How did the Pilgrims experience with the Indians differ from that of the settlers in Virginia?

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What serious difficulties did the Virginia colonists face from the moment they landed?

They settled in a hot swampy area for protection. However, the thick woods and local powerful Indian tribes made settling difficult. Additionally, there were outbreaks of malaria and no women.

How did the motives of the Virginia colonists differ from those of the separatists who settled in Plymouth?

The settlement of Virginia was based on economic motives because it was funded by the London Company and England wanted to expand trade and hoped to make a profit. The separatists travelled to America to avoid religious persecution and so they could practice and spread their religion somewhere else.

Explain the importance of tobacco in the development of the Virginia colony.

The need for tobacco influenced the pressure of colonists to expand as tobacco needed large areas to be farmed in. They also began creating plantations which led them further south from Jamestown and more into native lands.

Explain how exchanges of agricultural technology between Europeans and Native Americans helped Jamestown survive.

The English learned how to more efficiently cut down trees and they learned to plant crops in long curvy rows rather than straight lines. Finally, they learned about the importance of corn which gave the English a source of sugar and it spoiled less easily than other grains. These new techniques allowed the English to better survive off the land and make food.

What led to Virginia becoming a royal colony?

After the Indian Uprising in 1622, Jamestown faced bankruptcy. James I revoked the company's charter and Virginia came under his control.

What were the origins of the colony of Maryland? How did Maryland's early development differ from that of Virginia?

Maryland was established by Calvert as a place for English Catholics to worship in. Maryland differed because they experienced no famine, plagues, or assaults during its development.

What were the origins of the political turmoil in Virginia during the 1670s?

Nathaniel Bacon was appointed to the council in the backcountry which was constantly being attacked by Indians. Disagreements about respecting the treaties made with the Indians about settling west arose between Bacon and Berkeley.

How was Bacon's Rebellion related to the political unrest in Virginia, and what effect did the rebellion have on the development of that colony?

After an Indian attack on a western plantations, Bacon retaliated and west Virginia was declared rebels. It revealed the instability of the free, landless people living in the colony and creating a common goal among eastern and western settler to prevent social unrest from below.

Describe the background of the Pilgrims and their motives for coming the America.

The pilgrims were Puritan Separatists from England. They wanted a place to worship their religion because imprisonment or execution resulted from defying the Church of England.

How did the Pilgrims' experience with the Indians differ markedly from that of the settlers in Virginia?

The weaker Indians decided they needed to get along with the Pilgrims to survive. Additionally, the Pilgrims were less hostile towards Indians. Thus, the Indians help them survive as taught them how to gather seafood, hunt local animals, and cultivate corn, different from Virginia and their Indian attacks.

How did the turbulent events in England generate interest in colonization among certain English Puritans? What did these Puritans hope to accomplish?

James I had harsh and restrictive policies towards Puritans. After his death, Charles I took over and tried bringing back Catholicism. After he disbanded Parliament, the Puritans realized they would not find a political solution and wanted to create a haven for English Puritans with economic interests.

How did the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company influence the colony's first government?

It meant that the colonists would be responsible to no company officials, only themselves. Additionally, the colonial government of Massachusetts consisted of eight stockholders but later extended to include all male citizens.

What did the Puritans believe to be their purpose in coming to America (their "mission"), and how did church and state cooperate to achieve this goal?

The Puritans believed they needed to be a beacon to others by maintaining their holiness. The clergy had no official power in the government but had influence over the church members who were able to vote. In turn, the government protected the ministers, added taxes to support the church, and had mandatory services.

How did the colony of Connecticut originate? Rhode Island? What does this expansion ("exodus") reveal about the colony of Massachusetts Bay?

People in Massachusetts disagreed with the religious tenets of those who were not Puritan saints and thus could not vote so they moved west where, because of a royal charter, Hartford and a colony by a Puritan minister and a merchant combined to form Connecticut. Massachusetts minister, Roger Williams wanted to separate from the Church of England, ended up buying land from Narragansett Indians and established Rhode Island there with a charter from Parliament.

What was the controversy surrounding Anne Hutchison, and what does it reveal about Puritan religious and social beliefs?

Hutchinson argued that the clergy not part of the elect had no place in spiritual office. She mainly affronted assumptions about the role of women in Puritan society and gained a large following of people who resented the oppressive nature of the colonial government. Puritans valued staying in power more than giving equality to people and did not have a high social status for women as Hutchinson was banished.

What factors made relations between Indians and colonists in New England such a disaster for Native Americans?

The diseases Europeans brought with them wiped out many Indians. Additionally, the colonists needed more land for livestock which led to conflict with the natives.

What obstacles did the colonists have to overcome if they were to be successful in America?

Colonists needed to work out the conflict with natives over their expansion. Additionally, they would have to deal with religious and political internal conflicts in the colonies.

How were the conflicts between natives and settlers affected by earlier exchanges in technology between the English and the tribes?

The Indians now had the flintlock rifle. This was lighter and more efficient than older forms of guns. Now, Indians had a more effective way of fighting colonists.

How did the Stuart Restoration affect those colonies already established in America? How did it affect attitudes about founding more settlements?

Charles II reward faithful courtiers with land grants in the New World and got charters for four new colonies. People realized the colonies could not be private companies because there were no quick profits. Instead, colonies became about gaining land and power.

