Colonial America

The original purpose of the Jamestown colony was to make money for the Virginia Company.

Primary sources (in history) are things such as documents produced at the time. A secondary source is something written later by a historian.

Good examples of primary source documents are legal notices, letters, diaries, newspapers, maps, flags, important documents, clothes, and even furniture.

The Headright system began in the US state of Virginia.

The Headright system tried to solve the labor shortage problem. It was also a way to attract new colonists. Immigrant colonists were given one headright and could receive one more for each passage they paid for an additional immigrant.

The Headright system also led to too much distribution of land, increasing the tension between the Native Americans and the colonists. It also let to the increase of indentured servitude and slavery.

There is not a certain time when Native Americans first existed. They lived as Native Americans since the beginning of time.

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To increase their wealth and power
Gaining income and raw materials

Religious freedom

Many poor people got to the New World from Europe by becoming servants. They figured to be a servant in the New World would be better than what they had in their world.

Spain had many soldiers available to help it profit from exploration.

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African Port Cities grew in importance

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History as common memory

Most people south of the United States still speak Spanish