Jamestown

they called it, and selected an island to settle on. They named the colony Jamestown and the territory Virginia. At first, the population decreased from 100 to 40 colonists as a result of illnesses, poverty, starvation, and attacks from the Native Americans. One of the leaders, John Smith, was captured and held hostage at the native’s tribe. Supposedly, the chief’s daughter Pocahontas saved Smith, returned him to Jamestown, and transferred information about the Indian’s intentions. After the…

is the foundation in which shaped how the American identity was created. America was built around immigration when British explorers came looking for opportunity to make money for the King. The first colony that was established by the British was Jamestown. Along with establishing this colony, the…

south. Eventually, the answer to the labor shortage was enslaving Africans. Slavery in America had become a necessity due to the large economic gains from the transatlantic slave trade, as well as the triangular trade. In 1612, John Rolfe of Jamestown started to cultivate tobacco for commercial use. Tobacco demanded land and labor in order to be profitable, which was an easy requirement for colonists to fulfill at the time with programs such as the headright system and indentured servitude.…

personality, with John Smith being arrogant and self-centered and William Bradford being focused on the greater community which ultimately makes them very different leaders. Smith’s, The General History of Virginia, makes himself seem like the hero of Jamestown, even if it meant stretching the truth. In his account he wrote, “committed the managing of all things abroad to Captain John Smith… himself always bearing the greatest task.” This illustrates the exaggeration and arrogance in his writing…

Through the years, the plague had devastated Europe, and the Europeans started to rebuild after plague with eyes on the New World. The King of Spain seeking riches, from across the waters in the New World, financed Christopher Columbus voyage to the New World. Columbus acquired a ships and crews, and among his crew were some free Africans, and his trusty Navigator, Pedro Alonso Nino, an African Moor, who had sailed the waters of the Atlantic. So, Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492. He supplied…

settlers lacked experience and were left with few provisions, so by the time a new expedition landed in the island, there was no evidence of the colony having been there. The first long-lasting colony was settled by the Virginia Company. It was called Jamestown in honor of King James I. The reason of their survival was a lie about their intentions. Even though they said that they would only stay temporarily in order to repair their ships, the actual intentions were to settle permanently, turn…

There many individuals that come to mind when talking about major influences on American History. Of those hundreds: Pocahontas and Ben Franklin are some of the most memorable and well known. However, before they were the historic icons historic events shaped them. Nevertheless, there are many environmental and economic difference between the two that had tremendous impact on how they would go forward to shape the future of the country. Pocahontas was a Native American in the 1500’s unlike…

The name of my explorer is Giovanni Da Verrazano. Giovani Da Verrazano was born on 1485, later on he died on 1582, which made him approximately 43 years old. A particular accomplishment Verrazano is famous for is that he reserved the Atlantic Coast of North America in the middle of the Carolinas and Newfoundland, as well as the New York harbor. The country that sponsored Verrazano is France.The particular person who commissioned their voyage was King Francis I. Giovanni Da Verrazano made…

Slavery in America began when slaves came from Africa and were first brought into Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, to enhance the production of cotton and cash crops. Slavery was a benign institution during the late seventeenth century and through the eighteenth century. As slaves were transported into America, and their numbers accumulated, which caused the Southern Colonies evolve from a society with slaves to a “slave society”. Slaves was very significant to the Southerners because it vastly…

The context between Native Americans and European colonists is the early encounters between the first European explorers to travel to the New World. These early encounters led to an exchange of products and a “collision of cultures” that influenced development of American societies politically, socially, and economically. Politically, the colonists gained more land and the colonies became stronger. Socially, religion continued to thrive in the colonies and the continual mistreatment of Indians…