Thirteen original colonies that colonized in North America set the standards for what is to be expected of North America. Of the thirteen colonies that settled in America, each one was founded for its own purpose; New Jersey for farming and trade, Rhode Island for separation of church and state, and Virginia for its quest of gold. Virginia became the first successful colony to colonize in America, founded by John Smith in 1607. On the quest for riches and gold, colonists spent most of their time searching for gold and other resources. They focused their hunger for riches rather than their actual hunger to stay alive. After their virgin queen Elizabeth had died, James I, king of Scotland, granted a charter that divided the land into two, the
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Spending so much time trying to find gold instead of trying to find food to sustain themselves, they expected Native Americans to supply them with food while the riches from gold fell into their hands. Because the Powhatans barely had enough to feed themselves, they no longer fed these colonists and the colonists responded by attempting to seize the crops themselves. Powhatans believed in reciprocity and continued to give the colonists crops in hopes of them giving support in return. Rather than support, another attempt to challenge the Powhatans came into effect which arised the first Anglo Powhatan War in 1610. The two sides and their war eventually came to an end when Powhatans daughter married one of the colonists, John Rolfe. It too seems that this company failed like the Virginia Company of Plymouth did, however, the colonists of the Virginia Company of London found peace with the other side and continued onto their quest for riches rather than disbanding the …show more content…
Though both colonies and many thereafter encountered numerous confrontations with Native Americans, in which some even led to wars, the cultural attitudes of the colonists and the Native Americans vastly differed. Native Americans greatly assisted the colonists in their time of need but as the colonists’ greed and expectations prospered, Native Americans did not feel the need in helping them out when there was no reciprocity in order. English colonizations in North America may have shown peace and tranquility in the end, but it took battles and wars and development overtime to get
Spending so much time trying to find gold instead of trying to find food to sustain themselves, they expected Native Americans to supply them with food while the riches from gold fell into their hands. Because the Powhatans barely had enough to feed themselves, they no longer fed these colonists and the colonists responded by attempting to seize the crops themselves. Powhatans believed in reciprocity and continued to give the colonists crops in hopes of them giving support in return. Rather than support, another attempt to challenge the Powhatans came into effect which arised the first Anglo Powhatan War in 1610. The two sides and their war eventually came to an end when Powhatans daughter married one of the colonists, John Rolfe. It too seems that this company failed like the Virginia Company of Plymouth did, however, the colonists of the Virginia Company of London found peace with the other side and continued onto their quest for riches rather than disbanding the …show more content…
Though both colonies and many thereafter encountered numerous confrontations with Native Americans, in which some even led to wars, the cultural attitudes of the colonists and the Native Americans vastly differed. Native Americans greatly assisted the colonists in their time of need but as the colonists’ greed and expectations prospered, Native Americans did not feel the need in helping them out when there was no reciprocity in order. English colonizations in North America may have shown peace and tranquility in the end, but it took battles and wars and development overtime to get