Rivers of England

Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt Rivers and Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler were integral in the progression of archaeological philosophy and practice. Both archaeologists brought a much more scientific approach into archaeology, along with other innovations. Their works are very close in archaeological philosophy and practice, and even had similar leadership styles while being the head of an archaeological excavation or research team. These similarities bring these two foundational

stated that all importations to England or from Asia and Africa must be carried out on English ships. This navigation act was meant to reduce the colonies’ commercial freedom in order to cut ties with the Dutch, who were profiting from the colonies. This was followed by many more navigation acts. The Navigation Act of 1660 required all trade to be carried out on ships controlled by England. It also stated that certain products, such as tobacco, were solely for England. Finally, the Navigation Act of

came to be recognized as The Battle of Jumonville Glen. France and England initially pursued the French and Indian War mainly for power of the area known as the Ohio River Valley. The Ohio River Valley was a property filled with fur-bearing animals and profuse resources. Both English and French colonists wanted to settle it to make fortunes in the fur trade. The Ohio River formed by the union of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at the time Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ran through the valley. As French

the New England and the Chesapeake region, which were settled largely by people of English origin, had evolved into two distinct societies. The regions were founded under different climates and for different purposes. In addition, the two has political, economical, social, and religious differences. Due to these factors, the two regions formed their own societies and had different ways of colonial life. New England and the Chesapeake region were formed on different foundations, New England was formed

be sourced back to the dramatic population increases seen in England before and during the revolution. In 1696, the population of London was 530,000, cities and other towns consisted of 870,000 inhabitants, while villages had a population of 4,100,000. In 1881, these numbers drastically increased as the urban population was 17,285,026, and the rural population was 8,683,026. Between the beginning of the revolution and its end, England underwent massive population growth. This population increase

Have you ever visited New York? Have you ever wondered about what it was like to live there when it was a colony? There are many facts that helped to shape New York to what it is. There are a few facts that are very important to how New York has evolved into the great city it is. For one it was founded in 1624 and was called New Netherland. Also later in time New Jersey split off from New York. These are just a few of the many facts about the New York Colony. New York is an interesting colony

The Three Colonies Have you ever imagined what New England, Middle, and southern colonies did or what they had to go through? Well, for each region other colonies settled in these regions, had different economies, and society. Each region are different, but some have similarities like dealing with slaves. Each and every one of these regions have significant styles on how they dealt with; surviving, working, earning money, and the way they had to live in each individual region. In each region they

and 1700s, the Puritans were developing a large following in England. The Puritans were a new religious group. They called themselves Puritans because they wanted to purify and cleanse the Church of England. They thought the Church of England was ruined by bad practices from the Roman Catholic Church. The members of one group of these Puritans were known as the Pilgrims. They were convinced they could not fix the problems within England. First, they moved to the Netherlands. But after a while, they

production from more easily obtainable energy sources during this time. Moreover, Steam power was the main factor of the American Industrial Revolution. Before steam power , cotton mills operated by the use of water power, mainly rivers and streams. Mills harnessed these rivers and streams by waterwheels, a large wheel driven by flowing water. Therefore, cotton mills were restricted to areas where there were plenty of powerful running bodies of water, except in Britain. In Britain, a new invention starts

the James River in Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia in the spring of 1607.this was to be the first permanent English settlement in the new world. Hopes were high, and with good reason. The main question is, why did so many colonist die in early Jamestown? Colonist died in early Jamestown for 3 big reasons. Lack of support from England, which caused many deaths, bad relations with the Powhaton Indians, and last but not leant they had environmental struggles. Lack of support from England caused