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What British territory was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia?
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The answer is the lost colony of Roanoke.
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Why did most Indians fight with the french against the british and its American colonists in the french and Indian war?
The French colonists treated the Native Americans with A LOT more respect than the other colonists did (including British colonists). The NAs would have rather had no colonization on their land at all, but given the choice to defend the peaceful French territory or fight alongside the British (who wanted to acquire that territory) it was an easy decision for them to make.
Which country is supposed to have been founded by shipwrecked british sailors?
Belize in Central America was supposedly founded by pirates from England and Scotland in the 1600s. They used Belize as a hiding place. However, the first European to live in Belize was a shipwrecked Spanish soldier named Gonzalo Guerrero. He was shipwrecked in 1511.
Great Britain raised taxes to pay for?
After the British, with the help of the colonists, had defeated the French in the French and Indian War (1756-1763), they acquired much more territory in need of protection against Indian attacks, including not only soldiers but forts and weapons. The British were deeply in debt from the war. The British Parliament thought it was reasonable to tax the colonists to help pay for the increased cost of protection, even though it was mostly the British monarchy and not the colonists already in place who would mostly benefit from the expanded territory.
Why did the native American hate and fear the colonist?
They didn't get along because the British colonists were always expanding out west into native American territory.
Why did great Britain riase taxes in its American colonies?
After the British, with the help of the colonists, had defeated the French in the French and Indian War (1756-1763), they acquired much more territory in need of protection against Indian attacks. They would have to pay more soldiers, build more forts, and buy more weapons and ammunition. But the British were deeply in debt from the war. The British Parliament thought it was reasonable to tax the colonists to help pay for the increased cost of protection, even though it was the British monarchy and not the colonists already in place who would mostly benefit from the expanded territory.
Was Virginia a territory before it became a state?
No it was a British Colony.
A British sentences with the word smuggle?
Many colonists in the Virginia colony used to smuggle.
Where did the proclamation of divide British territory?
Said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Why were british soldiers stationed in the coloniest after the proclamation of 1763?
to make sure that the colonists did not expand to more territory
Where did the proclamation of 1763 divided the British territory?
Said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Why did most Indians fight with the french against the british and its American colonists in the french and Indian war?
The French colonists treated the Native Americans with A LOT more respect than the other colonists did (including British colonists). The NAs would have rather had no colonization on their land at all, but given the choice to defend the peaceful French territory or fight alongside the British (who wanted to acquire that territory) it was an easy decision for them to make.
When was Jamestown made?
Jamestown was made in the early 1700's when the British colonists came to what is now Virginia.
Was the main cause of conflict between the British colonists and other European powers?
the unsettled territory between Newfoundland and Florida
Which country is supposed to have been founded by shipwrecked british sailors?
Belize in Central America was supposedly founded by pirates from England and Scotland in the 1600s. They used Belize as a hiding place. However, the first European to live in Belize was a shipwrecked Spanish soldier named Gonzalo Guerrero. He was shipwrecked in 1511.
Great Britain raised taxes to pay for?
After the British, with the help of the colonists, had defeated the French in the French and Indian War (1756-1763), they acquired much more territory in need of protection against Indian attacks, including not only soldiers but forts and weapons. The British were deeply in debt from the war. The British Parliament thought it was reasonable to tax the colonists to help pay for the increased cost of protection, even though it was mostly the British monarchy and not the colonists already in place who would mostly benefit from the expanded territory.
Why did the native American hate and fear the colonist?
They didn't get along because the British colonists were always expanding out west into native American territory.
Why would the Indians support Britain for passing the proclamation in 1763?
thy supported the british....cuz it kept the colonists from moving farther into their territory
