South Bay

North Korea is an Asian country located in the Northern part of the Korean peninsula. It is surrounded by China, South Korea, the East Sea, and the Yellow Sea. North Korea’s physical land mostly consists of rigid mountains and valley and is divided into the east and west coasts by the Nangnim Mountains. A multitude of river systems flow through the valleys and end up in the adjacent seas. Dormant volcanoes are scattered through North Korea’s mountain ranges. The temperature is generally cool in…

The Role of the Hudson Bay Company: 1. What was the Hudson Bay Company? When was it created? The iconic, Hudson’s Bay Company was a North American operation, created from the demand for the popular 17th century, beaver fur felt hats. King Charles II financially backed French traders, Medard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson’s idea, of creating a trading company in 1670 , around the Hudson Bay, which would give them easier access to the financially growing products of the new…

Colonists decided to settle North America for a variety of reasons including religious freedom, opportunities, land, exile, and to escape the tyranny of English royalty. Although the settlement in Jamestown wasn 't the first attempt at colonization in the new world for England it was the first successful colony. The settlers in Jamestown were funded by the Virginia Company to create and colonize a civilization. The Virginia Company was an opportunity for people to explore the new world funded by…

The church educated children, both boys and girls, so they could read from the bible, it maintained the community by hosting gatherings and events; it served as a common theme. The church was the lifeblood of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. When people dared to stray from traditional customs, the Massachusetts General Court set down laws that the town might not be troubled any longer, the individual bringing wrath upon the whole (Massachusetts General Court 234, 236). Notably,…

head right system which awarded 50 acers of land to any colonist his own or another passage to North America. Likewise, the death rate of individual in Jamestown was much higher with very few children surviving to their adulthood than in Massachusetts Bay. Jamestown addressing the issue of unstable ratios of women to men, encouraged the immigration of women, dozens promised to arranged marriages also referred to as “tobacco brides” between 1620-1621. The colony still in need of more labor to…

One of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world, it is Halong bay from the North. If you have chance to meet Halong bay you could know about the culture stories that mention with this bay. Furthermore, you could take one of small rock piece from this bay. This rock could light and bring lucky to you. Next, the south of Vietnam, where I was born, and I love this place with all my heart. Foreigner Street is the familiar name that the people…

The first New England colonies, which included Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, were all founded in the 17th century, beginning with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620. All but New Hampshire were founded as havens for various religious groups, including Puritans, Separatists, and Quakers. New Hampshire, on the other hand, was distinctive because it was formed primarily for economic reasons. In 1620, the Pilgrims first came to the Plymouth Colony to establish their own…

The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was John Winthrop, who announced the principles that the colonists would have to live by. The Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony believed that they had entered into a covenant with God and that they had to convey their faith through actions. Winthrop believed that if their faith stayed strong and if they honored their word to one another, other colonies would want to follow them. The Massachusetts Bay colonists believed that God had designated…

In the 1600s, England’s two most prominent colonies in the Americas were busily evolving into disparate societies with different goals and social structures, even though the people who settled Massachusetts Bay, Virginia, and their surrounding colonies all emigrated from the same country. This difference in overall development occurred due to the contrasting motives of the colonists departing for New England and the Chesapeake. The people who would become New Englanders were motivated by the…

New England colonies were characterized by subsistence farming, while the south relied on tobacco as a cash crop. Northern colonies had much rockier soil which meant that for the most part settlers had to look elsewhere for economic support. Lumbering and fishing were alternatives to the staple crop farming of the Chesapeake Colonies…