Describe the influence the English, Dutch and the French had on colonial life.
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The first British colony in the Americas was the Roanoke colony. Colonists built a fort, constructed houses, planted crops, and searched for gold. Unfortunately, it was short lived because for reasons still unknown, it disappeared. England's first permanent colony was Jamestown. All throughout this time period,colonists interacted with native americans, either negatively or positively. In some cases, they traded furs with native americans and James Rolfe even married Pocahantas which established peace with the Powhatans for years. In the Plymouth colony, Native Americans taught the colonists about farming and fishing. colonists grew tabacco which was one of the main reasons for Jamestown's success.Once they ran out of servants to help with the tabacco, English colonists began buying slaves from Dutch colonists which is how slavery began in america.The Dutch settled in present day Bronx, Manhatten, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens. henry Hudson arrived in Manhatten in 1609. When France arrived,conflicts with the British over who conquered more of the Americas broke out and led to the French and Indian War. Though the British defeated the French and the Native Americans, they ended up losing a lot in the war and having too much land to control afterwards.
I agree with everything that Claudia said because she pretty much summed up everything we read in Chap 3. She listed a lot of the important facts such as the crops, how slavery began, the marriage between Pocahatans and so on. We learned that tobacco was the main reason as to why the settling of Jamestown was a success. We learned that "purchasing laborers" between English and Dutch traders is where slavery began in America. The Dutch established a trading post called New Amsterdam and how Thanksgiving became Thanksgiving, thanks to the Native Americans and Pilgrims. One thing that stuck out and that I enjoyed finding out was how the Puritans got their name, which was by their wanting to purify the Church of England which had resembled the Catholic Church. What I also found interesting was that besides the big wars we hear about like The French and Indian War or WWI & II, the wars that were named after King/Queens. Other than that, that was Chapter 3
I believe the biggest impact which the Dutch, English, and French had on colonial life was the fighting which occurred. There were several wars which were mentioned in this chapter, many that involved the Native Americans. The wars listed in this chapter were King Philips war, King Williams War, Queen Annes War, and King Georges war. Lastly, they mention the French and Indian war which had a major effect on the relationship between the American Colonies and Britian making it one of the causes of the American Revolution. These wars must have put much stress on the colonies and eventually led them to resent these other countries.
One of the most interesting parts of this chapter was the section which spoke about the arrival of the Dutch and how they settled what is not Queens, Manhatten, Staten Island and the Bronx. Also, it mentioned the origin of Coney Island and its name. In addition to this I agree with Tina Marie when she mentions the Purtian church and how interesting its origin is!
After reading Ashley's post and reffering to the chapter it is clear that Warfare is one of the biggest influense that impacted Colonial life. Before these countries influenced the colonies in the new world, the colonies were mainly peaceful. After these countires ariesed the colonies experienced constant struggle over land, both volentary and involentary. One of the reasons I see this being the biggest influence is because after the British and French ended their war the colonies had to pick up the pieces.By this I mean they were expected to pay for compain agaisnt French Canada. Without theses influnce America may not have revolted against Great Britan when they did.
The influence the english, dutchand the french had on colonial life was that being the first colony the roanoke colony which would be known as todays Noth carolina and in this colony they build frots and made houses and also grew crops, but this colony was not able to last due to the fact that we still do not know about, but after this colony englands true first colony was the jamestown settlement. This colony was the first colony to make attempts to have interactions with native americans and be able to trade diffrent goods.Next was when JOhn smith and Pochohontus came toether and this was when the natives americans releized that they could be peaceful with the englsih and this lasted for a couple of years. Pochohontus won the love of the englsih but also they fell in love with tobacco and they thought that it was a great crop to grow and that it would do them alot of good. this is one of the main reasons that jamestoen was so succesful. When the Dutch later arrived Henry Hudson came to Manhatten island the big harbor. the Dutch west india comapny colonozed this regiona nd called it new netherlnds. There was a Dutch trading post named New Amsterdam and many other inthe bronx, brooklyn, Queens, and Staten island. the had to built a fort around these colonies so that the native americans or the englsih would not invade. The nest step was the frencha nd when they arrived England and france were already battling over who ahd dominace to north america and they were using the native americans to attack one another. this led to the frencha nd indian was that began in 1754 and lasted until 1763 and the fight was over colonail control. the british defeated the french and ther native americans. they ended up having to much land and control after the war ended.
