Let America Begin!!!

Get your Colonies On…..!

New England ColoniesMA, NH, RI, CT

Middle ColoniesNY, PA, NJ, DE (MD?)

Southern ColoniesMD, VA, NC, SC, GA

Massachusetts(Plymouth - 1620,

Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Virginia(Jamestown

Colony - 1607)

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

All is NOT WELL in Jamestown• No one wanted to work -- too busy looking for

gold• Location made people sick -- mosquitoes,

malaria, bad water• 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

“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

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 (impact??)• 1640s – Virginia House of Burgesses

established– first elected assembly in the New World

Relationships• Powhatan Indians were native to the region

• Colonists would take food and land, Natives would raid colonist settlements

• Marriage between Rolfe and Pocahontas helps for a while

• Opecancaunoh’s war – Surprise attack on many colonial outposts.– Killed 300+ settlers (possibly including John Rolfe)

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

Warmup: 9/11 and 9/12

• In your writing journals…use complete sentences:

• Describe the three types of people who settled in the Southern Colonies. What kind of conflicts do you think might happen between any of these groups?

Southern Colonies• Settled by people seeking economic opportunity

– Cavaliers – English nobility who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England

– Indentured servants – poor immigrants who agreed to work for 4-7 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.

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…..

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 of godly living

• Town Meeting – a form of direct democracy (all men of the town discuss and vote on issues)

More New England!• 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 or challenged their ideas about church and government were punished

– Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were dissenters – banished from Massachusetts, started new colony of Rhode Island

No love for the Middle Colonies• settled chiefly by English, Dutch, and

German-speaking immigrants • seeking religious freedom and economic

opportunity

Homework

• Read the article and fill out the graphic organizer on characteristics of the three colonial regions.

Exit Ticket• Complete the short quiz and turn it in on

your way out.