Name: Emma H September 2016
Seventh Grade Humanities M13C Ch. 4
Homework
Read chapter 4 in Making Thirteen Colonies and answer the following questions using complete sentences. Be sure to use textual evidence and analysis for each question. Each answer should be a full TEEAC paragraph.
1. Describe the significance of the year 1607, using the following terms: The London Company, King James, and the name of the 3 boats. Be sure to clearly explain each of these terms within your paragraph.
1607 was when the scientific revolution began. In 1607 Halley’s comet was spotted and Europeans believed that this meant bad luck. They thought that something bad was going to happened to them. Science became a bigger thing in 1607. People hadn’t thought about science that much until Halley’s comet, which is when things started to change. The first permanent colony also happened in 1607. Boats were being sent by a company called London Company to Asia to find money and gold. There were three boats sent, these boats were names, Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed. This shows that King James was making them think everything is a good idea. I can infer that they were not motivated to work. I think this because the king payed them to go on this journey but told them they could not own land. They probably thought there was no point. The kind put them in very dangerous positions. On their journey back the got attacked by indians. The Indians didn’t want them around, in fact they said they didn’t want white people around. “The local Indians knew about white men, and they didn’t want them around,” (Hakim, p. 25). This shows that there were many stereotypes going around from both sides. Therefore 1607 was a big year where the scientific revolution began, and also the first permanent colony.
2. Describe the terrain and the geography of the English fort.
The terrain in which the Englished lived in to me looks like an enclosed utopia at first. There is a tiny village in Jamestown, but it supplies everything they need. They are on the water which is good for trading and fishing, maybe even getting clean water. I notice that there is a baking oven outside the palisade- a high fence made of stakes. I can infer that the oven is outside the house not inside so that their village wouldn’t burn down. If you look at the houses they look small but sturdy. “Most of the houses have thatched roofs made from river grass or reeds, but some are covered with tree bark,” (Hakim, p.26). This shows that they are protected for when it rains. So far things are going pretty well. Soon they start to realize that this might not be the best spot for them. The terrain is swampy, and has weather extremes, and very deep water. The deep water can be good and bad at the same time. Deep water is good because of fishing and maybe even bathing. Deep water is bad because the Spanish can moor their boats right on their land. The terrain has both advantages and disadvantages.
3. Was the initial settlement successful? Why or why not?
The Englishman seem like they will do very well here. They will be successful because they have so many resources that they won’t starve, or die of thirst. They also have think they have good shelters that will keep them protected. “The Englishman spent a few weeks exploring the Bay Area. They feasted on strawberries, ate oysters, and noticed grapevines,” (Hakim, p.26). This shows that they have enough food for now. They have the food they need and this shows they will survive. I can infer that they will end up fighting with another tribe for their food. Speaking of other tribes, they are in a good location for trading. Since they are by the water, that means that there will be a lot of trades happening. At first the settlement seems successful but as time goes by things start to change. The English were not motivated to work because when the king payed them, he told them they could not own land. This made them work less because they knew they weren’t working for their own land. Though their land may be permanent, there are many things that can and will go wrong.
Here is a resubmission from one of the m13c homework. I am proud of this because at first some of my information was wrong, and I was a little confused with the information I wrote. The reason I am proud is because I did more research to make more correct inferences and I felt more confident with my work.