The influence the English, Dutch and French had on colonial life was that The englsih colony first established was the Roanoke colony, this colony did not last very long but they attempted to do many differnt thingd to construct their lifestyles. They tried to build forts, make hosues and grow crops, but the natives unfortunatly had forced then back and they lost everything that they had built. Natives who were major interactionists between colonist during the entire time period. John smith made peace with the native americans by marrying his daughter pochohontus. Tobacco captured the englishes attention and they began to grow it. This crop attracted many colonists. This is why jamestown was such a succesful colony. When the Dutch arrived Henry Hudson sailed into Manhatten Island and the Dutch west india comapny was formed also being call new netherlands. Dutch had manys settlement in the BROnx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten island. they built a fort tot protect these colonies from native americans or english invasion. the colony was struggling and they were tading spices and slves and this seemed to be working for them until the britsih invaded. When the french got involved they began alot of conflict witht eh british. The french and indian war broke out in 1754 and it was to decide who had what colonial control. the french and the native americans won the battle and in the end they each ended up having to much land and not knowing what to do with it.
I agree with claudia and all the points she made about all the diffrent aspects in the chapter. i also agree with the interesting points that tina marie made about teh puritans and the idea of their church.
The english, dutch and the french developed the first colony, known as the the roanoke colony. They started to learning how to build fors and houses. They also grew their owncrops, but this colony did not remain stable. Englands first real colony was the Jamestown settlement. During this time was when they first made an attempt to have interactions with native americans and be able to trade diffrent goods. I think that this colony was the real start of something because it gave them a resource to expland what they did and who they intreacted with. It was a way for them to develop and come into contact with things and people they were not used to dealing with.
I agree with Marissa and believe that although the first British colonoy in the Americas was the Roanoake colony, England's true first colony was Jamestown. Jamestown was England's first permanent colony. This colony was able to succeed because of the help of Captain John Smith who ruled with harsh orders that included "no work, no food." John Smith helped turn the settlers into successful traders with the Native Americans. This chapter was interesting because it disucseed how the legend of Pocahontas did not really occur the way it is written because John Smith did not mention Pocahontas in anything that he wrote.
Along with Ashley, I found the Coney Island fact really interesting. Also, it is important to realize the rich history of places such as the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, especially since these are all local places. The information about Pocahontas is certainly valuable and will be familiar to students because of the popular Disney movie. If many children have not seen the movie, it can be incorporated into the lesson plan. As tee09 mentioned, associating Puritans with purifying is an easy way to remember what they were all about.
I agree with all of what Melissa said. I also found the Coney Island fact, as well as, the information on Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island all very interesting. I even like the part on religion on how England split from the Catholic Church to form the Church of England, which led to the Puritans breaking away from the Church of England to "purify" it. This then led to Separatists who were known as the "pilgrims" that came to America. I also found it interesting to know that the Jamestown Colony was set up before the Pilgrims even arrived. I think many people believe that the pilgrims were the first to arrive and work with the Native Americans. Also, I found it interesting to know that the Native Americans had been celebrating Thanksgiving before the Pilgrims, if the harvest would permit. Finally, the chapter ends with a discussion of a series of wars, better known as The French and Indian Wars. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 ended the war and with it, ended more than a century and a half of French power in the New World.
In response to the first colonies, I agree with Trish in terms of recognizing Jamestown as the first colony. While Roanoake was the first colony established, it did not last. Therefore I believe, similar to many others' responses, that Jamestown was the first true colony because it was the first to truely survive and succeed. However, it is still important to study Roanoake and learn about the various struggles and successes of the first colonists.
