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America Takes Shape

America Takes Shape. Unit 1, Lesson 1, PowerPoint 2. Jamestown 1619. Three events occurred that would shape America history. Arrival of women – Jamestown becomes a self-sustaining community. Slaves arrive Colonists elect representative for the first colonial assembly in the New World.

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America Takes Shape

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  1. America Takes Shape Unit 1, Lesson 1, PowerPoint 2

  2. Jamestown 1619 • Three events occurred that would shape America history. • Arrival of women – Jamestown becomes a self-sustaining community. • Slaves arrive • Colonists elect representative for the first colonial assembly in the New World. • Virginia House of Burgesses

  3. Appointment of a Royal Governor • The Great Massacre of 1622 • Slaughter of more than 300 settlers. • Forced King James to appoint a Royal governor. Did not absolve the House of Burgesses.

  4. Puritans vs. Separatists • Puritans • Protestants that wanted to “purify” the church of England. • Tended to be more highly educated, higher ranking members of society. • Separatists • Wanted nothing to do with the church of England. Wanted to completely separate. • Recruited members from farmers and lower ranks of society. • Pilgrims

  5. The Pilgrims • Mayflower Compact • First effort at self-government in New England. They would come up with and vote on their own laws. • William Bradford – Plymouth’s first governor • Was elected within the first year of the colony. Was reelected yearly until his death in 1657.

  6. Here Come the Puritans • The Great Migration • In 1630, nearly a thousand men, women, and children set sail for Massachusetts.

  7. Governor Winthrop • Leader of these Puritans • Broadened the number of individuals that could vote in the General Court (legislature) to include virtually all male church members.

  8. Education System • Harvard est. 1636 • Est. to prepare young men for ministry. • The Old Deluder Law • Passed by the Massachusetts General Court in 1647. • Required children to be educated so they could fight back the “Old Deluder” with scripture.

  9. A Legal Blunder • Salem Witch Trials • Some 20 women hung for being a witch. One was pressed to death with stones. • Convicted based on the testimony of teenage girls. • Known as “Spectral Evidence” • The Great Rev. Cotton Mather backed Spectral Evidence. • The Crucible • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY_V5EfzZAc

  10. New Colonies Erupt • Providence, Rhode Island -- founded by Rev. Roger Williams • Protestants fleeing from strict Puritan rule in Boston. • “Forced worship stinks in God’s nostrils.” • Baltimore, Maryland – Founded by Lord Baltimore • Intended as a refuge for Catholics • New Netherlands – Founded by the Dutch • Dutch were attracted by the riches of the New World. • Pennsylvania – Founded by William Penn • Quakers • Complete religious freedom

  11. The Importance of New Netherlands • England took control of New Netherlands in 1664 upon capturing the capital city, New Amsterdam. • This capture connected the New England colonies to Virginia and Maryland.

  12. Britain vs. France • The French and Indian War • George Washington • Advanced his military career and made him a hero in the eyes of the American colonials. • Benjamin Franklin • Albany Plan of Union • First plan for a colonial union under British administration. • Americans were proud of being Britons. They helped defeat the French. Expected greater respect and autonomy.

  13. Benjamin Franklin • “When I say such an union is impossible, I mean without the most grievous tyranny and oppression.”

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