...In the early 1600s, the British began to arrive and settle the Americas. Many religious groups such as the Puritans, voyaged to the New World in hopes of escaping religious persecution. Additionally, companies, similar to the Virginia Company, chartered voyages, in which part of the profits of the colonies would return to them. These journeys were to build colonies that would discover precious metals that would be exported back to Great Britain. Modern historians question whether or not the British settled haphazardously, because of the seemingly sporadic nature of the colonies. When considering this idea, there are many examples of early colonies which could have benefited from better organization. For example, Jamestown was founded in the...
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...- By early 1600’s, the joint stock company, forerunner of the modern corporation, was perfected. - Population growth provided the workers. Unemployment, thirst for adventures, religious freedom, provided motives. - Joint-stock companies provided the financial means d. England Plants the Jamestown Seedling. - Virginia Company of London received a charter from King James I of England for a settlement in the New World. - Main attractions were promise of gold. - The company was only intended to last a few years, after which its stockholders hoped to liquidate it for money. - Few of the investors thought in terms of long-term colonization - No one planned on creating a mighty nation. - Charter of the Virginia Company is a significant document in...
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...started to become overpopulated, crime ridden, and filthy. Two charters set sail for America in 1606.They were the Virginia Company of Plymouth and the Virginia Company of London. In 1607 Jamestown is established. Unfortunately, Jamestown is a swamp full of mosquitos and this caused half of the people to fall ill and die. During the stay in Jamestown many of the settlers are not expecting to stay long. During the time the settlers should have been gathering and making plans for winter, they were out in search for gold. Many people began to die .Thankfully, the Powhatan Confederacy helped save the last fifty people. The next people that come to Jamestown are two women. From here the population increases greatly. To make sure that the settlement does not dwindle back down the colonist set guidelines. This is where we get the famous quote from John Smith that says“He that shall not work will be he that shall not eat.” However, yet again the colony starts to run into more problems. Between 1609 and 1610 animosity begins to grow between the Indians and English. From this no trade is able to take place. In 1610 Jamestown is starving and only 65 were left after winter. Many people became desperate and resorted to Cannibalism. When all hope seems almost gone a shipment arrives and helps Jamestown...
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...The article describes the living conditions in Jamestown and because the new world was uncharted and unknown it was made difficult for the colonist to settle and thrive as they did back at home causing starvation and sickness, “the pitiful condition of the Jamestown settlers in May leaves little doubt that starvation was a reality, not a rumor”(Bernhard, 1992, 611). The author concludes that English colonization could have started earlier if the residents of Jamestown would have moved to point comfort but because there were women and children living in Jamestown such a trip would have been impossible to make, “If women and children had not been there, Jamestown might have been abandoned, and the history of successful English colonization of...
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...In 1676, there was the event of an armed revolt of settlers in Virginia under the leadership of Nathaniel Bacon (Rice, 2014). This revolt was in rebellion towards William Berkeley who was the governor. Due to inadequate addressing of safety demands of colonists an uprising formed leading to Berkeley been chased from Jamestown, attacks on Indians and burning of the capital. Furthermore, colonists wished to expand their colonial territories by pushing westwards in order to claim the frontier land that belonged to the Indians. However, they were denied by Governor Berkeley (Rice, 2014). Suppression of the revolt was initially managed through merchant ships turned to combat equipment. Later the British royal forces joined and took several years to overcome the resistance. The battleground for this revolt was primary at the Potomac River. Ideally, the setting of the revolt was a political tussle between Bacon and Berkeley. Other consequences of the war included looting of property belonging to both loyalists and rebels. Choice of analyzing this conflict in the wake of colonization of America has been...
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...On April 1606, King James I of England gave the Virginia Company permission to begin colonies in Virginia, in hopes of receiving economical profits and having more people convert to their religion. The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery were the three ships that set sail in their journey towards Virginia, in December 20, 1606 from London, England. The ships landed at Cape Henry, which is now known as Virginia Beach. The voyage lasted 144 days, which is rounded to approximately four and a half months. On April 26, 1607, 104 Englishmen arrived in North America to start their own colony. On May 13, the Jamestown Colony, which was named after their King, James I, was established. The settlement became the first lasting English colony in North America. The captain used a familiar route around south of the equator to undergo better suited winds and a steady flow of water, as well as making continuous stops in the Canary Islands and the Caribbean. After spending six weeks, the English Channel had to wait for better conditioned winds. Later on,...
