... people who recently arrived in the New World. The second is both include narrators who help the colony by taking on a leadership role. In The General History of Virginia, John Smith, whether accurately or inaccurately, portrays himself as an all-to-essential leader who helps save his colony from disaster after disaster with heroic bravery; while in Of Plymouth Plantation William ... both encounter Native Americans. In The General History of Virginia Native Americans are portrayed as only as semi-helpful often switching between helping and harming the colonists on impulse, especially John...

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... of the people who settled there. The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, East New Jersey and West New Jersey. Led by John Smith and other survivors of the voyage over, the settlers flourished. That is to say, they flourished with help from the local Native Americans. ... and agriculture. Instead their main economical force consisted of carpentry, boat building and carpentry. Unlike the Chesapeake, the New England colonies were modeled over religion. John Winthrope founded the "city on a hill" plan, which in ways represented a "pure" community. He also made i...

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... did not fare well. Many perished on voyages to the colony, or were ravaged by malnutrition and disease. Colonists searched for gold rather than provisions. 3. Virginia was saved by Captain John Smith. Taking over in 1608, he declared that "he who shall not work shall not eat." He was kidnapped by chieftain Powhatan, Pocahontas saved ... to prepare for European contact. They organized themselves into a stronger group, able to withstand colonization. Europeans were forced to accommodate, sometimes taking an Indian wife. G. Virginia: Child of Tobacco 1. 1612- John Rolfe, husband of Pocahont...

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... climate, swamps, and thick rich soil. None of the original settlers of the Southern colonies were use to working; therefore they had no food to eat. When John Smith, a key leader in keeping Virginia alive, said to his colonists "No work, no food" the colonists took control and began a new life. As a ... location of Jamestown, many diseases spread causing the death of some of the settlers. The good soil the colonies had helped the settlers become very rich. John Rolfe found a way for the colonists to succeed when he stole tobacco from the W. Indies. Tobacco became the cash crop for the So...

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... of this land would continue for more than a hundred years. The first permanent settlement in North America was the English colony at Jamestown, in 1607, in what is now Virginia. John Smith and company had come to stay. The Pilgrims followed, in 1620, and set up a colony at Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts. Other English colonies sprang up all along the ... were also not the huge financial success the southern colonies were to be. A quick overview of the first colonies: Virginia's settlement town was Jamestown. The leader in this colony was John Smith. It was founded in 1607, and i...

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... conveyed the idea that all of the settlers who wanted to go to Virginia were primarily interested in one thing and that was the acquisition of wealth. In the document, John Smith discussed how men who could go to America had the wealth and the means to do so. They could easily buy supplies to help support their travels. In contrast, those ... who didn't have the money had to work to support their voyage to America; many paying as much as fifteen times the amount for supplies. In the document, Smith referred to the settlers as "Gold Miners" looking for wealth. As more permanent colonies ...

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... conveyed the idea that all of the settlers who wanted to go to Virginia were primarily interested in one thing and that was the acquisition of wealth. In the document, John Smith discussed how men who could go to America had the wealth and the means to do so. They could easily buy supplies to help support their travels. In contrast, those ... who didn't have the money had to work to support their voyage to America; many paying as much as fifteen times the amount for supplies. In the document, Smith referred to the settlers as "Gold Miners" looking for wealth. As more permanent colonies ...

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... the original political leaders, and the very different social structures of the particular colonies. The New England Colonies and the Massachusetts Bay Colony came under the tremendous leadership of John Winthrop shortly after the commencement of the Great Migration. The New England colonies and Massachusetts especially were founded on the basis of religion. (Document D) It is note worthy ... The Chesapeake colonies were constantly under the pressure of inner turmoil, (Document H) or an inability to defend against outside invaders. (Document G) The tremendous and religiously biased lead...

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... that settled in each region effected the New England and Chesapeake colonies social development because it provided a basis of the values each region would possess. John Winthrop explained to incoming settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that they would be a model of future settlements and must act as a "city ... be based on unity between the settlers who understood that the needs of the community were more important than the needs of the individual. John Winthrop knew that the settlers would agree, because if they did not cooperate, it would be disobeying what God wanted for the co...

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... return to England. However, they were not successful. Times were very bad, because many of the first settlers were English Gentlemen, and were not used to working for a living. Finally, John Smith took control, and said that unless someone worked, they couldn't eat. Because the location of Jamestown was poor many settlers died. Much of the land was swampy and helped spread ... . In 1619, the Virginia company formed a law-making body. It was called the House of Burgesses. This was the first law example of representative government in America. Industries: It was John Rolfe who finally foun...

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... in the New World permanently, and very few of them had prepared for this trip as a long-lasting one. Over half of the people had died during the trip. Captain John Smith 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 ... . They wanted to permanently settle in America without returning to England. Almost all of them were Puritans, and they were seeking religious freedom that they did not have in England. John Winthrop said, "We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill....

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... which many New England colonies were based, as shown by the Articles of Agreement from Springfield, Massachusetts which stated that " being by God's providence engaged together to make a plantation." Furthermore, John Winthrop used God as a deciding factor in where they should settle by declaring that "We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people ... 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...

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... return to England. However, they were not successful. Times were very bad, because many of the first settlers were English Gentlemen, and were not used to working for a living. Finally, John Smith took control, and said that unless someone worked, they couldn't eat. Because the location of Jamestown was poor many settlers died. Much of the land was swampy and helped spread ... diseases. In 1619, the Virginia company formed a law-making body. It was called the House of Burgesses. This was the first law example of representative government in America. It was John Rolfe who finally found a...

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... motive and as a result, New England formed a much more religious society then the Chesapeake region. The families in New England also had a strong and united society unlike the Chesapeake region. John Winthrop who was the governor states that their goal was to form "a city upon a hill", which represented a "pure" community, where Christianity would be pursued in the most correct behavior (Document ... other hand, with the lack of unity in the Chesapeake region, many of them tried to go back to England after encountering hardships in the New World as mentioned by John Smith. (Document F)...

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... . This list states that there were fifty-three more males than 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 ... ...

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... . The political stand point of each region at first seemed similar, they had some type of superior leader with maybe some other aristocrats. The Chesapeake region had rulers such as John Smith and Governor Berkeley who had the inability to defend Virginia against a Dutch attack. He also had to face Bacon's "Manifesto, justifying his rebellion against him." New England rulers were probably ... ...

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