I agree with Marissa's post and all the points that she has made about this chapter. The colony of Roanoke was the first colony influenced by the Dutch, English,and French. It was interesting to find that the first permanant colony was Jamestown. This colony was able to survive because of John Smith. Smith turned the settlers into successful traders with the Native Americans. A focus in this chapter was Pocohontas, it was interesting to find out that she was never really spoken about and did it really happen with her and John Smith? Like Melissa said, that will interest the students because it is a children's movie. The E Fact about Thanksgiving was interesting because I never knew that the Native Americans celebrated it before the Pilgrims and it was never an annual custom it was a gradual custom. The settlement at Salem struck me as interesting because I remember learning about Abigail Williams when I was in school and about the witch trials. This chapter ends having the British won the French and Indian War however, they took more land than they could control.
Throughout chapter three there had been multiple explorers and expeditions establishing colonies, some French and some English in the new world. I agree with all the responses that have been blogged. In this chapter the English, French, and Dutch influences shows how a great impact these expeditions had and have in the world. I have to agree with tee09 in her response to how the puritans got their name. "The church of Enlgand" ..."these reformers felt that the church of England still resembled the catholic church too closely for comfort. They disliked the church government along with what they perceived as showy rituals. Beacuse this group wanted to purify the church, they became knows as the puritans". I thought this was interesting because it shows by their wanting to purify the Church... it resembled the Catholic Church.
I also agree with a lot of what Melissa said. I liked that the book discussed John Smith and Pocahontas. Historical facts could be used in connection to Disney movie. Clips from the he movie could even be shown to motivate the students. I thought another interesting thing was how the settlers of Roanoke disappeared. Teachers could begin a discussion asking student what they think could have happened to encourage critical thinking. Another topic that could be addressed is reading maps. While discussing explorers, Students can be asked to find the different routes and places on a map. The Mayflower Compact can open a discussion about government and depending on the grade level different discussions can happen. Young children can be asked if they know what type of government we have and how it is different than having a king or queen. I think there are a lot of ways to connect different social studies topics in with each other.
Even though it did not survive as everyone stated the English established the first colony on Roanoke Island, now known as North Carolina. The next settlement to come about was Jamestown, which only survived due to its strict leader John Smith. I think it would be great as Candice stated to talk about John Smith and Pocahontas and bring the movie into class to motivate the children to learn. I found the E fact about the British first encouraging interracial marriage very interesting because I always thought it was forbidden. This chapter also talked about how slavery came about when indentured servitude ended. Then it goes on to discuss the beginning of trouble between the colonists and the Native Americans. The Dutch then hired Henry Hudson who found Manhattan Island and an abundance of trading began between the New World and the British, Dutch and Spanish. The chapter later talked about the Salem witch trials and how one has to understand what was going through the minds of the people during that time. Later came many small wars and finally the French and Indian war which the British won and doubled its national debt by taking more territory than it could manage. I also agree with what Ashley said about the interesting Coney Island facts.
All the outside influences from the Europeans and such, but how it is that the Spanish influence is not mention. My humble opinion is that the Spaniards were a bunch of thieves that took advantage of all the indigenous civilizations and Indian tribes along their way. They took their treasures and whatever valuables they could find and gave them so little in returned. Some indigenous people were taken has slaves and move to other parts of the world. If we look closely at the world today we will see evidence of the influence of Native American people. They’re so many different shades of people in this world and many can be traced back to Native American ancestors. I’m glad to finely read the story of how Pocahontas came about. I read different books on her story but until now I read the history of how she came about. It’s amazing to see how even back then their was a law about mixing races and how they had to get approval to marry and sometimes the man would even get paid to marry an Indian woman. I was not raised in this country and I found this history very interesting. If we look at other nations we can find similarities of the oppression so many had to go through. Most nations have similarities and differences in the way they were conquered. For most it began with slavery and moved up to other issues. Most had to fight some type of war to release their fellow brothers from the oppression and for a better way of life. I can see that history really repeats itself.
