Notes on the Notes on the Colonies…Colonies…

Miss SpringbornMiss Springborn

Team 6Team 6

Social StudiesSocial Studies

Why be a Colonist?Why be a Colonist?

• What would make What would make you want to leave you want to leave your homeland and your homeland and travel across the travel across the unknown ocean to unknown ocean to a strange land??a strange land??

America: What was here…America: What was here…

•OpportunityOpportunity

•MobilityMobility

•FreedomFreedom

•LibertyLiberty

Europe: What they are leaving Europe: What they are leaving

behind…behind… •Hard TimesHard Times

•RigidityRigidity

•RestraintRestraint

•PersecutionPersecution

Define Motive…Define Motive…

• A A reason for doing somethingreason for doing something

• Something that causes a person to act in Something that causes a person to act in a certain way, an incentivea certain way, an incentive

Three CountriesThree Countries

Three new Three new settlements…settlements…

New SpainNew Spain

• All of Southwest United States, All of Southwest United States, Central Central AmericaAmerica, and the Caribbean Islands, and the Caribbean Islands

• MOTIVE- Wanted to get MOTIVE- Wanted to get GOLD,GOLD, slaves slaves for plantations, and sugar plantationsfor plantations, and sugar plantations

• King of Spain in charge of the Spanish King of Spain in charge of the Spanish landslands

• Conquistadors (Spanish Soldiers) and Conquistadors (Spanish Soldiers) and Missionaries main group that comes to Missionaries main group that comes to settle in Americas.settle in Americas.

New FranceNew France

• All of Canada, St. Lawrence River, All of Canada, St. Lawrence River, Great Great LakesLakes, and west of the , and west of the Mississippi Mississippi river. river. Capitol city was Capitol city was QuebecQuebec

• MOTIVE: Main source of money was through MOTIVE: Main source of money was through the the fur tradefur trade

• Worked with the Natives to make money, Worked with the Natives to make money, partnerspartners

• King of France in charge of these settlementsKing of France in charge of these settlements

• Traders, trappers, and Traders, trappers, and MissionariesMissionaries were the were the groups that came to settle in the Americasgroups that came to settle in the Americas

England: Two SettlementsEngland: Two Settlements

•Jamestown in Jamestown in VirginiaVirginia and and Plymouth in Plymouth in MassachusettsMassachusetts

Jamestown…Jamestown…• Jamestown was created by Jamestown was created by a Joint Stock a Joint Stock

CompanyCompany and wanted to make money and wanted to make money

• They farmed They farmed rice, indigo, and tobaccorice, indigo, and tobacco. .

• Had a ruling body called the Had a ruling body called the House of House of BurgessesBurgesses that would make laws for the that would make laws for the communitycommunity

• Jamestown populated by soldiers, Jamestown populated by soldiers, indentured servants, strong men, and a indentured servants, strong men, and a few women and childrenfew women and children

PlymouthPlymouth

• Plymouth was created as a religious Plymouth was created as a religious haven for the haven for the Pilgrims Pilgrims who were not who were not allowed to worship in Englandallowed to worship in England

• Plymouth was populated by Plymouth was populated by familiesfamilies trying to start a new lifetrying to start a new life

• Plymouth was not founded to make a Plymouth was not founded to make a profitprofit, they ruled themselves using , they ruled themselves using the the Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact as a guide as a guide to make laws: SELF-GOVERNINGto make laws: SELF-GOVERNING

Three Types of English Three Types of English ColoniesColonies

1.1. Corporate Colonies-Corporate Colonies- A group in A group in charge to make moneycharge to make money

2.2. Proprietary Colonies-Proprietary Colonies- Individuals Individuals in charge in charge

3.3. Royal Colonies-Royal Colonies- King in charge King in charge

The English Colonies…The English Colonies…• The new world for the English could be The new world for the English could be

split into four distinct regions…split into four distinct regions…

1.1. New EnglandNew England

2.2. MiddleMiddle

3.3. SouthernSouthern

4.4. FrontierFrontier

New England Colonies…New England Colonies…• ColdCold climate, climate, short short growing season, bad growing season, bad

for farmingfor farming

• Subsistent Farming-Subsistent Farming- when you grow when you grow enough to eatenough to eat

