Kim and David continue discussing the Lost Colony of Roanoke. What happened when the English colonists finally settled on the coast of North Carolina? What are the prevailing theories about what happened to the colonists?
Material Type: Lesson
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the first English settlements in AmericaDescribe the differences between the Chesapeake Bay colonies and the New England coloniesCompare and contrast the wars between native inhabitants and English colonists in both the Chesapeake Bay and New England coloniesExplain the role of Bacon’s Rebellion in the rise of chattel slavery in Virginia
Material Type: Module
Kim discusses the early difficulties of the English colonists at Jamestown, and clears up some common misconceptions about John Smith and Pocahontas.
Material Type: Lesson
Kim discusses how John Rolfe's discovery that Virginia was the perfect environment to cultivate tobacco led to Jamestown's success -- and to a great deal of conflict between the English and the Powhatans, resulting in the first and second Anglo-Powhatan Wars.
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tells the story of the first road built with federal funds. Construction of the 632-mile road from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, began in 1811. The aim was to improve trade between the east and the emerging western frontier and to avoid losing western trade to England in Canada or Spain in the Louisiana Territory. The website tells how the road was built, how people traveled on it, accommodations they found along the way, and more.
Material Type: Reading