The Dutch influences can be link to our very own New York Knicks. No, I’m not saying the Dutch is to blame for the state of the Knicks basketball team but rather the Dutch influence the name Knickbocker. If you look around us more you can see how the Dutch has influence the names of Coney Island, Stuyvesant high school, Holland tunnel, Hudson river to name a few. It is fascinating how Coney Island was named. Coney Island had an abundance of rabbits roaming the area and since the word Konijn is a Dutch word for rabbit, why not called it Coney Island? I think that if you go around there now a day you won’t find any rabbits in the area. Maybe find trouble but no rabbits. The English influence us in many more ways than just eating an English Muffin. English influence us with organized religion. Many of the first English people who came to America wanted that freedom of religion. We have the Quakers, Puritans, Roman Catholic and many more. How could we ever forget to mention the French? They did more than influence us. They assisted us in getting our independence! The French influence America in dividing territories. They help shape modern day Florida, Quebec, Montreal, Cape Cod, the fate of Native Americans and many more.
In response to Trish, I can't believe I've been living a lie. This whole time I thought the Disney's portrayal of Pocohontas was accurate. I loved that movie and I thought she was attractive for a cartoon drawing. Like always, history will always get distorted for monetary gain.
The English, Dutch and the French had many influences in the colonial life. They imposed their beliefs, traditions and created their own laws. When the Britist won the indian war, the colonist were in debt. During this time, there was a lot of conflicts and war over land and supremacy, in which many colonists were captured and killed.
I agree with Ashley. As I wrote in my comment, during this period there was sereval wars over land and supremacy. The colonists were victims of these comflicts over power. Thousands of colonists were captured, burned and killed during these wars. This is one of the causes that led to the revolution. The colonists were tired of the abuse and the power that the English had over them.
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The first British colony in the Americas was the Roanoke colony. Colonists built a fort, constructed houses, planted crops, and searched for gold. Unfortunately, it was short lived because for reasons still unknown, it disappeared. England's first permanent colony was Jamestown. All throughout this time period,colonists interacted with native americans, either negatively or positively. In some cases, they traded furs with native americans and James Rolfe even married Pocahantas which established peace with the Powhatans for years. In the Plymouth colony, Native Americans taught the colonists about farming and fishing. colonists grew tabacco which was one of the main reasons for Jamestown's success.Once they ran out of servants to help with the tabacco, English colonists began buying slaves from Dutch colonists which is how slavery began in america.The Dutch settled in present day Bronx, Manhatten, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens. henry Hudson arrived in Manhatten in 1609. When France arrived,conflicts with the British over who conquered more of the Americas broke out and led to the French and Indian War. Though the British defeated the French and the Native Americans, they ended up losing a lot in the war and having too much land to control afterwards.
I agree with everything that Claudia said because she pretty much summed up everything we read in Chap 3. She listed a lot of the important facts such as the crops, how slavery began, the marriage between Pocahatans and so on. We learned that tobacco was the main reason as to why the settling of Jamestown was a success. We learned that "purchasing laborers" between English and Dutch traders is where slavery began in America. The Dutch established a trading post called New Amsterdam and how Thanksgiving became Thanksgiving, thanks to the Native Americans and Pilgrims.
One thing that stuck out and that I enjoyed finding out was how the Puritans got their name, which was by their wanting to purify the Church of England which had resembled the Catholic Church. What I also found interesting was that besides the big wars we hear about like The French and Indian War or WWI & II, the wars that were named after King/Queens. Other than that, that was Chapter 3
I believe the biggest impact which the Dutch, English, and French had on colonial life was the fighting which occurred. There were several wars which were mentioned in this chapter, many that involved the Native Americans. The wars listed in this chapter were King Philips war, King Williams War, Queen Annes War, and King Georges war. Lastly, they mention the French and Indian war which had a major effect on the relationship between the American Colonies and Britian making it one of the causes of the American Revolution. These wars must have put much stress on the colonies and eventually led them to resent these other countries.
