughout the other American colonies. Historians believe that and estimated 6-7 million slaves were imported to the New World during the 18th century alone (Staff, History.com, 2009). Initially black slaves worked mainly on plantations cropping tobacco, rice, and indigo. Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of taxation guaranteeing the right to repossess any person held to service of labor. In the late 18th century the mechanization of the textile industry in England led to a huge demand for American cotton which grew slavery in America. Cotton was a southern crop which production was unfortunately limited by the difficulty of removing...
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...Jessica Helin Paper 1 U.S. History 1 GEN223 John Smith vs. John Winthrop In the early years of America, there was a great deal of political and religious turmoil occurring in England. People wanted to escape to a place where they wouldn't be outlawed for their independent congregations and personal philosophies that they believed in. Eminent men, like John Smith and John Winthrop, saw America as a great opportunity to start over where they could establish new communities separated and undisturbed by England. They each wrote a proposal to the people of England to recruit them to come and help establish colonies in the New World. Both of these men had very different visions of what America was and what they wanted it to become upon their arrivals. Smith believed in the importance of hardworking to achieve wealth and the option of becoming financially independent. While Winthrop was concerned with working for God and averting selfishness to form a community with a close bond. John Smith was an English adventurer and soldier well known for his many adventures to different lands. Smith saw the New World as a place for people to set out on a journey for economic success. In his mind, America had resources that were waiting to be discovered for both utilization and profit. In a Description of Virginia, Smith communicates that in the New World, there is a definitive likelihood for many successful business enterprises by saying, 'the fertility of the soil, and the situation...
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...Also had a dense population, productive agriculture, and an aggressive bureaucratic state. Cahokia Cahokia emerged around 1000 as the foremost center of the new Mississippian culture. It declined rapidly after peaking in size which exceeded 10,000. Its decline was probably caused by an era of ruinous warfare. Eastern Woodland Indians 12 The mississippian-influenced peoples od the southeast interacted with other groups,many of them adopted maize agriculture but did not display Mississippian characteristics. Throughout the eastern woodlands , women tended crops, gathered plants, and oversaw affairs within the community, while men were responsible for activities beyond it, such as hunting, fishing, and warfare. Algonquian 12 The Algonquian people had no single style of political organization. Many were chiefdoms. With one individual claiming preeminent power in a community and some were paramount chiefdoms...
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