Furthermore, Plymouth had much better relations with the local Indian tribes. Instead of…
When comparing the geographical condition and climate provided to each colony, the Chesapeake colonies had much more fertile soil and softer climate than those of New England. Therefore, the colonies in Chesapeake and the South had a better condition to grow any kind of crops they wanted to grow. However, since New England had a rockier soil and harsh climate, they were only able to grow crops such as corn and beans, which did not cost much. In contrast, the colonies of the Chesapeake Bay grow tobacco as their main cash crop and exported them. They were able to make their economy dependent on the agricultural aspects.…
For the second Midterm I decided to answer the question that asked what were the early settlement patterns that each of the following followed; the Mid-Atlantic, the Chesapeake Region, and the Southern Colonies. I will compare and contrast the main ideas about each of the topic’s stated above. To start off this essay I will first talk about is the Mid-Atlantic, this part of the United States is consumed of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia. This region is also known as “ the typically American “.…
But there were still many struggles for the New England settlers as…
In Nathaniel Philbrick’s Mayflower, he gives the reader insight on the early years of the Plymouth Colony and the lives of the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. Before the Pilgrims met the Native Americans, the Pilgrims were starting to doubt their destiny. When the two groups met, they quickly realized that their relationship with one another could lead to something good to remember for years to come. Unfortunately in 1675, their relations will turn for the worst due to the Pilgrims forcing King Philip to sign a treaty, leading to King Philip’s War. Prior to meeting each other, the Pilgrims and the Native Americans were facing turning points in their lives.…
What they tried to do was to plant their own crops but the soil was too sandy and did not have enough nutrients to sustain life with their crops. What the colonists then tried to do what hunt and fish for food but they did not know where to hunt and the water frequently became brackish (when water is too salty or polluted with other materials to drink or use. So they eventually got desperate and went to the native american indian tribe named the Powhatans.…
The Pilgrims were a group of people who were Seperatists, meaning they wanted to set up their own church, a different faith from England, but in England, they were only aloud to practice the Protestant faith. So the Pilgrims, or as they called themselves, the Saints, decided to go to the New World and they landed at Plymouth. They made friends with the Native American’s, which none of the colonies in the New World had done before. The Native American’s wanted to be the Pilgrim’s friends because they wanted to use the weapons the Pilgrim’s had against rival tribes. The Pilgrim’s wanted to be friends with the Native American’s because they knew how to grow crops and fish.…
2. In the early 1600s, William Bradford, a Puritan pilgrim from England, wrote a journal [Sovereignty and the], recording all his experiences regarding his pilgrimage. When this text was written, the Church of England had started to persecute all those who did not follow their religion, which included the Puritans, who had to move to Leiden, Holland. After a few years, a war broke out in that area, so the Pilgrims were forced to move somewhere else, in which they chose the present-day East Coast of North America. In the quote shown, William Bradford gratefully comments on how the pilgrims survived obstacles through their journey to the New World, in order to provide his religious insight on how God helped them out in times of need.…
When you sit around the dining room table in your house or apartment giving your thanks, or as you try to come up with the first sentence of your assignment on pilgrims, try to dig deeper into the true meaning of Thanksgiving and how it affects our everyday lives. Every man and woman have something they are thankful for, no matter if you are a business owner or an artistic amateur. However, if you only think about yourself on Thanksgiving, you're just scratching the surface. Remember what all the pilgrims went through just to get to the safety of the new land, no matter where that was. After many weeks, the pilgrims finally discovered America.…
Throughout history men, governments, and kingdoms have been in search of greater things for the sole purpose of expansion. Over time the interpretation of history has been based on the memories and experiences of those who were witness to such events. Such contrasting interpretations can be seen throughout the different documentations of the French colonization and Spanish conquests and their colonization of the Americas. The French Jesuits’ purpose for colonizing New France, present day Canada, was to spread the Catholic faith to the natives.…
Turkey Is Served English colonists gathered Thursday at Plymouth to celebrate a new holiday they are calling Thanksgiving. Colonists and natives feasted together to give thanks for their blessings and share in their gratefulness. Much of the feast was supplied by a successful harvest this year. “Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables,” wrote Governor William Bradford in Of Plymouth Plantation. When the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth earlier this year, they faced many challenges in getting settled.…
Those who came to America were seeking better lives and religious freedom. While the Spanish had already established somewhat of a foothold after Cortes conquered Mexico, and had established large and extensive bureaucracies, the French and English relied more on “private companies and individual proprietors [who] pioneered development”. Although England had more personal governing freedoms, creating the House of Burgess in 1618, and governing with procedures that were similar to the House of Commons in England, all of these cultures were still under the political control of their rulers. Because the English embraced emigration and encouraged it, as they had been encouraged by their homeland, their populations grew very quickly. The French and Spanish populations were significantly smaller.…
When I was taught about the first Thanksgiving as a child, I pictured the settlers dressed in black and white ‘pilgrim’ costumes, sitting around eating turkey with the Native Americans who had taught them how to grow crops and gather food. However, this idyllic image oversimplifies a time of great struggle and hardship. The Pilgrims left Europe to escape religious persecution, seeking to create a society where they could live according to their beliefs without being disturbed. I imagine the journey across the Atlantic as being a very rough one, and the first few years at the Plymouth colony were no better. The pilgrims struggled with illness and famine, especially during the winter.…
During 1700s America, most colonists lived in rural farming villages on their own property. In the North, there was a focus on family farms whereas in the south, there were many large plantations with less of a focus on the family aspect and a much heavier use of slavery. The middle colonies, like Virginia for example, were sort of a middle ground where these two traditions mixed and new ones were introduced. During this time period, it is fascinating to contrast these regions. Without carefully examining similarities, like the way they are run governmentally, and the differences, like geography, it would be nearly impossible to understand the lives that these colonists led.…
Traveling to the new land, the Pilgrims set out to be a figure the rest of the world could look up to because of their religious freedom and strong community. In order to become that figure, the Pilgrims had to work hard and deal with many harsh factors such as “being infected with the scurvy and other diseases,”…