CHAPTER 5: THE STRUGGLE TO FOUND

COLONIESLesson 2: Hard New European Colonies

Social Studies 5th GradeMr. Vida

BELL RINGER!What was the reason that countries

like France, England & the Netherlands wanted to discover a

Northwest Passage?

WHAT WE WILL SEE HERE…Preview:

England founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607

Places:• Roanoke Island

• Virginia• Jamestown

People:• Queen Elizabeth• Walter Raleigh• John White• Francis Drake• King James I• John Smith

• Chief Powhatan• Pocahontas• John Rolfe

Vocabulary:• charter• stock

• cash crop• Indentured servant• House of Burgesses

PLACES WE HAVE VISITED…

Subtitle

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•Samuel de Champlain (French Explorer)•In 1603, He was part of expedition that explored the St. Lawrence River to find the Northwest Passage

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•Northwest Passage•A waterway connecting the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans•HOPES: To make it easier to sail from Europe to Asia•NEVER FOUND but the search led to the founding of European colonies in North America.

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

Northwest Passage

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•Quebec (FRENCH COLONY)•1608 – Founded by Champlain•On the St. Lawrence River

•WHY HERE… WHAT WAS SO SPECIAL?

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•Quebec (FRENCH COLONY)•MILLIONS of beavers lived here!•$$$ Beaver furs could be sold for HUGE PROFIT in Europe! $$$

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•Quebec (FRENCH COLONY)•Huron Indians trapped beavers & brought furs to Quebec•Traded furs for European goods

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•New France•The French started other colonies including the town of Montreal•These French colonies were called New France

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•New France

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•Henry Hudson (English Sea Captain)•1609 – Dutch leaders sent him to search for new water routes to Asia

•Like Champlain, sailed up a wide river hoping it would be Northwest Passage

•After sailing 150 miles, river became too shallow, he stopped & claimed the land for the DUTCH

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•Henry Hudson (English Sea Captain)•Later , in honor of him, this river was named the Hudson River

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•New Netherland•This is want the Dutch colonies became known as

•THE NETHERLANDS is another name for HOLLAND, the country of the DUTCH

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

FRENCH & DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:

•New Amsterdam•1624 – Dutch settlers began building this town on Manhattan Island

•From this spot, the DUTCH could control trade of the Hudson River

NEW AMSTERDAM GROWS•To help the colony grow, the Dutch encouraged people from many countries to settle there

•Settlers arrived from these & other countries:

•Belgium•France•Finland•Norway

NEW AMSTERDAM GROWS•New Amsterdam became a thriving town with a diverse population

•In 1644, French visitor remarked that he saw 18 different languages spoken there

•It was later taken over by the English & the name was changed, but it still to this day remains diverse, and wealthy, and the largest city in the United States.

•Do you know its current name?

NEW AMSTERDAM, THEN…

NEW YORK CITY NOW!

LESSON 2 REVIEW:1. Fill in the diagram for question #1

comparing and contrasting these details about Roanoke and Jamestown:

•Why did some English leaders want to build colonies in North America

•How did John Smith help the Jamestown colony

•How did tobacco help Jamestown grow

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

Organized by Walter Raleigh

Led by John White

People disappeared

Organized by Virginia

Company

John Smith became leader

Tobacco helped colony survive

English wanted to find gold and other resources

1.

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

2. Why did England want to begin a colony on North American eastern

shore?

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

2. Why did England want to begin a colony on North American eastern

shore?

To find gold and other natural resources; to keep Spain from claiming all of North America

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

2. How did England defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588?

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

2. How did England defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588?

It’s small, quick ships had powerful guns

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

4. Why did Jamestown almost fall? How was it able to survive?

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

The colonist were too busy looking for gold to support themselves: John Smith became the colon’s leader and made the colonist work toward survival

4. Why did Jamestown almost fall? How was it able to survive?

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

5. Do you think the House of Burgesses was the best type of government for the Jamestown colony? Why or why

not?

LESSON 2 REVIEW:

5. Do you think the House of Burgesses was the best type of government for the Jamestown colony? Why or why

not?Possible Answer: Yes, because members were chosen to represent each district of Jamestown

Review: the Lost Colony

Colonist on Roanoke Island struggled. John White returned to England for more supplies after they ran out, but war with Spain was raging. Upon arriving, the colony was deserted. What were possible reasons for this?

QUESTION: ANSWER::

Review: the Lost Colony

(1) May have been captured by Spanish soldiers

(2) May have died in battles with Indians

(3) May have, while starving, moved south to live with Croatoan people and have been assimilated

Colonist on Roanoke Island struggled. John White returned to England for more supplies after they ran out, but war with Spain was raging. Upon arriving, the colony was deserted. What were possible reasons for this?

QUESTION: ANSWER::

EXIT TICKET!What were three reasons why England wanted to colonize North America?