Monday, November 4, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Jamestown: A Story of Success and Failure
I. The People
A.
Too many gentlemen
1.
They were not experienced with physical labor
2.
Many refused to work
3.
Many only wanted their servants to look for gold
B)
No farmers
C)
Many laborers
1.
Many wanted to look for gold instead of work
2.
Some didn’t work hard because of a lack of personal property
II. Relationship with the Natives
A)
Built a fort for protection
B)
Used violence to intimidate Natives
C)
Made some attempts at peace with Natives
D)
Always under a threat of an attack from Natives
III. Captain John Smith
A)
Arrested for mutiny on the voyage to Virginia
B)
Military and leadership skills help colony survive
C)
Captured, almost executed by Natives
D)
Gave gentlemen a choice: work or starve
E)
Left Jamestown
IV.Food
A)
Settlers had little food
B)
Many settlers died from disease or starvation
C)
Relied on trade with Natives for food
D)
Attacked and stole food from Natives
E)
Starving Time
1.
Took place from October 1609 to March 1610
2. Natives refuse to trade with Settlers
3.
440 of 500 colonists died
V. Tobacco
A)
The Good
1. Natives taught settlers to grow, cure and smoke tobacco
2.
Traders introduce the tobacco to Europeans
3.
Europeans buy tobacco from settlers
4.
Colony becomes profitable
B)
The Bad
1.
Tobacco farms create a need for cheap labor.
a)
Captured Africans become enslaved.
b)
Generations of slavery result in part because of tobacco
2.
Tobacco-related deaths still plague the modern world
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Turbulent Times Create Change
With change comes the opportunity for inspiration, ideas and implementation.
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Saturday, July 6, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Dark Ages
The Dark Ages :The Dark Ages is a term used to describe the period between 400 and 1000 AD in Europe.
Early scholars gave the name "Dark Ages" to the period in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. During this period, barbarian Goths, Vandals, and Huns swept down on Europe from the north and east. They destroyed many fine buildings and works of art that had existed during Roman times. During the Dark Ages, knowledge survived only in monasteries, and there were very few schools. Many of the old arts and crafts were lost. This is why the time was called the "Dark Ages."
The eastern Roman Empire was not conquered by the barbarians. There, the arts still flourished. People were still thinking and making fine works of art in other parts of the world. In China and India, great civilizations grew and spread.
In the 1000s, Europe began to slowly recover from its artistic darkness. The lost knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans was found again. There was a new interest in learning, and the richer life of the Middle Ages began.
The Age of FeudalismDuring the Dark Ages many changes took place.
Less writing, education, trade (called the Dark Ages)
Political fragmentation. There were many leaders. The kings had less power because countries were divided into areas controlled by feudal lords. There were many barbaric tribes.
German political traditions differed - People were loyal to a tribe, not to a country. German legal traditions differed - They had laws for individual tribes. German cultural traditions - They had no written literature, and ruins were used for monuments.
The Church preserved ancient writings and Biblical writings. The Christian Church helped unify people of Europe because of its centralized authority and hierarchical nature. The Church unified the people because it was the only constant.
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