Let America Begin!!! Get your Colonies On…..WORD!.
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Let America Begin!!!Get your Colonies
On…..WORD!
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Why did the English settle Here?
• The first permanent English settlement in North America was Jamestown.– founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company of
London– purpose: economic opportunity (to make
money)• Settlers (all men) were looking for gold and riches• Settlers weren’t planning to stay in the New World
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Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems• no one wanted to work -- too busy
looking for gold• location made people sick --
mosquitoes, malaria• John Smith took charge in winter of
1607 – forced men to work (“He who does not work, shall not eat”)
• “starving time” (winter 1609) -- all but 60 settlers died before spring
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“Starving Time”“And one amongst the rest did kill his wife,
powdered [salted] her, and had eaten part of her before it was knowne, for which hee was executed, as hee well deserved; now whether shee was better roasted, boyled or carbonado'd [grilled], I know not, but of such a dish as powdered wife I never heard of.” – John Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssS6UoBoiuc
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Problems Solved• 1610 -- Lord De La Warr became new
governor, set up strict martial law• 1612 -- John Rolfe developed new
strain of tobacco – colony now has a way to make money
• women and children arrived• 1640s – Virginia House of
Burgesses established– first elected assembly in the New World
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Relationships• Powhatan Indians were indigenous to the region
• Colonists would take food and land, Natives would raid colonist establishments
• Marriage between Rolfe and Pocahontas helps for a while
• Opecancaunoh’s war – Surprise attack of many colonial outposts.– Killed 300+ settlers (possibly including John Rolfe)
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Location, Location, Location• The settlers moved into three different
areas for various reasons– Southern Colonies - seeking economic
opportunity– New England Colonies - seeking freedom
from religious persecution–Middle Colonies - seeking both religious
freedom and economic opportunity
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Southern Colonies• settled by people seeking economic opportunity
– Cavaliers – English nobility who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England
– Headright System – Anyone who paid for passage of another would receive 50 acres.
– indentured servants – poor immigrants who agreed to work for 7 to 10 years in exchange for their passage to the New World
– other poor immigrants became small farmers or artisans • settled in the Shenandoah Valley or western Virginia
• Bacon's Rebellion - Frontier settlers sought support against native Americans from Governor. He refused and rebellion became violent. Showed differences between wealthy landowners and poorer frontier settlers.
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New England Colonies• Colonies were settled by Puritans
seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe– Puritans were very religious – often
intolerant of those who didn’t follow their religion
–Very Ironic…..
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We’re not done with NE yet.• 1620 – Pilgrims (one group of Puritans) arrived at
Plymouth – wrote the Mayflower Compact
• no government in the area, so must create their own• formed a “covenant community”
– brought their families, planned to stay forever• 1630 – more Puritans came to Mass. Bay – John Winthrop (leader) wanted to create a “City on a
Hill” – set an example for the rest of the world • town meeting – a form of direct democracy (all men
of the town discuss and vote on issues)
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Yup, more NE, I know seriously• one problem – religious dissent – Puritans wanted the freedom to practice
their religion but did not want others to practice a different religion -- people who went against Puritan teachings were punished
– Roger Williams – banished from Massachusetts, started new colony of Rhode Island
– Anne Hutchinson – banished
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No love for the Middle Colonies• settled chiefly by English, Dutch, and
German-speaking immigrants • seeking religious freedom and
economic opportunity
• No bells and whistles, they’re just not worth it.
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Do your homework!• And be nice to your teacher….