First Colonies of North America

1. First Colonies of North America By Mr. Talbot Click on the colonial flag for list of additional primary resources and websites

2. Why did Europeans want to establish colonies in North American? Religious Reasons Economic Reasons

3. 1: Roanoke Island…The Lost Colony • English Colony founded in 1587 • EconomicVenture – Charter given to Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen Elizabeth http://www.historyisfun.org/curriculum-materials.htm http://havefunwithhistory.com/HistorySubjects/colonialAmerica.html

4. 1: Roanoke Island…The Lost Colony Click here to READ about the Lost Colony Click here to watch a MOVIE on the Lost Colony

5. Click on the picture to find out what happened the colony! Where did everybody go? 1590: John White Returns to Roanoke Island

6. 2:Jamestown • Established in 1607 • First permanent English settlement in North America • Economic Venture by the Virginia Company

7. See Jamestown for Yourself: VIDEOS 1 2 3

9. Click on the word to look up it’s meaning! 3. Plymouth Colony • Established in 1620 by separatists, religious reformers wanting to “separate” from the Church of England • Known as Pilgrims, they wanted to avoid religious persecution in England

10. In 1606, King James I of England grants a charter to the Plymouth Company In 1620, after the Mayflower Voyage, the Plymouth Colony was founded Colony was lead by William Bradford What type of government did the Pilgrims have? Mayflower Compact CLICK on Picture to find out… http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5108

11. Plymouth Colony Today Click on any Picture for a Virtual Tour of the Plymouth Colony

12. Click on the movie below for a FUN review of the Plymouth Colony:

13. Led by John Winthrop, they departed from England and landed in Salem to establish the colony in 1630 • The colony was centered in Boston and Salem; This area “blossomed into the state of Massachusetts.” 4. Massachusetts Bay Colony

14. Who were the settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Why did the Puritans establish The Massachusetts Bay Colony:  Settlers were known as Puritans, who were avoiding religious persecution in England  Puritans were known as REFORMERS, who wanted to “purify” the Church of England instead of separating from it completely • Freedom to practice their religion  Economic Freedom: • trading & farming opportunities • natural resources

15. But wait… They did give the United States it’s first democratic establishment! Can you guess? Was this a TRUE Democracy? Only Males Could Vote Must be a Member of the Puritan Church to Vote Once a Year – Election for the Governor & Representatives The Democratic Government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony: NO

16. Differences… Why was this NOT a true democracy? How do their 3 rules for government differ to the modern democratic government that we have today? Can you think of any differences? Women were excluded from the government. There was no separation between church and state. Return…

17. The Town Hall Meeting So, what democratic institution did the Puritans give us?

18. Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony  As a Puritan, you were required to attend all church services. Attendance at Sunday church services was compulsory. Punishments for infractions were harsh.  If a Puritan did not go to church…that Puritan had no right to vote on any aspect in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.  The “New England Way” of a Puritan was a belief that you should work hard, be honest, and always be a good person • Everyone must go to school! Education is mandatory, because every Puritan is expected to be able to read the bible! • In the colony, leisure time was frowned upon. Everyone was expected to work from sunrise to sunset. • This is not to say there were no good times in this colony. There were celebrations for weddings, barn raisings and town meetings.

19. Founded by William Penn in 1682 • Name came from the Latin word “sylvania”….meaning “forests” • Penn’s goal was to found a colony for Quakers where they would be free from Religious persecution 5. Pennsylvania Colony Click Map for Video

20. Quakers needed a place for religious freedom • Quakers were persecuted in Europe because they… • Believed all people equals in eyes of God • Refused to take oaths • Women allowed to speak at meetings • Opposed war – would not serve in army • Refused to pay taxes • Did not believe in slavery William Penn and the Pennsylvania Colony Quakers:

21.  In 1732, James Oglethorpe was given a charter from King George II to create a new colony which he would name Georgia.  Located between South Carolina and Florida, Georgia had two main purposes:  To serve as a place where debtors in prison could go to start anew.  It served as a barrier against invasion from the Spanish colonies in Florida.  Georgia’s population included former debtors, impoverished British craftspeople, religious refugees from Germany and Switzerland.  By 1770, nearly half of the population was made of enslaved Africans. 6. Georgia Colony

22. Debtors Prisons in England “ It’s disgraceful that English nobles are forced into debtors prisons with everyone else! I propose a new plan where nobles could have a fresh start in the New World!”

23. City Plan: Savannah, Georgia’s First 24 City Blocks In 1733, a group of settlers joined Oglethorpe to found Savannah, Georgia. The Georgia Colony began with idea that there would be limited land owning with NO slavery! However, in 1752, Georgia became a royal colony, with that came an economy based on plantations and slavery.

24. Savannah, Georgia

25. Additional Resources… Life In Colonial America – Videos and more! Click here to see Jamestown