England’s beginning of a new colony in North America

1. England’s beginning of a new colony in North America • Many reasons for England wanting to start a new colony • They wanted to find _________ • If they could not find gold, there were many ___________ ___________offered in North America

2. Roanoke Island and Jamestown • First English colony was ___________ ___________ • Little is know about the colony because the people of the colony “vanished” without any reason • After Roanoke, 3 English ships landed in Virginia • They began a colony called Jamestown • Difficult to live there because the land was low and swampy, the air was full of disease carrying mosquitoes, and the water was not healthy to drink • Many settlers began to die as soon as they moved into Jamestown because of starvation and disease

3. Jamestown continued • John Smith was elected leader of Jamestown . He made the colonists build ________, dig _________to get to fresh water, plant _________(farming), and fish in the rivers to find food so they could avoid ______________. • ____________became an important crop to Jamestown colonists • It was a _________crop, meaning colonists grew it to sell and make a profit from the crop • Jamestown government was a __________government • This meant that rules or laws were created by the people living in the colonies

4. France and the Northwest Passage • France sends explorers to find the NW Passage, a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. • Waterway will make it easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia • __________took control of the Hudson River during their search for the Northwest Passage • Because of these expeditions to find the NW Passage, French and Dutch discovered rivers and founded successful colonies, such as _________and ___________

5. New Amsterdam • Dutch wanted the colony of New Amsterdam to ___________ • The Dutch ______________people from many countries to settle there so lots of people would move to the colony • Settlers arrived from countries such as Belgium, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, and many other countries

6. The Pilgrims • Pilgrims left their homeland to practice their ____________ _________. • They landed in New England because a ________blew their ship off course • They settled in New England in a place called ____________ • They faced many difficulties • Landed during the ________and faced freezing weather • Hunger • Disease

7. Pilgrims continued • Because of the ____________, the pilgrims were able to survive the Plymouth Colony • They taught them the best hunting and fishing areas and how to grow corn • Thanksgiving was celebrated • Since the Wampanoag showed the Pilgrims how to survive at Plymouth, the Pilgrims wanted to celebrate their success and show a sense of _______________to the Wampanoag for their help in surviving the first year.

8. The Puritans • They too faced religious _____________(like the Pilgrims) • They sent a small group of Puritans over first to get a new ___________started for others (in New England) • The Puritans, like the Pilgrims, wanted to __________the Church of England

9. Geography of the 13 Colonies • Three regions- • ______ __________Colonies • __________Colonies • __________Colonies

10. New England Colony • Had thin rocky soil-difficult to farm • Had thick woods with timber to build homes and ships • Waters were rich in fish and whales • People had many different ___________beliefs • ____________(people who’s views differ from those held by most people in the community) were forced to leave their colony

11. Middle Colonies • Warm climate and fertile soil • Grew a large amount of ________and was known as the “_____________of the colonies” • Large rivers made it easy to transport goods

12. Southern Colonies • ___________climate • Had the ___________growing season • Produced valuable crops

13. Middle and Southern Colonies • Many of these colonies werestarted because King Charles II gave away large plots of _________