New World Dbq Essay

Imagine being an Englishman living under Queen Elizabeth I control. Not being able to do what you want or not being able to practice your own religion. Instead of having to be controlled like a slave and have to follow a ruler. people from England traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to gain freedom to the New World. The journey was a very long and tedious with exciting expectations of what the new life in the New World was going to be like. Once the colonist got there the reality sank about settling with the natives.
Before Amadas and Barlowe set sail into the New World, they were granted all sorts of resources to help them survive as said Document 1, “This realm shall receive Oade, Oile, Wines, Hops, Salt, and most or all the commodities that we receive from the best parts of Europe, and we shall receive the same better cheape, than now we receive them, as we may use the matter.” The colonists spent many days on the ship trying to find new areas to explore addressed in Document 2, “The second of July, we found shoal water, where we smelled so sweet, and so strong a smell, as if we had been in the midst

of some delicate flower garden abounding with all kind of odoriferous flowers, by which we were assured, that the land could not be far distant: and keeping good watch, and bearing but slack sail, the fourth of the same month we arrived upon the coast.” While the colonists may have found the coast, it was difficult for them to find an area to anchor the boat to explore as said in Document 2, “We sailed along the same a

hundred and twenty English miles before we could find any entrance, or river issuing into the Sea. The first that appeared unto us, we entered, through not without same difficulty and cast anchor.” also referred to the land that they did find with a source of food in Document 2, “We viewed the land about us, being whereas we first landed, very sandy and low towards the water's side, but so full of grapes, as the very beating and surge of the Sea overflowed them, of which we found such plenty, as well there as in all places”. This lets us know that the colonists found something beneficial. It would not be long for the colonists to come in contact with the Native Americans.
As the Colonist started to travel more into the New world. There were a lot of expectations on how the colonist would have thought life would be like once they settle in the new region they call home. “This island had many goodly woods full of Deer, Conies, Hares, and Fowl even in the midst of summer incredible abundance.” This gave the colonist hope that since there was so so many different types of animals in this area that this would be a perfect place for the colonist to settle at. Many colonist were trying to find a new place in this new world, a new start, and new opportunities as said in Document 1. “Great possibility of further discoveries of other regions, from the north part of the north part of the same land by sea”. In Document 3 the colonist talk about finding more land with the best grapes the colonist have had in the area as said in the document “So abounding with sweet trees, that bring such sundry rich and most pleasant gummies, grapes of such greatness yet wild”. This gives the colonist another expectations that if they live here they will have plenty of grapes to either trade with or survive off. When the colonist met the Native Indians, they were completely oblivious and didn't take to consideration to think about what that Natives could do without the colonist knowing . but the Natives did gain the colonist trust though. In Document 2 it says “We were entertained with all the love and kindness, and the love and kindness, and with as much bounty (after all this matter) as they possibly devise. We found the people most gentle, loving, and faithful”. By the natives giving hospitality to the colonist and treating the colonist as if they w787ere their people. The colonist gain trust from these native to live with them and help each other through trade and survival.
But these expectations did not last much for the colonist. As the colonist thought that the new world would be a perfect place to settle. But the colonist were wrong. In Document 10 it says “to give them in the island a sudden attack, and at the instant to seize upon all the canoes about the island, to keep him from advertisement”. The colonist became unaware that the indians weren't as friendly as they thought and that they could attack. In Document 10 it says “The alam given, they took themselves to their bows, and went to our arms.” this is where the indians and the colonist could have battle but without their countrymen Manteo the colonist wouldn’t have made peace with the indians that were hostile. As said in Document 11 it says “Manteo their country man called to them in their own language, whom, as soon as they heard, they returned and throw away their bow and became friendly”. This Gave the colonist realization that they would have to be aware of the indians.
The life in the new world wasn't as the colonist expected to be settling with the indians. As the new world did have many benefits to the colonist, but over time things did not go as planned. This shows how the colonist had to face challenges for freedom. And what they asked for and wanted so much in their old life was harder to get then said.