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    Traveling aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, 104 men landed in Virginia in 1607 at a place named Jamestown. This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Thirteen years later, 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts at a place they named Plymouth. With these two colonies, English settlement in North America was born. Born in 1580 in Willoughby, England, Smith left home at age 16 after his father died. He joined volunteers in France who were…

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    Early Jamestown Settlers

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    Chesapeake Bay they traveled up a river they later named the James and staked claim to land, Jamestown, loosing over 40 men. Then after the first winter and various other problems their numbers were down to 38.The Virginians of the second charter migrated to the Jamestown settlement in 1609 to help solve the issues that the men of the first charter went through. They were meant to become a more independent settlement. “Those who were willing to migrate to Virginia and to work and work for the…

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    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…

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    Jamestown Dbq Analysis

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    Jamestown is known as the English’s first permanent settlement in the New World, that helped create the colonies. The settlement was not as successful as everyone thought. Colonists in Jamestown, during 1605-1609, died because of the lack of supplies, attacks from the Native groups, and disease. Nobody denies that the colonists of Jamestown, had deaths from lack of resources. “Because the adjacent river and creeks became brackish as water levels rose, reliable sources of fresh water would have…

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    successful crop. Squanto was an Indian who helped the Plymouth settlers. Plymouth was established in 1620.Another colony was established named Jamestown in 1607. Although there are many differences between the two colonies the things they have in common are, had leaders for their colony, faced hardships, and both had help from Indians. Plymouth and Jamestown, both faces many hardships, while settling in the colonies. Some of the hardships were disease, government problems, out of supplies, and…

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    When 104 men hit the ground in Virginia in 1607 they felt that the name Jamestown fit very well for the first English settlement in the New World. More than ten years later, 102 men did the same thing and hit ground in Massachusetts, choosing the name Plymouth. This is where English settlement began! The two British colonies had such big dreams and ideas. These dreams and ideas took them far and started something they never thought they would have. When it came to government, each colony had…

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    One of these voyages was coming to America so that they could have a better life for themselves, by making a permanent settlement where they could start their lives and their children’s lives again. The other was for economic reasons from a company in London that just wanted to obtain a larger market for manufactured goods coming from England. These voyages were improvements from what we knew of our world back in the 1400’s. Both voyages were varied a lot from one another but meet some of the…

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    One major reason why people died in early jamestown is because of war with the Powhatan tribe of native americans. In 1607 the first settlers of Jamestown arrived and they were greatly underprepared.More reasons why the colonists of early Jamestown died is because they did not know a lot about their surroundings, they were at war with the powhatan indians frequently , and they did not have enough food to survive the first year. The people of Jamestown did not know anything about the land…

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    Early Jamestown because of the lackful environment, Indians, and diseases/accidents. Early Jamestown was a town that was known as bad luck, in the past. Early Jamestown was also known as the first English Settlement in North America, first 110 people were on the ship during 1607-1611. Many people died and there were many poor and some wealthy ladies and gentlemen from 17-35 years old on ship. History, mystery! Huh? Now you’ll find out some reasons why many colonists died in the Early Jamestown.…

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    Virginia Settlers

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    We are The Virginia Company, We were sent by the King of England himself to this land and found a new settlement. We came on ships as the first charter to form the first official settlement of the New English World. We have settled in inland by traveling in through the James River, our location gives us a great protective advantage, as well as magnificent land for farming tobacco as a way to make large amounts of money. Settlers are wanted here as a way for them to gain opportunity to start in…

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