US History timeline & concept chart: 10th-16th centuries pre-colonial Native Americans to early North American colonization (Spanish, French, Dutch): Difference between revisions

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* 1642: House of Burgesses
* 1642: House of Burgesses
|| '''Major Events, Concepts & Themes'''
|| '''Major Events, Concepts & Themes'''
=== Push / Pull factors ===
* conditions that "pushed" British emigration
* conditions that "pulled" colonial immigration
=== Joint Stock Company ===
=== Joint Stock Company ===
* shared ownership for commercial venture; used by England for 1st colonies
* shared ownership for commercial venture; used by England for 1st colonies
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| '''Push factors'''
| '''Push factors'''
* population growth
* religious persecution  
* religious persecution  
* primogeniture (1st born inherits)
* primogeniture (1st born inherits)
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* criminality
* criminality
|| '''Pull factors'''
|| '''Pull factors'''
* adventurism
* religious freedom
* religious freedom
* political opportunity
* economic opportunity
* economic opportunity
* new start
* "new start"
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|-  
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