How did the political, economic, social, and religious institutions established in Carolina reflect the proprietors' motives for starting the colony?

They wanted to profit from the land so they gave or sold smaller tracts of land and collected annual payments. As Anglicans, they were open to people coming so to incentivize them, they promoted religious freedom and political freedom. Like this, they wanted to attract settlers without having to fund voyages there.

What sort of social order took rot in the colony of Carolina? Why did it differ from that proposed under Carolina's Fundamental Constitution?

North and South Carolina were never united given their ways of life . North Carolinians were backwood farmers and imported no slaves while also being an aristocracy while the South developed into a plantation based slave society. The original vision was for a planned a well ordered community with an elaborate social order and land distribution.

How did the existing Dutch settlements and institutions influence the development of New York?

Large Dutch landowners kept their political and economic power intact. Additionally, New York became very ethnically diverse as many different Europeans and religions were living in New Netherlands.

What beliefs and practices characterized the Quakers, and how did their influence make Pennsylvania a unique colony?

Quakers rejected predestination and original sin and were pacifists; they had equal positions for women in the church and were the most democratic and anarchistic. They converted William Penn who had a great debt from the king so he was given Pennsylvania which advertised itself to immigrants.

Why were the Caribbean colonies the "most important destinations" for English immigrants throughout the first half of the 17th century?

The colonies had close ties to English North America and were influential in the development of the mainlands. The colonies based their economies on raising crops for export.

What circumstances led to English colonization in the Caribbean?

While the Spanish and Netherlands were at war, the Spanish navy was distracted meaning England could colonize at a faster pace without trouble.

What conditions led English planters to begin importing labor to the Caribbean Islands?

Sugar cane became the most lucrative crop. Because harvesting is very labor intensive, planters felt they needed slave laborers to properly harvest the sugar.

Why did Caribbean planters fear slave revolts? What steps did they take to prevent uprisings?

There were seven previous slave revolts in the Caribbean, more than the colonies in North America. Planters monitored slaves closely and harshly. The islands enacted legal codes giving masters virtually complete power over the slaves.

Why was it difficult to establish a stable society and culture in the Caribbean colonies?

It was difficult to live in such harsh and deadly conditions. Planters were interested in getting rich and had no long term commitments to stay in the land. There were little white women for the single male majority and they lacked church, family, and community which is what made North America so stable.

Which colonies made up the Spanish borderlands and what sort of people settled there?

California, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and Florida made up the borderlands. Catholic missionaries, ranchers fleeing from imperial authority, and Spanish troops settled there.

What role did the Spanish borderlands play in Spanish relations with England?

The Spanish and English got into conflict. The Spanish claim of Florida was south of England's claims. Spaniards began their ambition of spreading north which would infringe on English land.

How did the purposes for which Georgia was founded differ from those of previous colonies? How were they similar?

They were driven by military and philanthropic motives. It was created as a buffer between South Carolina and Spanish Florida and provided a place for the impoverished. Like other colonies, they were still somewhat motivated by economic gain.

What were the middle grounds? Which groups competed for them and what role did competition for this land play in the settlement and development of colonial North America?

Where Indians and settlers lived together but no one declared clear dominance. The Indians and settler had to learn to live together. Indians admired the settlers form of a nation while the settlers learned to respect the tribes until new settlers came in a the middle grounds were replaced with Indian subjugation.

What attempts did England make to regulate its colonies between 1660 and 1700? What moved the mother country to consider regulation at this time, and how was it enforced?

Charles II adopted three regulation acts; the colonies were closed to trade to everyone except England, all goods shipped to the colonies had to pass through England allowing them to tax it, and impose duties on the coastal trade of English colonies. Customs officials enforced the Navigation Acts because of evasion of the first two laws.

What were the origins of the Dominion of New England and what was the colonial reaction to it?

England needed a way to regulate the Navigation Laws on their end so James II combined all the smaller colony governments into one singular government called the Dominion of New England. This was unpopular by the colonists.

What impact did the Glorious Revolution have on England's North American colonies?

Colonies had their own colonial governments again and crushed the idea of colonial unification. This gave the colonists the idea that they had rights within the empire. However, new governments in certain colonies gave the king even more power over them.

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How were the Pilgrim settlers different from those who settled in the Virginia Colony?

The settlers at Jamestown were members of the Anglican faith, the official Church of England. The Pilgrims were dissenters from the Church of England and established the Puritan or Congregational Church. In 1619, the first representative legislative assembly in the New World met at the Jamestown church.

What was the relationship between the natives and the Virginia colony?

Both sides committed atrocities against the other. Powhatan was finally forced into a truce of sorts. Colonists captured Powhatan's favorite daughter, Pocahontas, who soon married John Rolfe. Their marriage did help relations between Native Americans and colonists.

How were the experience of Jamestown settlers and Pilgrims alike How were they different?

How were they different? Different: Jamestown had no food due to the starving time and the Pilgrims had food due to sharing with the Indians, and the pilgrims also learned how to grow food in North America. Same: They started from England. They each made friendships with the native americans.

How did the Pilgrims treat the natives?

The Native Americans welcomed the arriving immigrants and helped them survive. Then they celebrated together, even though the Pilgrims considered the Native Americans heathens. The Pilgrims were devout Christians who fled Europe seeking religious freedom. They were religious refugees.