PDF-(BOOK)-Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England

Written with an elegant simplicity of style this pioneering study has become an enduring classic in the fields of American colonial and environmental history Howard R Lamar Yale UniversityChanges in the Land is an original and persuasive interpretation of the changing circumstances in New Englands plant and animal communities that occurred with the shift from Indian to European dominance With the tools of both historian and ecologist William Cronon constructs a brilliant interdisciplinary analysis of how the land and the people influenced one another and how that complex web of relationships shaped New Englands communitiesBy appraising evidence that ranges from fossil pollen counts to Puritan court documents William Cronon explains how the farming practices and commercial instincts of the early English Colonists destroyed the regions flourishing forest habitat and doomed New Englands native Indians with it Cronons eloquent book has the rigor of firstrate history and the power of tragedy Jim Miller NewsweekThe books greatest contribution is bringing together work from so many sources in a wide range of disciplines and in focusing it through the lens of ecological concerns Karen Ordahl Kupperman The Journal of American History. th. century.. SSUSH1a: . Explain Virginia’s development; include the . Virginia Company. , . tobacco cultivation. , relationships with Native Americans such as . Powhatan. , . development of the . Chapter 2 & 3. Chapter 2. When Worlds Collide. The English and the Algonquians at Roanoke. In 1590, Governor John White returned to Roanoke Island, where he had left the first English colonists three years ago, in search of the 115 colonists; mostly single men, but also twenty families, including White’s daughter, son-in-law, and Virginia Dare, the first English baby born in North America. He found the colonists’ houses taken down and their possessions scattered, but saw “CROATOAN” on a trunk, the name of a friendly village, and set sail for the . American Colonization. Why would anyone want to come here?. Profit. Freedom of Religion. Freedom from Tyranny. Free Land. Roanoke, 1587. Sir. . Walter Raleigh tries to establish a colony in N. Carolina. France vs. England. Between 1689 and 1763, these two nations fought against one another 4 times. That’s 4 wars in just 70 years!!. The last one, King George’s War ended in a stalemate (nobody won). Armed conflict between American Indians and colonists between 1675-78.. American Indian leader (Wampanoag tribe) = . Metacomet. = King Phillip. Largest violent military campaign in New England in 1600s. Review- Reasons for European Settlement. Desire for spices, fabrics, gold- things they couldn’t get in England. The Renaissance. New navigation technology- stern rudders that could sail into the wind. Role of England. England weak, politically and economically in comparison to Spain. . Henry VII sponsored John Cabot’s voyages to Canada 1497 . lost interest when NW passage not discovered.. Lack of political will, and military capacity to challenge Spain before later 16thC. Reading and discussion prep. If there is a book assigned for the week I will expect you to use that to prepare. If there is not I will post some a extract on-line (usually primary source). I also expect you to give yourself a background knowledge of the subject. I can explain why New Englanders abandoned Winthrop’s vision of a “city upon a hill.”. I can describe why indentured servitude gave way to racial slavery in England’s plantation colonies.. I can differentiate the Southern, Middle, and New England Colonies as it pertains to social, economic and political development. Lessons . 1-6. To become like the people around you. A person or group that helps another for a common purpose. The cruel killing of many people. A struggle or disagreement. A relationship in which people or groups compete for the same thing. PERIOD 2. 1607 - 1763. KC 2.1. Differences in imperial goals, cultures, and the North American environments that different empires confronted led Europeans to develop diverse patterns to colonization. Camille Eva Ben H Omar Colin Newport Who was Newport? Christopher Newport was born in 1561 and died in 1617. His job was a privateer and navigator. A privateer and navigator is similar to a pirate except he fought the pirates. While he was fighting he lost his hand and replaced it with a hook. Role of England. England weak, politically and economically in comparison to Spain. . Henry VII sponsored John Cabot’s voyages to Canada 1497 . lost interest when NW passage not discovered.. Lack of political will, and military capacity to challenge Spain before later 16thC. I can explain why New Englanders abandoned Winthrop’s vision of a “city upon a hill.”. I can describe why indentured servitude gave way to racial slavery in England’s plantation colonies.. I can differentiate the Southern, Middle, and New England Colonies as it pertains to social, economic and political development.