Delynna Johnson
History 108
Chapter 2 There were two European settlements first created in the New World; the first being Jamestown. It was founded on May 14, 1607, and there were 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company. These people founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. The second settlement was Plymouth; founded on September of 1620. It was composed of around 100 English men and women, many of them were members of the English separatist’s church. Two months later they landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in late December they landed at Plymouth Rock where they formed the first settlement of Europeans in New England. Throughout history, some people have questioned why these towns where established in these specific places. Historians believe that this was because the colonists’ lives were nearly the same, parallel to the ones they were living in prior. The settlers of Jamestown had a priority on attaining gold and other economic gains whereas Plymouth focused on religious freedom to avoid persecution. The settlers of Jamestown were outrageous adventurers, so economic motives prompted colonization in Virginia. Plymouth would provide the same as Jamestown, sans for the fact they sought religious freedom from the persecution they faced in England. …show more content…
The two are also famous for the Corpse of Discovery, which consisted of forty-two people, a baby, and one dog. Lewis, Clark, and the others explored the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase and further west, from 1804 through 1806. During their two-year expedition, the group founded Fort Manden in what is now known as North Dakota. They wintered here in relative comfort, before setting out again – and later on, in the spring, meeting a young woman named Sacagawea, whom became their translator, guide, and negotiator for the future of their
History 108
Chapter 2 There were two European settlements first created in the New World; the first being Jamestown. It was founded on May 14, 1607, and there were 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company. These people founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. The second settlement was Plymouth; founded on September of 1620. It was composed of around 100 English men and women, many of them were members of the English separatist’s church. Two months later they landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in late December they landed at Plymouth Rock where they formed the first settlement of Europeans in New England. Throughout history, some people have questioned why these towns where established in these specific places. Historians believe that this was because the colonists’ lives were nearly the same, parallel to the ones they were living in prior. The settlers of Jamestown had a priority on attaining gold and other economic gains whereas Plymouth focused on religious freedom to avoid persecution. The settlers of Jamestown were outrageous adventurers, so economic motives prompted colonization in Virginia. Plymouth would provide the same as Jamestown, sans for the fact they sought religious freedom from the persecution they faced in England. …show more content…
The two are also famous for the Corpse of Discovery, which consisted of forty-two people, a baby, and one dog. Lewis, Clark, and the others explored the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase and further west, from 1804 through 1806. During their two-year expedition, the group founded Fort Manden in what is now known as North Dakota. They wintered here in relative comfort, before setting out again – and later on, in the spring, meeting a young woman named Sacagawea, whom became their translator, guide, and negotiator for the future of their