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...Paragraph 1 Intro---A Land As God Made It, Jamestown and the Birth of America, is a book written by James Horn, who is president of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, and is an author of numerous books about the colonization of North America, including works such as A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke (2010). The work, A Land As God Made It, is written to show a detailed, and insightful perspective of looking at the purpose of Jamestown. The book is about showing a time line, and how the settlement of Jamestown was very much a business opportunity for profit by the Virginia Company, as well as investors, in another attempt of creating a successful settlement for the expansion and growth of England...
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...left England and reached the North American shores in April of 1607. These colonists who move here eventually learn many new things such as gaining leadership skills, and to learn to fulfill expectations. One thing that the colonist learned in the early Jamestown experience was to keep away from casualty. The colonists did not know that what awaited from them was a nightmare. In the Americans textbook, chapter 1, section 3 it states that “...the colonists hoped to find gold to satisfy them.” This means that they thought they could live in wealth but the truth is that life is not that easy when you come to place full of mysteries. These colonists suffered from hunger and diseases called malaria. These colonists were not immune to the disease which caused a lot of death. However John Smith has helped the colonist by teaching them how to farm and also to get support...
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...The Jamestown colony and the Columbian Exchange have been described as pinnacle things in the history of our world. In a National Geographic article, Charles C. Mann said, “It [Colombian Exchange] is arguably the most important event in the history of life since the death of the dinosaurs.” On the contrary, many people neglect to remember the fact that in the face of all this triumph, a people group had to suffer the consequence. In this article, Mann connects the downfall of the Native American Powhatan tribes to the Jamestown colony and the Colombian exchange. He does this by discussing the crippling effects of disease, foreign livestock, over-farming, and England’s superior population. Although the Colombian Exchange looks like a positive...
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...The spring of 1623 found the ship Jonathon and it’s very few passengers landing 50 miles north of the present day Boston. This handful of men, under the leadership of David Thompson, had come to the New World to earn money for a group of men in England known as the Plymouth Council. They were to evaporate sea water to obtain salt to preserve the fish they caught, they were also to cut timber. These products were to be shipped to England and sold. If the endeavor prospered the settlement would continue if not then it would certainly be abandoned. These men settled near the mouth of a river they called ‘Piscataqua’, a Native American name, and they named their settlement ‘Pannaway’. They quickly built rudimentary huts covered with bark, turf, and clay, so that they could begin their employment sooner. Soon the Hilton brothers, London Fish merchants, were sent by Captain John Mason of the Plymouth Council with grants of all the land in the Piscataqua Region. Mason called these grants ‘New Hampshire’ because he was from the county of Hampshire in England. The Hiltons pushed about eight miles up the Piscataqua River and founded Dover. Mason sent skilled Danes and 22 women so that the settlement would begin to flourish. In 1631 the Hiltons founded a second settlement approximately three miles north of Pannaway. The meadows along the river were lush strawberries, which prompted them to name it ‘Strawberry Bank’. Dover and Strawberry Bank grew slowly. Everything was provided...
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...land in order to find a settlement for Jamestown. Although Kocoum and Pocahontas did have an arranged marriage, they were married after Smith left the Powhatan land. Instead of John Rolfe being a diplomat, he was actually a Virginian planter and a colonial official, and the husband of Pocahontas. First of all, the English were looking for gold but ,they were mostly looking for land in order to organize the first permanent British American colony. Also due to the huge age gap between Pocahontas and Smith, there was no romantic relation between them. Conversely, the encounter between Pocahontas and John Smith in the forest never happened. When Pocahontas and Smith first met, he was taken prisoner by Powhatan’s men and wa sentenced for an execution performed by Powhatan. After Smith was tied, Powhatan raised his club and just when he was about to execute him, Pocahontas lunged over his head and protected him from her father. Eventually, Powhatan let Smith return back to Jamestown. During the journey, Smith was a prisoner on the ship because he was charged with mutiny by the captain, Christopher Newport. But, he eventually was released of his sentenced and became a member on the governing council. Due to the lack of food, John Smith was in charge of looking around the region for any food since he was skillful of securing food. While he was along the Chickahominy River, he was kidnapped by Powhatan’s men and was taken to him. In summary, the Disney version is spreading biased...
