COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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English colonists settled at Jamestown
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Sir Francis Drake set sail for the Americas
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Spanish explorers landed at St. Augustine
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French fur trappers mapped the Mississippi River
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jamestown was located as close to the Atlantic Ocean as the initial colonial leaders thought was safe, rather than as far inland as ships could go, in order to balance military security with the logistics of getting back and forth to England.
Detailed explanation-3: -1607: Jamestown, Virginia, the first English settlement in North America, is founded by Captain John Smith and English gold seekers.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -On May 14, 1607, a group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River.