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    failed due to the area in which the settlers chose to place their new settlement and the Virginia Company. Colonists set foot in North America in 1607‚ “the colonists established Jamestown on a site they chose mainly for its easy defense” (Hewitt‚ & Lawson‚ 2017‚ p. 46). The Englishmen were only looking out for their best interest in choosing a place that was easy to defend. These new colonists probably did not realize their mistake at first in placing Jamestown in this certain area‚ “A shortage of

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    frontierPequot War (1634–1638) - armed conflict between the Pequot tribe and Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth coloniesMetacom’s War (King William’s War) (1675–1678)-armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonistsMost colonists took advantage of Native Americans and established an unfair trade system Cultural:  Received cultural accommodation from Squanto and the WampanoagMarriage between Pocahontas and John RolfeSpread diseases like smallpox‚ mumps

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    The New England Colonists highly valued religion and rules. Some well known colonists are the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims came to the New England Colonies for freedom of religion. They believed that the Church of England had gone to far beyond Christ’s teachings. There way of dealing with serious crimes was execution. The lesser crimes were handled with fines. There was one law on guns‚ if you did not bring a loaded gun to church you were fined 12 shillings. The church building itself had no significance

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    When the colonists first came to the New World in 1607‚ they settled near a river‚ naming the river ‘The James’. James Fort‚ a colony the people had built near James River‚ was renamed Jamestown in honor of Kind James 1 of England who was ruling at the time. The men of Jamestown didn’t build decent shelters and didn’t know how to farm‚ causing starvation for them all. Their luck changed however‚ once they found and grew tobacco‚ making them rich and able to feed themselves Under King James 1

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    Texas was settled by Anglo American and other colonists. Why was Texas land opened-up to Anglo Americans and other colonists? How did this change the face of Texas? Texas land was opened-up to Anglo Americans when the State Colonization Law of March 24‚ 1825 was passed in an effort to people the land that is now known as Texas. While the Mexican government sought to encourage its own people to migrate north into Texas‚ it also allowed the immigration of Anglo Americans into Texas. This 1825 legislation

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    U.S HIST. Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain ? The colonists were in every right‚ aspect and mind not only justified but also it was about time that they stood of and actually take action against the British. The choice of going to war with them‚ was the only choice that they had. All diplimatical options that they had ceased to stand a chance against the tyrant Britain. From the very beginning when the colonists felt upset against their mother

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    *Explain the advantages and disadvantages facing both the English and American colonists going into the Revolution. The British and the American colonists had both advantages and disadvantages throughout the Revolutionary War resulting in many deadly battles. The British seemed to be at an upper hand with a highly trained and professional army. At this time‚ Brittan has the most powerful army on the globe‚ including their Navy that had total control of the seas. Effecting almost all of their normal

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    people were the American colonists. The British’s government had tighter control with the laws (Acts) they made making‚ the colonists revolutionize. In many of the acts it shows the British overpowering the colonists through force which leads the colonists to get hasty and so the rebel. One of the things Britain did was passed the stamp act making colonists furious and speak out. British Control is seen throughout the Sugar Act‚ Quartering Act‚ and Intolerable Acts which made the colonist revolutionize

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    England sent over colonists to Massachusetts bay in the late-to-mid 1600’s They started to have problems with the Native Americans. The colonists started to notice the French were befriending the Natives‚ and had strong trading lines with them. England‚ however‚ was raiding and stealing from the Natives. The colonists wanted to fight the French and Indians‚ so they didn’t have control over the Ohio river Valley. The valley would provide a safer route west so that the colonists could have more farms

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    England. Dearest Friend of England‚ 1776 I know it is hard to believe we (the colonists) would be on the verge of a revolution against our own homeland. My father has explained to me the reasons we deserve independence from God‚ the King‚ and the British people. There are many things going on in the colonies to lead us to our current thoughts. The British people have imposed many Acts upon us colonists. In the year 1767‚ British parliament passed Mr. Charles Townshend proposed taxations

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