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...The Guilford Strategic Alliance: Building Tomorrow, Today Pursuing and Maximizing Our Potential Developing Our Road Map Focus Groups Summary Report* As of March 2008 * So far The Guilford Strategic Alliance: Building Tomorrow, Today - Community Survey Results Table of Contents Introduction Focus Group Summaries Immigrants Judicial System Greensboro News and Record Editorial Staff Secondary Education Greensboro Foundations Towns – Jamestown, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale, Summerfield, Whitsett Higher Education Environment Cooperative Extension County Advisory Group Former Guilford County Commissioners Non-Profit Organizations Hospitality, Conventions, Arts & Sports Focus Group Detailed Notes from Focus Group Meetings Introduction Why Focus Groups? Phase One of the Strategic Alliance Project was Assessment. The goal during this phase was to engage the public in the project, to receive comments from stakeholders and residents, and to establish a benchmark for future public assessments of County performance. Three methods were used to meet the Assessment goal: a community survey, facilitated public forums and focus groups. This report summarizes the focus group discussions. How did input differ from the community forums and survey? The focus groups are made up of community stakeholders that have specific interactions with County government. In some cases there is a very strong existing relationship. In others, there is a desire for greater interaction...
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...This is a summary of “Roanoke: The Lost Colony”, a documentary film directed by Brendan Goeckel (June 18, 2017). Josh Bernstein, an American explorer, anthropologist who presented such informative documentary on the events occur and present evidences about the lost colonies . Bernstein gives a detailed abstract of the settlement of Roanoke Island and he shares how DNA proves and proposes at least one settler survived and today, there may be a few of his descent still alive. On May 8, 1587 over 100 settlers sailed from Plymouth on a small boat which included men, women and children. Numerous anthologists trust the settlers drowned in the sea, Bernstein suggests many of the colonies moved to the outer banks of the Carolinas coast. John...
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...The discovery of America was indeed a highly debated subject in Europe around the 15th and 16th century, yet it took over a century before the settlement from Europe began. The colonisation was the main reason for the settlers, and in 1619 a Dutch ship brought 20 enslaved Africa to Virginia colony at Jamestown. This was the beginning of dark period in the Westerns worlds’ history which lasted almost 240 years. This is a very short summary so shall jump right in to the next chapter. In 1775 the desire for an independent country was greater than ever. The British crown demanded new duties and therefore the Settlers turned against their own motherland and the war of independence began. At the same time Thomas Jefferson began preparing the “Declaration of Independence” which was published in 1776. The British King George III sent thousands of armed troupes to America meanwhile the American army was in reality nothing more than a bunch of farmers with pitchforks. Despite the low odds, the Americans won the battle and King George III had to accept them as an independent country. In 1787 a Convent of Constitution came together in Philadelphia to create the first written Constitution and George Washington was selected as the president. In 1789 George Washington began his activity as the first president of the United States of America. In the middle of the 19th century the tension between the northern and the southern states were tremendously high. The slavery was the main to this...
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...there? (p. 19) 7. What was the Age of Exploration? (p. 22-23) 8. What was moved from continent to continent in the Columbian Exchange? (p. 32-33) 9. What were some positive effects of this trade? Negative? (p. 32-33) 10. Why do we know so little about Early Native American cultures? (p. 33) 11. Where did colonists establish their early settlements and why? (not in book… get the answer during class) 12. Why did the Africa slave trade start in America? (p. 35-36) 13. What was the motivation for English Colonization in the New World? Why did Royalty want to colonize and why did the settlers want to colonize? (p. 39-45) 14. How did Captain John Smith restore order to the settlement of Jamestown? (p. 42-43) 15. What are the differences between slaves and indentured servants? (p....
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