... this ship was "Merchant's Hope", which does explain the whole reason for these people coming to the New World. They came here in order to find gold, silver and other riches there. Almost all of them had left their families in England to go to the New World in search of immense wealth ... had exemplified what had been going on in Virginia at the time the settlers came. He said "There was no talk but dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, load gold for the year following." (Document F). His comments basically tell us what was happening in Virginia after the ship had arrived. Even though there w...

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... family went on to own and operated a gift shop business. I was always among the earrings and ornaments, always surrounded by things made from unique substance one in particular called gold. Gold is a well-known element, atomic number 79; of course, everyone knows of its international monetary value. Upon closer examination, this material provides an emblematic picture of my past, ... new perspectives; I will alloy with fellow students, with my professors, and with the learning that both groups impact in order to become stronger academically, socially, and culturally. Moreover, gold is ...

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... escape the religious tyranny of England and to save their children from the influence of the Dutch. In contrast the travelers to the Chesapeake Bay Colonies came in search for gold. As the colonies grew their environments caused not only disease, but also the threat of attacks from nearby Indians, which varied in severity between colonies. As each colony flourished their ... were men in their twenties. Only a few women came on the voyage. The founding of Jamestown was meant to be a temporary settlement until they found a large sum of gold. There was no gold to be found so Jamestown in t...

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... for the New England region wanted to completely separate themselves from the Church of England while those headed for the Chesapeake region wanted the gold that was rumored to be in the land in vast abundance. These early settlers established and evolved two societies that shaped the course of ... were not used to manual labor that was needed to build and sustain a colony properly. Instead of raising crops, many wanted to search for gold. This caused many to men to die from sickness, starvation, and cold winters. This is fully supported by a historical account made by Captain ... John ...

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... that colonized the area. The colonists of New England were religious separatist or puritans while the colonists that went to Chesapeake were mostly young men and women sent to find gold. Nearly all the colonist to Weymouth were in families, this shows that they have strong values and ties together and intended to stay in New England. For an example, on ... focus of those in the Chesapeake was profit. As the members of the group were dying from malnutrition, the talk on the ship was focused on nothing but, "dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, load gold". For an example, In document F, John...

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... did not play that important of a role other than in the colony of Maryland, which was a haven for all colonists of Christian dissent. In actuality, the thought of riches and gold was most outstanding on their minds, and this was clearly evident in John Smith's History of Virginia, which proclaimed that "There was no talk but dig ... gold, wash gold, refine gold, load gold- The plethora of diverse people that arrived in both areas of colonies helped to create the varying cultures. Within these territories of English colonization, two entirely separate cultures and lifestyles ... ...

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... 1635 (C) indicates that passengers bound for Virginia were primarily composed of men. Few women were aboard the ship. Captain John Smith wrote (F) that the men aboard the ship were "gold seekers" who would talk of nothing but the riches they would find and the wealth they would obtain. However, another passenger manifest from 1635 (B) indicates that immigrants bound for New ... indicating a need for a family-oriented community. This evidence reveals that each colony had a different idea on how to establish their communities. The Chesapeake region immigrants were mainly concerned with seek...

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... grow more food and don't worry about surviving the cold. In the Chesapeake region at first there main economical stand point was to find gold, wash gold, refine gold, and load gold as the documents say. As the pursuit for gold was slow and not as much as what they hoped for they soon began to settle in to towns growing tobacco, corn, and other ... ...

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... of the colonies. The migrants' main motive to go to the colonies was money. In the New World, they hoped to find gold and wealth. In document F, John Smith writes "There was no talk but dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, load gold- on the ship to America. That shows how those migrants really wanted to get one thing in moving to the New World ... ...

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... it. "LegalRacing.com, using a $450,000 public grant, organizes races in a San Diego stadium parking lot." (Wood and Scherer Staff) ""They need more places like this," said 28 year old Jason Crawford of Newton, New Hampshire. "The more places like this, the safer it will be on the road."" (Ford and Levinson) Another possible solution combines the first two solutions, mentioned ... ...

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... explorations that his main motive for exploration was greed. Columbus had the same desires as many explorers both before and after him. He yearned for gold, wanted land, and wanted power. The whole purpose for his first voyage to what he thought was India, but turned out to be Central America ... to prevent the colonies from accumulating capital and developing economically. So, each time a law was passed for the coining of money, the King vetoed it. Gold and silver came into this country only when new colonists arrived from England, or when raw materials were sold. However, this money ha...

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... females on board the Merchant's Hope, a ship set out for a Chesapeake colony. In the document, History of Virginia, Captain John Smith says, " There was no talk but dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, load gold ." This quote greatly informs historians with what was really on the mind of the settlers of the colony of Jamestown in the Chesapeake region. It seems that there was ... ...

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... leave quickly. Many were sponsored by joint-stock companies or were on other various business ventures. Profit was their primary motivation such that, "there was no talk but dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, load gold," (F) Furthermore, almost one third were single freemen in their twenties or younger who clearly did not have a family yet. (G, C) This proves they were not planning on staying in ... ...