• Mostly turned to sea for fist and whalesMostly turned to sea for fist and whales

• Grew Grew corn corn and and wheatwheat as crops as crops

Everyday life in New Everyday life in New England…England…• Jobs included fishermen, traders, Jobs included fishermen, traders,

shipbuilders, and shipbuilders, and forest workersforest workers• Education very important, community Education very important, community

schoolsschools• Mostly Mostly ProtestantProtestant, very religious, very religious• Mostly Mostly EnglishEnglish immigrants immigrants• Very passionate about Very passionate about Self-Self-

GovernmentGovernment• Pilgrims created the Mayflower CompactPilgrims created the Mayflower Compact

Middle Region…Middle Region…

• FertileFertile soil with a good soil with a good growing growing seasonseason

• Sits in a Sits in a river valleyriver valley

• Nickname the breadbasket colonies Nickname the breadbasket colonies because their main crop was because their main crop was GRAINS:GRAINS: including wheat, oats, including wheat, oats, barley, rye, and cornbarley, rye, and corn

Everyday life in the Middle Everyday life in the Middle RegionRegion• Jobs included Jobs included farming,farming, shipbuilding, shipbuilding, fur fur

tradetrade, and , and small businessessmall businesses• Trade school and Trade school and apprenticeshipsapprenticeships main main

source of educationsource of education• Mixed religious backgrounds: Including Mixed religious backgrounds: Including

Protestant, Catholic, Quakers, Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, Quakers, Jewish, AnglicansAnglicans

• Immigrants included English, Immigrants included English, Dutch, Dutch, German, Scottish, Irish, and SwedishGerman, Scottish, Irish, and Swedish

• Most of these colonies had a governor that Most of these colonies had a governor that ruled over the people. Some elected ruled over the people. Some elected officials making rulesofficials making rules

Southern Region…Southern Region…

•LongLong growing season, growing season, fertilefertile soil soil

•CASH CROPS: CASH CROPS: tobacco, rice, and tobacco, rice, and indigoindigo

•Needed slaves to run their large Needed slaves to run their large plantationsplantations

•Farming main way of life in the Farming main way of life in the SouthSouth

Everyday life in the South…Everyday life in the South…• Jobs mainly Jobs mainly farmingfarming, some lumbering and , some lumbering and

shipping/trading on the shoreshipping/trading on the shore

• Only the rich were educated, used Only the rich were educated, used tutorstutors

• Illegal to educate Illegal to educate slavesslaves

• Mostly Mostly ProtestantProtestant but Maryland had a but Maryland had a large number of large number of CatholicsCatholics

• Most immigrants were English, slaves were Most immigrants were English, slaves were mostly mostly AfricanAfrican

• These colonies existed to serve the king, he These colonies existed to serve the king, he appointed a appointed a governor governor that ruled in his that ruled in his placeplace

Frontier Region…Frontier Region…

• Soil was best in the Soil was best in the valleysvalleys

• Subsistent Farming Subsistent Farming

• Grew Grew wheat and cornwheat and corn

• Raised Raised hogs hogs (pigs)(pigs)

• Made moon shine (Made moon shine (whiskey)whiskey)

Everyday life in the FrontierEveryday life in the Frontier• Jobs included farming and Jobs included farming and trappingtrapping

in the fur tradein the fur trade

• Self-educated, learned from the Self-educated, learned from the BibleBible

• Mostly Mostly ProtestantProtestant, very religious, very religious

• Immigrants included Scottish, Immigrants included Scottish, Germans, Irish, and a few EnglishGermans, Irish, and a few English

• Very Very IndependentIndependent, Strongly , Strongly DemocraticDemocratic and believed in and believed in equality equality (ready for a (ready for a rebellion)rebellion)

The End….The End….