English Colonies to American Independence

1. English Colonies to American Independence “No Taxation without representation”

2. On the road to “America”… Focus Questions: • What motivated English Colonization? • To what extent does geography play in determining the type of economy and government of each American Colony? • What important ideas and major events led to the American Revolution?

3. Non- English European Colonies (Recap) • Spain: • Mexico, Central America, and South America • Western US  Present day Texas, New Mexico, California • Florida • They established “presidios” or forts within Mission Communities • French (The Northwest Passage / “New France”) • Canada  Nova Scotia and St. Lawrence River • Fishing and Fur trading • 1690’s established Louisiana along the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico

4. English Colonies • Roanoke Colony • Sir Walter Raleigh… Becomes the Lost Colony • Jamestown 1607 • In Virginia founded by the Virginia Company and led by John Smith. • First permanent settlement in the North America • Survived by growing Tobacco as a “cash crop” • The House Of Burgesses • First Legislature in the New World • Partnered with the Royal Governor to govern the colony.

5. New England Colonies • The Puritans 1620 • “Model Moral (Religious) Communities” • The Mayflower Compact • Provided the framework for colonial “Self-government” • What are the differences between Jamestown and Plymouth?

6. The New England Colonies • Comprised of Four separate colonies by 1700. • Massachusetts • Rhode Island • Connecticut • New Hampshire • Focus: Religious Freedoms and toleration

7. Middle and Southern Colonies • New York • New Jersey • Delaware • Pennsylvania • Maryland • Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia • Middle Colonies focused on Trade, Sea Ports, and Shipping Commerce. • Southern Colonies focused on Agriculture and Cattle Farms • Because of Agriculture, the Atlantic Slave Trade begins.