One of the most interesting parts of this chapter was the section which spoke about the arrival of the Dutch and how they settled what is not Queens, Manhatten, Staten Island and the Bronx. Also, it mentioned the origin of Coney Island and its name.
In addition to this I agree with Tina Marie when she mentions the Purtian church and how interesting its origin is!
After reading Ashley's post and reffering to the chapter it is clear that Warfare is one of the biggest influense that impacted Colonial life. Before these countries influenced the colonies in the new world, the colonies were mainly peaceful. After these countires ariesed the colonies experienced constant struggle over land, both volentary and involentary. One of the reasons I see this being the biggest influence is because after the British and French ended their war the colonies had to pick up the pieces.By this I mean they were expected to pay for compain agaisnt French Canada. Without theses influnce America may not have revolted against Great Britan when they did.
The influence the english, dutchand the french had on colonial life was that being the first colony the roanoke colony which would be known as todays Noth carolina and in this colony they build frots and made houses and also grew crops, but this colony was not able to last due to the fact that we still do not know about, but after this colony englands true first colony was the jamestown settlement. This colony was the first colony to make attempts to have interactions with native americans and be able to trade diffrent goods.Next was when JOhn smith and Pochohontus came toether and this was when the natives americans releized that they could be peaceful with the englsih and this lasted for a couple of years. Pochohontus won the love of the englsih but also they fell in love with tobacco and they thought that it was a great crop to grow and that it would do them alot of good. this is one of the main reasons that jamestoen was so succesful. When the Dutch later arrived Henry Hudson came to Manhatten island the big harbor. the Dutch west india comapny colonozed this regiona nd called it new netherlnds. There was a Dutch trading post named New Amsterdam and many other inthe bronx, brooklyn, Queens, and Staten island. the had to built a fort around these colonies so that the native americans or the englsih would not invade. The nest step was the frencha nd when they arrived England and france were already battling over who ahd dominace to north america and they were using the native americans to attack one another. this led to the frencha nd indian was that began in 1754 and lasted until 1763 and the fight was over colonail control. the british defeated the french and ther native americans. they ended up having to much land and control after the war ended.
The influence the English, Dutch and French had on colonial life was that The englsih colony first established was the Roanoke colony, this colony did not last very long but they attempted to do many differnt thingd to construct their lifestyles. They tried to build forts, make hosues and grow crops, but the natives unfortunatly had forced then back and they lost everything that they had built. Natives who were major interactionists between colonist during the entire time period. John smith made peace with the native americans by marrying his daughter pochohontus. Tobacco captured the englishes attention and they began to grow it. This crop attracted many colonists. This is why jamestown was such a succesful colony. When the Dutch arrived Henry Hudson sailed into Manhatten Island and the Dutch west india comapny was formed also being call new netherlands. Dutch had manys settlement in the BROnx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten island. they built a fort tot protect these colonies from native americans or english invasion. the colony was struggling and they were tading spices and slves and this seemed to be working for them until the britsih invaded. When the french got involved they began alot of conflict witht eh british. The french and indian war broke out in 1754 and it was to decide who had what colonial control. the french and the native americans won the battle and in the end they each ended up having to much land and not knowing what to do with it.
I agree with claudia and all the points she made about all the diffrent aspects in the chapter. i also agree with the interesting points that tina marie made about teh puritans and the idea of their church.
The english, dutch and the french developed the first colony, known as the the roanoke colony. They started to learning how to build fors and houses. They also grew their owncrops, but this colony did not remain stable. Englands first real colony was the Jamestown settlement. During this time was when they first made an attempt to have interactions with native americans and be able to trade diffrent goods. I think that this colony was the real start of something because it gave them a resource to expland what they did and who they intreacted with. It was a way for them to develop and come into contact with things and people they were not used to dealing with.
