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    Brianna Mosby Mr. Weigand DE U.S History 25 September‚ 2012 Settlements of Quebec‚ Santa Fe‚ and Jamestown Santa Fe Santa Fe was originally founded in1598 by Juan de Onate. He led a mining expedition of about 500 people. He hoped to find rich mines and rich lands. Onate expected the people‚ Pueblos‚ to help with the labor to find resources in the region. The mining trip was a bust and Onate and most of his people decided to head home‚ yet the Franciscan missionaries stayed behind in an

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    he was captured and in the hands of Indians. This account was narrated by “him” - the third person to told the audiences how the story happened. There were some detaited we should pay attention to this work: Who were the characters? John Smith‚ Powhatan‚ Pocahontas How many other Indian people were at the judiscation?

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    Rolfe. There were definitely some correct things about the movie. In Pocahontas‚ John Smith gave his compass to the Indians. Likewise‚ in both reality and in the film‚ Pocahontas saves John Smith. Also‚ there are tensions and killing between the Powhatans and British. Also‚ the colony of Jamestown

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    The Native American ’s encounters with European colonists led to different interactions between the two‚ as well as a development of varied relationships. America had been home to Native Americans since around 13‚000 B.C. The Europeans arrived in America around 1492 to find that the land was already inhabited. Before the Europeans arrived‚ the Native Americans had lived in harmony with nature and with each other in communities‚ having strong family ties. When the Europeans arrived‚ they held different

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    Historical Systems of Power‚ Governance‚ and Authority Through out our history and even in modern times‚ colonialism‚ imperialism and revolution have played a major part in the rise and fall of power structure and governance in the world. Societies have been overtaken‚ ruled‚ risen‚ and fallen. Wars have been fought for the power of one society‚ faction‚ or government to rule another. Non violent revolutions have enacted changes in power as well‚ making significant changes in power structures

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    Clash in the Chesapeake Lord De La Warr reached Jamestown in 1610 with supplies and military. He started the First Anglo-Powhatan War. The Indians were again defeated in the Second Anglo-Powhatan War in 1644. By 1685‚ the English considered the Powhatan people to be extinct. Virginia: Child of Tobacco John Rolfe married Pocahontas in 1614‚ ending the First Anglo-Powhatan War. In 1619‚ self-government was made in Virginia. The London Company authorized the settlers to summon an assembly‚

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    outlining the difficulties of colonization‚ was written by John Smith himself. In his tale‚ he described the relationships he formed in Jamestown with the Native Americans. After the region of Jamestown was established‚ a tribe of Indians led by Powhatan came in contact with Smith. It was clear that Smith and his people put their efforts into seeking riches rather than into finding foods or farming for the cold

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    forts also while arriving‚ they were being attacked by the neighboring natives the Powhatan. While that discontinues‚ they have already established in the luscious fertile soil‚ they try to produce and accomplish their profit and trade of cash crops that are compatible to tobacco and other pricey goods. But everything goes downhill in the interest of of disease‚ famine‚ and sporadic attacks from the neighboring Powhatan natives took a tremendous toll on the population of the settlement and dwindled

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    The New World was discovered by Spain’s Christopher Columbus in 1492. Many believed that the settlement of the Spanish in the New World was the original settlement. For many years before the arrival of the Europeans‚ various tribes were scattered all throughout the Americas. There was an estimated 10‚000 people living in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. America was not a virgin wilderness for nearly 12‚000 years. The Spanish were the first to arrive in the New World. They

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    While watching the Disney movie Pocahontas I have discovered there were some major differences between the movie and John Smith’s “The General Historie.” It can be easily assumed that many people have heard of the tale Pocahontas which is a movie about a mysterious young native girl from the New World who rescues an English explorer who goes by the name of John Smith‚ from death and falls in love with him. No matter which version we all may have heard‚ most people are familiar with the legend that

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