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... based on the personal gain and profit. The immigrants were not idealists, but materialists, most of whom sought money. As John Smith mentions in his History of Virginia, many sought gold. Unlike New England it was sharply divided between few wealthy planters who dominated a majority consisting of indentured servants, and small but growing numbers of black slaves, and poor white farmers ... . Basically the people seeking for instant wealth, and gold wanted to come to Chesapeake. This community established the Church of England, and the Anglican vestries governed each parish. Chesapeake co...

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... working to benefit themselves, rather than the colony. Captain John Smith explained how on the voyage to Virginia, there was only talk about how each person was going to strike gold and become wealthy, rather than create a successful colony. Differences between the ideas of people traveling to the Chesapeake region often led to disputes which is an example of a lack of ... not care for the greater good of the colony. As shown in the list of emigrants heading to Virginia, the majority of settlers were men who thought they would find gold in America. They were not looking to work together...

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... . - Businessman looking for investments, raw materials, and new markets. - Mercantilism- an economic system where a nations power is measured by its wealth in gold and silver. In order to make mercantilism work, countries competed with one another to acquire gold and silver. The colonies were very important to mercantilism because they supported their mother country by becoming a source of raw materials to create ... ...

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... . They developed a material-based society completely un-like the one set up in New England. As John Smith mentioned in the History of Virginia, many of the colonists were seeking gold. (Doc F) Their government was not religion-based, and it was disliked by many. The migrants challenged authority and believed that they should have more say in the governing of their ... in the Chesapeake region. The people in New England were seeking religious freedom and focused on the important things in life, and the people of the Chesapeake areas were seeking gold and money, and other unimportant items...

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... few wealthy planters who dominated a majority consisting of indentured servants, and small but growing numbers of black slaves, and poor white farmers. Basically the people seeking for instant wealth, and gold wanted to come to Chesapeake. This community established the Church of England, and the Anglican vestries governed each parish. Chesapeake community wasn't much strict about their Church and religion. The ... who dominated a majority consisting of indentured servants, and the black slaves. The people who migrated to Chase peak for the wealth more mostly single men seeking for eith...

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... . One reason is the type of people that went to each area, the rules made by each area, and what ideals and reasoning of the people when it came to gold. The New England colonies were more family oriented. Most people who went to this area belonged to a family. Families usually were more about working together, for the benefit of the ... in these areas would be made to benefit themselves personally. There was less organization in these areas because people were concerned about themselves. All the men were concerned about was gold and they did not care about much about anything else, so t...

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... and focused on the important things in life when they first arrived in the New World while the people of the Chesapeake areas which located in the South were seeking gold and money, and other unimportant items. Both societies developed so distinctly by the end of the 1600's due to the socially, politically, and economically differences between the people of both ... identified trade were sent to the Chesapeake colonies in search of wealth (Document C). Their motive in coming to the New World is to please their unlimited greediness in searching for gold (Document F). In contract, the New...

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... journey, "From a dozen of each we had bought somewhere; / And the sky went wan, and the wind came cold, / And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold" (10-12). It is as if the gold is inconsequential, they don't care about money; they care only about having a good time. This is a lyrical poem filled with alliteration: bare, bright, smelled, stable; looked, leaned ... ...

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... . They developed a material-based society completely un-like the one set up in New England. As John Smith mentioned in the History of Virginia, many of the colonists were seeking gold. (Doc F) Their government was not religion-based, and it was disliked by many. The migrants challenged authority and believed that they should have more say in the governing of their ... in the Chesapeake region. The people in New England were seeking religious freedom and focused on the important things in life, and the people of the Chesapeake areas were seeking gold and money, and other unimportant items...

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... these colonies). In 1607, one-hundred some settlers laid down the foundation to James Town, the first successful colony along the James River. Their colonization plans involved the mining of gold and silver, trade passages to India and Asia, and even a cure for syphilis. A written log of the members aboard a voyage to Virginia (the largest Chesapeake colony) clearly shows a major difference ... few aboard the boat heading to Virginia bought up and kept most of the food, the poor were left to die. The others aboard were greedy and cared only for gold. These beliefs and structures would l...

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... not the seven authorized by the Catholic Church. Other reasons for leaving England was to gain wealth. The way one could do this was to participate in the fur trade, gold mining and even farming and fishing. Although there were separatists there was also puritans as well. The puritans were there to spread the Church of England and to build colonies ... were mean and cruel to the Indians and took them as slaves and servants. Some of the early colonists killed the Indians when they refused to show them where the gold was or refused to work as slaves. The colonists thought that the Indians...

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... became very successful, but each had a very different way of how they profited because of their extremely different environments. One of the first colonies, Jamestown, included settlers who looked for gold and silver to earn a profit. The idea of mining for riches that they forgot about their basic needs engulfed them, so they faced a time of starvation because they did not ... ...

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