I agree with Marissa and believe that although the first British colonoy in the Americas was the Roanoake colony, England's true first colony was Jamestown. Jamestown was England's first permanent colony. This colony was able to succeed because of the help of Captain John Smith who ruled with harsh orders that included "no work, no food." John Smith helped turn the settlers into successful traders with the Native Americans. This chapter was interesting because it disucseed how the legend of Pocahontas did not really occur the way it is written because John Smith did not mention Pocahontas in anything that he wrote.
Along with Ashley, I found the Coney Island fact really interesting. Also, it is important to realize the rich history of places such as the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, especially since these are all local places. The information about Pocahontas is certainly valuable and will be familiar to students because of the popular Disney movie. If many children have not seen the movie, it can be incorporated into the lesson plan. As tee09 mentioned, associating Puritans with purifying is an easy way to remember what they were all about.
I agree with all of what Melissa said. I also found the Coney Island fact, as well as, the information on Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island all very interesting. I even like the part on religion on how England split from the Catholic Church to form the Church of England, which led to the Puritans breaking away from the Church of England to "purify" it. This then led to Separatists who were known as the "pilgrims" that came to America. I also found it interesting to know that the Jamestown Colony was set up before the Pilgrims even arrived. I think many people believe that the pilgrims were the first to arrive and work with the Native Americans. Also, I found it interesting to know that the Native Americans had been celebrating Thanksgiving before the Pilgrims, if the harvest would permit. Finally, the chapter ends with a discussion of a series of wars, better known as The French and Indian Wars. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 ended the war and with it, ended more than a century and a half of French power in the New World.
In response to the first colonies, I agree with Trish in terms of recognizing Jamestown as the first colony. While Roanoake was the first colony established, it did not last. Therefore I believe, similar to many others' responses, that Jamestown was the first true colony because it was the first to truely survive and succeed. However, it is still important to study Roanoake and learn about the various struggles and successes of the first colonists.
I agree with Marissa's post and all the points that she has made about this chapter. The colony of Roanoke was the first colony influenced by the Dutch, English,and French. It was interesting to find that the first permanant colony was Jamestown. This colony was able to survive because of John Smith. Smith turned the settlers into successful traders with the Native Americans. A focus in this chapter was Pocohontas, it was interesting to find out that she was never really spoken about and did it really happen with her and John Smith? Like Melissa said, that will interest the students because it is a children's movie. The E Fact about Thanksgiving was interesting because I never knew that the Native Americans celebrated it before the Pilgrims and it was never an annual custom it was a gradual custom. The settlement at Salem struck me as interesting because I remember learning about Abigail Williams when I was in school and about the witch trials. This chapter ends having the British won the French and Indian War however, they took more land than they could control.
Throughout chapter three there had been multiple explorers and expeditions establishing colonies, some French and some English in the new world. I agree with all the responses that have been blogged. In this chapter the English, French, and Dutch influences shows how a great impact these expeditions had and have in the world.
I have to agree with tee09 in her response to how the puritans got their name. "The church of Enlgand" ..."these reformers felt that the church of England still resembled the catholic church too closely for comfort. They disliked the church government along with what they perceived as showy rituals. Beacuse this group wanted to purify the church, they became knows as the puritans". I thought this was interesting because it shows by their wanting to purify the Church... it resembled the Catholic Church.
I also agree with a lot of what Melissa said. I liked that the book discussed John Smith and Pocahontas. Historical facts could be used in connection to Disney movie. Clips from the he movie could even be shown to motivate the students. I thought another interesting thing was how the settlers of Roanoke disappeared. Teachers could begin a discussion asking student what they think could have happened to encourage critical thinking. Another topic that could be addressed is reading maps. While discussing explorers, Students can be asked to find the different routes and places on a map.
