SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Natives from the Americas ruled England
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English settlers controlled the Eastern coast of the U.S
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French governed colonies in Canada
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English explorers welcomed the natives in England
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1606 King James I of England granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London to colonize the American coast anywhere between parallels 34° and 41° north and another charter to the Plymouth Company to settle between 38° and 45° north. In 1607 the Virginia Company crossed the ocean and established Jamestown.
Detailed explanation-2: -Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands established colonies in North America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Colonists came to America because they wanted political liberty. They wanted religious freedom and economic opportunity. The United States is a country where individual rights and self-government are important.
Detailed explanation-4: -Like the other European countries, England was motivated in part by the lure of both riches and the Northwest Passage. In 1606, King James I granted a charter to colonize Virginia to the Virginia Company of London, a joint-stock company of investors who believed there was a profit to be made.
Detailed explanation-5: -They created 13 colonies on the East Coast of the continent. Later, when the colonists won independence, these colonies became the 13 original states. Each colony had its own government, but the British king controlled these governments.