Of Plymouth Plantation

The expansion of America across the Atlantic Ocean was a significant historical breakthrough at the time. Even though, half a millennium before Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, Vikings were the first to set foot on the North American loam by their leader Leif Eriksson. The “discovery” of the new world was viewed by many world power country leaders as not only a financial opportunity, but also the chance to control the flow of precious materials and trade goods coming out of…

Jamestown, Virginia was the first colony to be founded. All the known British colonies especially those which were located in the South American region were put into two major regions, Chesapeake colonies, which held the famous Maryland as well as Virginia. There were also the southern colonies which included Georgia and the North and South Carolina. Setting up of camp in Maryland was due to the need of seeking a safe haven for the English Catholics who were the subject of unending persecution…

which is vital to the success of a colony. There was also corruption in the colony, “As for our hogs, hens, goats, sheep, horses, and what lived, our commanders, officers, and savages daily consumed them” (2A1). William Bradford, the leader of Plymouth, was more devoted to ensuring the prosperity of his colony. In his accounts, Bradford described the hardships of living in Massachusetts, but he was determined to make it work, “It was answered that all great and honorable actions are accompanied…

Many Europeans, including French, Dutch, and British, came to the New World for their own reach such as a settlement. They had to adapt to new environments, learn about Native Americans, and develop new institutions. The Southern Colonies was the first region that these Europeans, especially British settlers, came to the New World for seeking riches, resources, and trading opportunities. And these purposes brought them to settle in new lands. The Southern Colonies consisted of Virginia, Maryland…

presence on the Atlantic coast by 1650. Jamestown, Virginia, was the first colony that was founded back in the early 1600’s (Fausz, 2007). A lot of the settlers came to the New World to escape the religious persecution. In 1620 the founders of Plymouth Massachusetts were supposedly the Pilgrims (Quinn, 1971). The Native Americans helped and assisted the colonists to thrive in both Virginia and Massachusetts. Corn was a big asset that kept the colonists from starving in Virginia, and they…

William Bradford, in Of Plymouth Plantation, records when he and his fellow Puritans were confronted by an American Indian, they provided him with "friendly entertainment and some gifts" then "made a peace with him" (Bradford 72). Europeans and Indians didn 't get along, so logically…

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died at the age of 84. He was a writer, an inventor, a scientist, and a diplomat. He was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He signed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. One of his famous publications is the “Poor Richard’s Almanack” of 1759. Benjamin Franklin is various things by different individuals. For me, it is his support of the abolitionist movement and attitude…

In the southern colonies, tobacco, rice, indigo, lumber, and trade were important parts of income and the economy. Colonies in the south like Virginia would bring in hundreds of slaves to work on plantations. Farming, lumber, fur trade, and shipbuilding were the main products of the middle colonies. Slaves were still used in the middle colonies just not as many compared to the south. The Northern colonies used mostly indentured slaves rather than regular…

The expansion to America across the Atlantic Ocean was a significant historical breakthrough at the time. Even though, half millennium before Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered America in 1492, Vikings where the first to set foot on the North American loam by their leader Leif Eriksson. The discovery of the new world was viewed by many world power country leaders as not only a financial opportunity but also control the flow of precious materials and trade goods coming out of the…

A lot of what we see and are told is derived from centuries of institutionalized racism and stereotypes. From a young age, we are taught that Native Americans had little influence in American culture besides when they “helped” the “Pilgrims” at Plymouth and the occasional use of them for target practice. This, however, is not the case the Native Americans played a large role in the development not only the contiguous United States but also our culture. From the beginning,…