Mayflower

My Hood Rotting old palm trees, half mowed lawns, midnight parties and neighbourly brawls. From the suspicious late night whispers to the consistent ringing of sirens- it’s not a surprise the familiar blue and red lights repeatedly illuminate our street at early hours of the morning. But behind all that jazz, lies the protection and care for the familiar faces within and outside their broken down gates. To all outsiders, welcome to Courtenay Crescent- the only place I consider ‘my hood’.…

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…

Another difference between the Wampanoag and Cherokee was in the way they understand how to own their lands. Wampanoag agreed to share or sell their lands to the European Americans and they refused to take the payments. In the Wampanoag tradition, they believed the lands and all creatures were the gifts from God and everyone deserved to get it but they must protect it. It made the European Americans easily take Wampanoag’s lands and declare as their lands. The European Americans started an…

The French and The American revolution had many things in common… For example, they were both not content with their government. The difference was that they had a different reason to rebel. The French Revolution, began after the Ancien Regime. The Ancien Regime was a time where France was divided into three estates; The first stage, which included the church. The second stage, the nobles, and finally, the third stage, included the commoners. These estates were unfair because even though the…

Massachusetts 1 of the original 13 colonies and one of the six New England states and is very important to the history of America and is a relatively wealthy state. Massachusetts had the thirteenth-highest gross state product in 2005. Although this state is very small, it is one of the most populated states in the US. Boston is the state capital and the largest city with a very important seaport. Massachusetts is also the homes to some of the most important people in our history today like John…

demanded little from their environment and used techniques such as three-sister farming to tread lightly on the land they used. However, conditions began to change after the first wave of English Puritan colonists crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the Mayflower in 1620 (165). Colonists considered Indians to be pagan peoples and wanted to avoid any assimilation into their culture. They evaded this by stealing the natives’ land and modifying the grounds to resemble England. The colonists cleared…

The Trip 'Cross the Pond “In 2013, approximately 41.3 million immigrants lived in the United States, an all-time high for a nation historically built on immigration. The United States remains a popular destination attracting about 20 percent of the world 's international migrants, even as it represents less than 5 percent of the global population.” (Jie Zong, Jeanne Batalova lines 8-13). Despite the high rates of immigration to America nowadays, back in colonial times the migration rates were…

Bradford “ Of Plymouth Plantation “ tells the story of how the pilgrims were obliged to escape to Holland to practice religion freely . But , in Holland , The mission was hard ; so , They decided to travel to the new world . Pilgrims sail on the Mayflower was miserable and risky . At landing time , Pilgrims’ sufferance continued . The winter was severe and they did not carry any food . Bradford wrote that most of the pilgrims died because of hunger and diseases . Finally , Indians dealt with…

In America most people are composed of diverse nationalities. Each person has a story behind their eyes, such as how they got to the United States and where they came from. If someone were to guess my specific nationality based off my generic name and pale skin color, most likely the guess would be Irish or Norwegian. In reality, my nationality is from all over, my closest and most recent ancestor from Italy. America is a country entirely based off immigrants, which means everyone has a…

When the first colonists’ arrived in the Americas on the Mayflower in 1607, they were running from religious persecution, due to them not converting to Catholicism. At first, it was difficult to make a colony due to geographical and weather conditions, but after a time, they were able to better equip themselves to actually make a go of it. Before the settlers left, Parliament was gaining more and more control over the British nation. The King was not as in control as his predecessors were before…