The Crash Of The Mayflower

John White left for supplies with 117 people in his colony in Roanoke, VA and came back two years later (Lane). Everything had completely vanished. How could someone leave and when they get back everything is just gone? Roanoke Colony completely vanished nothing left; no bodies, no supplies, but there are many theories dealing with the fate of the colonists.

As the English colonies developed across the 17th and 18th centuries from British ruled lands to colonies yearning for freedom, many factors of the past came into play to influence and unite the many colonies into igniting a revolution that would change the Atlantic World forever whether it was through violence or peaceful means.

During the years of 1909 to 1912 the Titanic was being constructed and was launched in Belfast, United Kingdom. “I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that.” Captain Edward Smith. The Titanic impacted American history through manufacturing ships stronger and the International Ice Patrol.

The Causes were that the Mayflower's migrated from England because of religious persecution. They were looking for religious freedom, so they created a self government called the Mayflower Compact. About 41 English colonist signed it but a week later the original paper was lost. Luckily William Bradford remembered who signed it and exactly where they were.

The creation the Mayflower compact was a very significant event in the history of the United States because of its example of a the first type of government in North America. The Mayflower Compact was draw up by a group of people known as Pilgrims in 1620. These people, mostly English, were in search of more religious freedom and better lives in the New World. 100 pilgrims began this journey in September of 1620 (History.com staff). Before, landing in New England, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact. This legal document created “just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices” (History.com staff). This was the first example of a self-government in the New World. The founding fathers would later use many of the ideas in the Mayflower Compact in other governing documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Through these examples, it is clear that the Mayflower Compact is significant to American history because it provided many ideas of self government that are still used in our governing documents today.

The Mayflower Compact, written and signed in 1620 by forty-one white men aboard a ship called the Mayflower, provided basic laws for those who first arrived in America. Eventually the thirteen colonies expanded, which brought an economical benefit and expanded trade for Britain. However, in the mid-1700s, Britain pushed the colonists to their limits, imposing them with unfair taxes. As a result, in 1775, colonists revolted in the American Revolution. When the war ended, colonists gained their freedom, from Britain, with the signing of The Treaty of Paris (1783).

The U.S. Constitution was written based off of many different events. After the Declaration of Independence was ratified July 4, 1776, Americans created the Articles of Confederation. The Articles failed because they gave more power to the states than to the country united. There were about 13 different currencies, so buying items from other states was rough. There was no President or National Courts.

Imagine being thrust into the center of greed, disease, and fighting. That's what it was like to be in Jamestown. In May 1607 about a 100 colonists landed in Jamestown. Many were excited to start a fresh new life but most didn’t make it past the first year. So the question is why did so many colonists? Many of them died because these reasons, people were greedy for food, disease ran rampant, and they fought among themselves and with Native Americans.

It started in 1583. Sir Humphrey Gilbert organized the enterprise. He ended up drowning while attempting to colonize St. John’s, Newfoundland. Sir Walter Raleigh, his half-brother, was chosen to take over. On March 25, 1584, Raleigh was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth I to colonize in North America. The first colony was established in 1584 on Roanoke Island, what is now Dare County, North Carolina, but over the course of two years they went through some hardships. They thought the native village of Aquascogoc stole a silver cup, and thus attacked the village. They remained anyway, even with the lack of food, and some men went back to England to grab more troops and supplies. In the meantime, from attacking the native village, the colonists were attacked, but able to repel said attack. When Sir Francis Drake stopped by on the way back and volunteered to take the colonists back to England, they agreed, leaving behind a couple men to protect Raleigh’s claim to Roanoke. Thus was the first failure of the settlement of Roanoke.

First, the colonists were not aware of the infectious diseases that the Europeans brought to the land. For that, they do not carry any treatment that was capable of helping them to fight infections, as a result many died.

Following the creation of the Mayflower compact, John Carver was the first elected governor of Plymouth. However, he died during the first winter and was succeeded by William

Famine, disease, odor, anger are all experienced while on a voyage to the new world in the seventeenth century. In Lorri Glover and Daniel Blake Smith’s The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown, the authors’ chronicle the struggles and adventures of the Virginia Company in England. When reading this novel, the main points that stood out most to me was that colonization of America presented a lucrative enterprise and companies will go to great extremes to access the available wealth. The authors of The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown changed my view on early American colonization in regards to the interactions between natives and Europeans, the abuse of religion, and the harsh conditions settlers endured.

The Mayflower Compact was the first document of the Plymth colony. The Mayflower Compact, was signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 1620. It was the first written framework of government established in the new world.

One large project that is being pursued is colonizing mars with a human population. This will mold the future and newer generations. It can make us question the future and what lies ahead. It has been said that it will take no more than 50 years to fulfill the colonization of mars.

One of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, was the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Although many ships have succumbed to the icebergs in the ocean, none have accounted for a greater loss of life than the Titanic (Hill, 2000). All the hype surrounding the Titanic in 1912, made people believe this ship was going to be an unstoppable luxury cruise; even third class passengers would be able to enjoy simple things that weren’t offered on other ocean liners at the time, like cooked meals and their own private cabins. The Titanic was dubbed the Ship of Dreams; however, it would turn into a nightmare for the passengers and their families in less than a week. The maiden voyage from South Hampton, England to New York City, New York would be a journey no one could forget. The sinking of the Titanic would capture the imagination of Hollywood directors, and became the passion of sea explorers who would search for the great vessel.