The Mayflower Compact can open a discussion about government and depending on the grade level different discussions can happen. Young children can be asked if they know what type of government we have and how it is different than having a king or queen.
I think there are a lot of ways to connect different social studies topics in with each other.
Even though it did not survive as everyone stated the English established the first colony on Roanoke Island, now known as North Carolina. The next settlement to come about was Jamestown, which only survived due to its strict leader John Smith. I think it would be great as Candice stated to talk about John Smith and Pocahontas and bring the movie into class to motivate the children to learn. I found the E fact about the British first encouraging interracial marriage very interesting because I always thought it was forbidden. This chapter also talked about how slavery came about when indentured servitude ended. Then it goes on to discuss the beginning of trouble between the colonists and the Native Americans. The Dutch then hired Henry Hudson who found Manhattan Island and an abundance of trading began between the New World and the British, Dutch and Spanish. The chapter later talked about the Salem witch trials and how one has to understand what was going through the minds of the people during that time. Later came many small wars and finally the French and Indian war which the British won and doubled its national debt by taking more territory than it could manage.
I also agree with what Ashley said about the interesting Coney Island facts.
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All the outside influences from the Europeans and such, but how it is that the Spanish influence is not mention. My humble opinion is that the Spaniards were a bunch of thieves that took advantage of all the indigenous civilizations and Indian tribes along their way. They took their treasures and whatever valuables they could find and gave them so little in returned. Some indigenous people were taken has slaves and move to other parts of the world. If we look closely at the world today we will see evidence of the influence of Native American people. They’re so many different shades of people in this world and many can be traced back to Native American ancestors.
I’m glad to finely read the story of how Pocahontas came about. I read different books on her story but until now I read the history of how she came about. It’s amazing to see how even back then their was a law about mixing races and how they had to get approval to marry and sometimes the man would even get paid to marry an Indian woman. I was not raised in this country and I found this history very interesting. If we look at other nations we can find similarities of the oppression so many had to go through. Most nations have similarities and differences in the way they were conquered. For most it began with slavery and moved up to other issues. Most had to fight some type of war to release their fellow brothers from the oppression and for a better way of life. I can see that history really repeats itself.
The Dutch influences can be link to our very own New York Knicks. No, I’m not saying the Dutch is to blame for the state of the Knicks basketball team but rather the Dutch influence the name Knickbocker. If you look around us more you can see how the Dutch has influence the names of Coney Island, Stuyvesant high school, Holland tunnel, Hudson river to name a few. It is fascinating how Coney Island was named. Coney Island had an abundance of rabbits roaming the area and since the word Konijn is a Dutch word for rabbit, why not called it Coney Island? I think that if you go around there now a day you won’t find any rabbits in the area. Maybe find trouble but no rabbits. The English influence us in many more ways than just eating an English Muffin. English influence us with organized religion. Many of the first English people who came to America wanted that freedom of religion. We have the Quakers, Puritans, Roman Catholic and many more. How could we ever forget to mention the French? They did more than influence us. They assisted us in getting our independence! The French influence America in dividing territories. They help shape modern day Florida, Quebec, Montreal, Cape Cod, the fate of Native Americans and many more.
In response to Trish, I can't believe I've been living a lie. This whole time I thought the Disney's portrayal of Pocohontas was accurate. I loved that movie and I thought she was attractive for a cartoon drawing. Like always, history will always get distorted for monetary gain.
The English, Dutch and the French had many influences in the colonial life. They imposed their beliefs, traditions and created their own laws. When the Britist won the indian war, the colonist were in debt. During this time, there was a lot of conflicts and war over land and supremacy, in which many colonists were captured and killed.
I agree with Ashley. As I wrote in my comment, during this period there was sereval wars over land and supremacy. The colonists were victims of these comflicts over power. Thousands of colonists were captured, burned and killed during these wars. This is one of the causes that led to the revolution. The colonists were tired of the abuse and the power that the English had over them.
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