The Nation’s Beginnings : From 13 Colonies to One Republic

Christopher ColumbusBell Ringer!

In your opinion, was Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain? Explain.

Early Colonial Claims1492 Christopher

Columbus’ voyage led to European settlement

Spanish Conquistadors were followed by Portugal, Holland, England, France, and even Russia (1741)

They came for God, Gold, and Glory!

St. Augustine, FL (Spain, 1565) = oldest city in U.S.

The Columbian ExchangeColumbus’ Legacy is a Mixture of Pros and

Cons.New Animals Introduced (Horses, Cattle, Hogs,

Sheep, etc.)New Foods Introduced in Europe (Corn,

Potatoes, Tomatoes, etc.)Measles, Mumps, Typhus, & Smallpox

(Diseases) - Maybe 90% of Native Americans perished.

African slavery introduced to provide labor in New World by Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and later the English would dominate the trade.

The Middle PassageBy 1650 an estimated 300,000

African slaves were in the Spanish Caribbean working gold and silver mines and plantations.

The Portuguese in Brazil dominated the European sugar trade and more than 40% of 12 million slaves taken from Africa were sent to S. America.

The English =largest exporters of slaves after 1690 (1.7 million in just over 100 years) and only 400,000 actually wound up in the U.S.

The Middle Passage was the middle leg of the Atlantic trade triangle.

Jamestown, VA (1607)

This monument is dedicated to Captain John Smith who founded the colony at Jamestown, VA in May 1607. It was the first permanent English settlement. He was the colony’s first governor.

Jamestown’s Harsh EnvironmentInsect-infested Swamp The Chesapeake Bay

400th Anniversary of Jamestown

May 13, 2007 was the colonies 400th Anniversary.

Current archeological dig at the original site

Dutch pottery dating back to the late 1500’s

Then and NowA model of early Jamestown

What is left today

Who is this?

Jamestown ProspersTobacco (1612) was the

number one export.It was governed by a

partnership between King James I’s appointed Royal Governor and the House of Burgesses (an elected legislature).

After the “Starving Time” (Winter of 1610-11) the colony experienced great growth.

Exit Slip – 4 Points Possible!1. God =2. Gold = 3. Glory =4. If Columbus really didn’t “discover”

America, why were his voyages to the New World so important with regard to World History?

The 13 ColoniesNew England –Pilgrims (1620) and later

Puritans settled Massachusetts (1630) for religious freedom

The Mayflower Compact (1620) provided a model for self-government (Social Contract)

Timber, Fishing, Ship-buildingMiddle Colonies – Known for religious

tolerance and exported wheat as economy was based on farming.

Southern Colonies – Slavery was more important here because cash crops like tobacco, indigo, and rice are more labor intensive.

Slavery in the New World1619 – First African

slaves arrive in Jamestown

By 1808, 5% of the 12 - 15 Million Africans would end up in North America

The Middle Passage was the brutal leg of the Triangle Trade that brought enslaved Africans to the New World

A picture of a slave ship

Colonial GovernmentsEach had a legislature and usually it was

bicameral.In Royal Colonies, Upper House chosen by

Crown and Lower House by the People.Self-governing Colonies both houses chosen by

the people.Judges were appointed by the King in Royal

Colonies and elected by the people in Self-governing Colonies.

Suffrage was not universal. Only white men, 21 years of age and that owned land could vote.

Major Influences on American Political Thought (See Page 10)The Roman Republic (509 – 27 BC) – Civic Virtue

and the Common Good; it was representative.English Tradition – Magna Carta (1215), Parliament

(1258), English Bill of Rights (1689), Common LawPolitical Philosophers – John Locke’s Two Treatises

on Government (1690) - Natural Rights Philosophy, Separation of Powers, Social Contract Theory

Judeo-Christian Roots – Ten Commandments & Jesus

Colonial Heritage –Suffrage, Tradition, Checks and Balances, Natural Rights, Jury Trial

The Colonies and Britain1607-1754 – England’s

policy was salutary neglect toward the colonies.

The traditions of limited monarchy and self-government in the colonies benefited both sides ($$$!).

Britain & France fought a series of costly wars between 1689 - 1763 & relationship changed.

King George III = Tyrant!

Fort Boonesboro, KYFounded by Daniel Boone and others in April 1775One source of conflict was that colonists wanted to move west!Here are two rare photos of pioneer children at work in their cottage.

Exit Slip – Colonial Governments1. Who was the author of the Natural Rights Philosophy?

a. Benjamin Franklin b. John Locke c. Thomas Hobbes2. The Republican form of government was first used in

ancienta. Babylon b. Greece c. Rome

3. Salutary neglect describes the early relationship betweena. England/ 13 Colonies b. Colonists/ Native Americansc. England/ France

4. In ___________ colonies, both houses of the legislature were chosen by the people.a. royal b. self-governing c. all

The French-Indian War (1754-1763)1. What was another

name for the French-Indian War?

2. What side did the Native Americans take? The colonists?

3. Who won?4. What did the winners

take from the losers?5. What new problems

resulted for the colonists at the end of the war?

Simon Kenton