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    second journey. He sent 100 people to the island of Roanoke on April 9, 1585, with high hopes of establishing a new colony. Unfortunately, things were not looking well. Grenville was going to lead the colony of Roanoke. 5 ships departed from England. However, one of the ships named the Tiger struck a sandbank on June 26. Although the ship was repaired and reunited with the others, the Tiger had been…

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    The English and the Algonquins at Roanoke. • It was late August 1590 when English ships made their way north through rough seas to Roanoke Island, (off the coast of present-day North Carolina) • Virginia Dare, the first English baby born in America. • Walter Raleigh, a wealthy adventurer who saw prophet and prestige by organizing an English colony to compete with Spain Powerful Empire in the New World. • Although Manteo, from the village of Croaton, argued that their technology would make the…

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    John Franklin was England’s epitome of a great explorer. His first two voyages to discover the Northwest Passage, the first from 1819-22 and the second from 1825-7, made Franklin a national hero. However, Franklin’s fateful third voyage resulted in his disappearance and consequent search for one of England’s great explorers. Franklin was famously known for his fortitude when he encountered obstacles throughout his first two explorations; when he and his crew ran out of food supplies, which was a…

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    “The First Voyage to Roanoke” written by Arthur Barlowe in the year 1584 is a primary source. Although there is little information known about Arthur Barlowe, history has proven that he was once a member of Sir Walter Raleigh’s household. Barlowe’s voyage lead him to land where future settlers would call Virginia and North Carolina. Barlowe writes about how perfect, sweet and plentiful the soil is. Along with all the natural resources spread amongst the land. While in Roanoke, Barlowe interacts…

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    23 April 1564 in a house on Henley Street, Stratford Upon Avon. Shakespeare's birth date is not truly known because there were little to no hospitals in the 1500’s which made birth records scarce. John became Bailiff (mayor) of Stratford when young Shakespeare was three years old. By that time John Shakespeare had obtained enough money to buy two neighboring houses, which he merged into one. This house was located on Henley Street, now known as ‘The Birthplace‘ of Shakespeare. Shakespeare…

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    After the Pilgrims’ era (1620s) later came the Puritans in the 1630s. The Great Migration of Puritans began in the summer of 1630 when leader, John Winthrop believed that him and his group could “purify” the Church of England from Catholicism. Their mission was to flee to a new country so they could create a pure version of Christianity elsewhere. Winthrop brought one thousand men and women crossed the Atlantic to Massachusetts Bay and he preached a sermon on the ship Arbella, also known as the…

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    The time period was the early 17th century. A group of people traveled on a ship to the New World. They all came over looking for a new way of life and religious freedom. Religion is what drove them all out of England to North America. The all left England to escape religious persecution. Massachusetts back in the early 1600’s wasn’t like it is today. It wasn’t a small state that had a land area of approximately 10,000 square miles. It stretched across most of the north eastern part of the…

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    Indira Yuldasheva August 19, 2016 Homework #1 a) Push (away from England) factors Pull (to America) factors England was prospering economically as a result of the booming wool industry until 1550, when a devastating depression ran thousands of workers involved with the wool industry out of their jobs. Subsequently, those who were hungry started eating whatever they could find. A landlord wrote in 1623 of people commonly eating dog meat (1D3). By sending England’s vagabonds to natural…

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    beneficial for England’s economic conditions. As to john Winthrop, he argues to practice religion without prosecution. In my opinion I believe they are both right but very wrong. Since the discovery of America there has been great amount of conquering done by the Spaniards and the Portugals. Now England’s turn to claim what was left and discover new regions. The two Richard Hakluyt believed the economic benefits that came with colonization, will help England catch up to Spain in colonizing the…

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    opposed the Church of England and their allies the Puritans because they felt the church was solely corrupt. Being different from John Winthrop, Bradford was raised on a farm and was taught the styles of farming techniques along with being self-educated, he believed that God also had a plan for his life as well as the Pilgrims. He believed that God determined all the actions of his followers and their thoughts. His beliefs led the Pilgrims on a long road of exile from England and an adventurous…

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