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How did early colonists pay for their passage across the Atlantic?
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The Pilgrims on the Mayflower were sponsored by the London and Plymouth Company. The agreement was that if the colonies prospered, this would be payment back to the compaines.
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Where did the colonist go looking for religious freedom?
the early colonists escaped countries in Europe because they did not have religious freedom to seek religious freedom they sailed across the Atlantic ocean to the Americas.
Which term was used to describe early colonists who worked for a specific number of years in exchange for their passage to America?
Indentured servant.
What was the advantage of the northwest passage?
The Northwest Passage sought by early European explorers runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic Archipelago. It was considered impassable then because of ice and weather but is currently in use.
What is the significance of indentured servants?
Indentured servant were significant in populating the early Americas. Many of the first colonists gained passage to the colonies as indentured servants.
When did the first woman fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
On May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, and landed the next day in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.More specifically...In answer to the question "as written," Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in June of 1928...as a passenger. From www.acepilots.com, "The pilots, Wilmer Stutz and Louis Gordon, were all but forgotten in the media frenzy surrounding the first woman to fly across the Atlantic." As the first answer cites above, she then went on to become the first woman to fly "solo" across the Atlantic when she accomplished that feat in 1932. Hope that helps clear things up. Another Reference Source: "Aviation; The Early Years" by Peter Almond, which is full of great photographs from the early aviation days. Pg 315 references her 1928 crossing.
Where did the colonist go looking for religious freedom?
the early colonists escaped countries in Europe because they did not have religious freedom to seek religious freedom they sailed across the Atlantic ocean to the Americas.
Which early explorer convinced Europeans that there was a New World across the Atlantic?
Amerigo Vespucci
What is the nonexistent path through North America that early explorers searched for that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
Northwest Passage
Which term was used to describe early colonists who worked for a specific number of years in exchange for their passage to America?
Indentured servant.
Where the early europeans explorers hoping to reach when triyng to sail through the northwest passage in icy waters of arctic region of Canada?
A passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
What is the indenturered servant?
Indentured servant were significant in populating the early Americas. Many of the first colonists gained passage to the colonies as indentured servants.
The challenges Charles Lindbergh had to endure during the flight when solo across the Atlantic Ocean successfully in early 1927?
Raymond Orteig was the challenger, he offered $25,000 to the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
What was the advantage of the northwest passage?
The Northwest Passage sought by early European explorers runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic Archipelago. It was considered impassable then because of ice and weather but is currently in use.
What is the indentured servants significance?
Indentured servant were significant in populating the early Americas. Many of the first colonists gained passage to the colonies as indentured servants.
What is the significance of indentured servants?
Indentured servant were significant in populating the early Americas. Many of the first colonists gained passage to the colonies as indentured servants.
What key discovery during the early sixteenth century that made regular trade possible across the Atlantic ocean?
the gulf stream
What was the key discover during the early sixteenth century that made regular trade possible across the Atlantic ocean?
suez canal
