Ch 8 Sec 2 "Colonization of North America"
Transcript of Ch 8 Sec 2 "Colonization of North America"
Colonization of North America
French in the New World
• Jacques Cartier was sent by France– Found the St. Lawrence River– Built settlement of Montreal
• Samuel de Champlain – Discovered two of the Great Lakes– Given title of Father of New France
The English
• John Smith and Sir Thomas Dale– Helped to make Jamestown a thriving colony– Established cash crops of tobacco and indigo
John Smith
Sir Thomas Dale
• The Pilgrims came in 1620 to Plymouth, Massachusetts
• They left England to escape religious persecution
• Why did they not have as many problems with the Indians?1. The Indians had just suffered a plague and were
too weak to fight2. Pilgrims treated them with respect and shared
the gospel with them
• The English settlements were different from the French and Spanish in three ways:
1. Most were under private investors, not government funded
2. They brought their families with them3. They were Protestant
Religion
• Initially, every English colony had an established church that all were required to be a member of.
• Later religious pluralism was allowed in the colonies.
• In France and Spanish colonies, you HAD to be Roman Catholic
Education
• English colonies viewed education as important because you needed to read Scripture, learn about God and understand His will.
• The pastors often taught the kids. Later teachers were hired
• In Roman Catholic colonies there was less emphasis on education