Recall that the Jamestown Colony was established by the Virginia Company of
London, a joint-stock company. Investors in the company hoped to find gold or
silver, or other potentially valuable natural resources. As a re
...
Recall that the Jamestown Colony was established by the Virginia Company of
London, a joint-stock company. Investors in the company hoped to find gold or
silver, or other potentially valuable natural resources. As a result, most settlers to
Jamestown were men and boys. On the other hand, Massachusetts was settled
by Puritan families, including men, women, and children, who were seeking
freedom to practice their religion without state interference.
CONCEPT
Think About It: How Did the Experience of the English Settlers Differ?
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Stone tools found in Canada may be evidence that humans migrated to North
America much earlier than previously believed.
A historian might use this example of (A) to interpret prehistoric events.
A
the European perspective oral history the Native American perspective
archaeological evidence
RATIONALE
Historians must use different techniques to study prehistoric peoples or events
since written sources are lacking. Ancient stone tools dug out of the earth are an
example of archeology, or the study of the past using the physical evidence found
in excavation.
CONCEPT
Think About It: What is History?
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Classify the statements as examples of "globalization," "colonization," or
"commodification."
globalizatio
n
colonization
commodific
ation
nations
competed to
claim the riches
and resources
of the New
World for their
own benefit
merchants
profited from
turning
resources from
the Americas
into products for
European
consumers
trade routes
across land
were expensive
and dangerous
so alternate
routes had to be
found
RATIONALE
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