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Let America Begin!!!

Let America Begin!!!. Get your Colonies On…..!. New England Colonies MA, NH, RI, CT. Massachusetts ( Plymouth - 1620, Massachusetts Bay Colony). Middle Colonies NY, PA, NJ, DE (MD?). Southern Colonies MD, VA, NC, SC, GA. Virginia (Jamestown Colony - 1607).

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Let America Begin!!!

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  1. Let America Begin!!! Get your Colonies On…..!

  2. New England Colonies MA, NH, RI, CT Massachusetts (Plymouth - 1620, Massachusetts Bay Colony) Middle Colonies NY, PA, NJ, DE (MD?) Southern Colonies MD, VA, NC, SC, GA Virginia (Jamestown Colony - 1607)

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. “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

  6. 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 Burgessesestablished • first elected assembly in the New World

  7. 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)

  8. 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

  9. 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?

  10. 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.

  11. 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…..

  12. 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)

  13. 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

  14. No love for the Middle Colonies • settled chiefly by English, Dutch, and German-speaking immigrants • seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity

  15. Exit Ticket Homework • Complete the short  quiz and turn it in on your way out. • Read the article and fill out the graphic organizer on characteristics of the three colonial regions.

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