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The key motivation for establishing the colonies in New World was opportunities of trade; the building of wealth and spreading Christianity. The colonist settled in Jamestown really by chance. They set off to the New World with expectations of bringing Christian religion to the Indians, possessing new land for England, and finding riches; gold, silver, iron, wood that would be lucrative for trade. After a long, rough voyage at sea, they landed in the Chesapeake Bay area, were they followed the…

The Jefferson County School District is in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Originally Jefferson County was a part of Berkeley County, Virginia before the two divided in 1801 (Jefferson County Historical Society, 2006). The district received its name in honor of the United States President-elect Thomas Jefferson. Although Jefferson did not win the Presidential election he served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington’s Administration (“Jefferson,” 2006). However, before…

On March 23,1775 Patrick Henry delivered a speech to the second Virginia Convention. This speech indicates Henry’s views on the issues with America and Britain. He respectfully introduces his points on what specific actions should be taken to resolve the conflict. Henry starts off by addressing the men who had spoke before him that day in the house. They all argued against what Henry was about to propose. The other members suggested that they should continue asking for more freedom, sending…

Virginia is a place for sightseers, especially in the fall. Thanks to the trees lining the region's forests, the state's skyline is painted warm colors of red, orange, and yellow. But you don't necessarily have to be visiting Virginia's countryside to experience the visual beauty that it has to offer. There are many roads throughout the state that offer scenic views. In fact, more than 2,500 miles of roadways are designated as scenic byways, according to the Virginia Department of…

The Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony were not meritocracies. The definition of meritocracy is an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth. This system of meritocracy only existed for an elite few in the colonies of Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay, those that were white, wealthy males. While the colonies had slightly different ways of going about it, they each had ways they prevented the people in the lower…

A journey to Georgia Today Gravesend is perhaps best known as the final resting place of Pocahontus and as the site of the London River House, the port authority for the city of London. In 1732 Gravesend, 15 miles east of London on the Thames River, was one of several unrelated port cities that served the capital of England. It was from Gravesend that 114 men, women and children along with James Oglethorpe, pastor Henry Herbert, Doctor William Cox, Captain John Thomas and a crew of 20 set sail…

a slave master, or marching in the streets protesting, humans have always craved freedom. In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry, he states it as bluntly as he can “Give me Liberty, or give me death.” When he gave this notable speech it answered the Americans’ natural desire for independence and his words still apply today. Henry gave his speech to the Virginia Convention on the eve of a revolution. The colonies were unhappy with Britain with their taxation without…

Patrick Henry introduced his speech to the Virginia Convention in 1775. He addressed the issue of what would happen between them and Britain in the near future (a little more than a month before the American Revolution had begun). It’s also known as “Give Me Liberty, or Give me Death”. The overall message of this speech is that it's about Henry introducing his resolution to the Virginia Convention. He wanted to form the local militia in order to be prepared to fight the British, but having it be…

Overall, the night went well. We were busy from the moment we opened to about 8:30 and had a trickled after that. We did not have major issues when it came to students. There were times that the food line did get backed up, but that was mainly from me keeping a fast pace on the register. As the night progressed and it became more spread out as I settled into a more moderate pace. We also experienced a slow down when we started training the new guy Skylar. Bob trained him the bulk of the night…

The Chesapeake and New England colonies had two different and distinct societies. If I had to choose between the two I would choose New England as a place to live. New England was family oriented men, women and children moved to the area. Which means that they had the ability to be more stable and efficient as a community. A family could contain many skills as opposed to the few elite men and their servants may have. Their communities were self-sufficient and they were able to farm, even…