colonial america 1607-1763 u.s. history : unit 1
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BELL WORK
1. Name 3 reasons people came to the American colonies.
2. Name the first 2 English settlements in America.
3. Name 2 key people in colonial America.
Colonies Map
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
ConnecticutNew Jersey
DelawareMaryland
GeorgiaSouth Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
REASONS FOR MIGRATION
• Enclosure Movement• Religious persecution• Economic incentive-Land• England’s competition with Spain• Debtors, orphans, prisoners• A new life
THE FIRST ENGLISH SETTLEMENT-JAMESTOWN 1607
Jamestown,Va
• Video Questions• Why do the
colonists pick Jamestown as the location of their settlements?• What are the 2
advantages and disadvantages to the location?
A rough start…• Founded in 1607 by the English- Almost
fails• poor location • unrealistic expectations • starvation• disease• conflicts with local Native American
tribes
• Captain John Smith take control• Trades with the local Powhatan • Strict rules- “he that does not
work shall not eat”
THE STARVING TIME
• John Smith left Jamestown in 1609• 300 new arrivals that same year• Winter of 1609-1610 is known as the starving
time• By spring, 1610: 60 survived• 1610 – 1624: 10,000 immigrants(most indentured
servants)• 1624 population: 1,200• Adult life expectancy: 40 years• Death of children before age 5: 80%• Eat rats, cats, dogs, boil leather shoes, raid local natives, • eat corpses Some turn to Cannablism!• How do they keep attracting people? The Headright
system
TOBACCO SAVES THE DAY!
Video questions
• Who is John Rolfe and why is he important to the Jamestown colony?• Describe the
conditions when he arrives.• Explain the impact
tobacco has on Jamestown.
Other key information about Jamestown
• 1618- First colonial government (House of Burgesses)
• 1619- First Africans arrive
• Many are indentured servants; wealthy few in Virginia
• By 1660, slaves are the main source of labor
THE OTHER SOUTHERN COLONIES
• All of the other Southern colonies began as proprietary colonies, or having one owner, who governs the colony
• Maryland: Founded by George Calvert as refugee for Catholics in 1634• Tolerance act(1649)- Tolerance for all Christian faiths to freely
worship
• The Carolinas: Split in 1732, develop differently• North- Subsistence farming, poor harbors, use pine trees for
ship building• South- Better harbors- slaves bring in rice, indigo is introduced
• Georgia: Established by James Oglethorpe in 1733• Buffer against Spain, no rum or slaves • Refugee for debtors and prisoners
RELATIONSHIP WITH NATIVE AMERICANS
Who was already living there?
• Powhatan Confederacy lives in the area of Jamestown
• Over 30 separate nations• Wahunsenacawh is the
leader, Pocahontas is his daughter
• English later kidnap her, converts to Christianity, marries John Rolfe
What happens?
• Video questions• 1. Why do the Powhatan not
attack the settlement?• 2. Why is the John Smith
and Pocahontas story we all know likely false?
• 3. What ends the 4 year war?
• 4. How does tobacco change the relationship?
• 5. What becomes of the Powhatan?
ASSIGNMENT-POLITICAL CARTOON
•Analyze the cartoon and answer questions 1-5 on the back. Due Wed. (4th -6th) Due Thurs. (3rd-5th)
PLYMOUTH COLONY
Plymouth Colony
• 1620, 102 people set sail on the Mayflower• Seeking religious
freedom• Sign Mayflower
Compact-majority rule, government based on the consent of the governed
Pilgrims in the New World
• Arrive too late to plant, half die in the first winter
• Squanto- teaching them how to plant corn, where to fish, etc
• William Bradford is elected the governor
• Friendly relations with the local Wampanoag
• Fall of 1621- First Thanksgiving (harvest celebration)
MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY(1630)
The Puritans
Seeking religious freedom• Led by John Winthrop
leader of the colony• “We shall be like a City
upon a hill; the eyes of all people are on us.”
• Beginning of the “Great Migration” 20,000-40,000 come in 20 years
• Set a commonwealth, only male church members can vote
Religious Freedom?
• Congregationalists• Very strict laws and
punishments• Drove out other religious
groups• Puritans valued hard
work, reading/practicing the bible, church attendance
• Believed that the sin and the devil was everywhere
DISSENT IN NEW ENGLAND
Roger Williams
• Questions Puritan practices• Taking land• Church and state• Limited voting rights
• Banished, leaves and establishes Providence
• Freedom of religion, separation of church and state
Anne Hutchinson
• Questions Puritan ministers and beliefs• Banished• Helps to establish
Rhode Island with Roger Williams
KING PHILIP’S WAR
• King Philip’s War: 1675-76, Wampanoag vs. Massachusetts colonist• Chief Massasoit maintains peace with English for
50 years. ‘First Thanksgiving’ together• Cause: Massasoit’s son, King Philip(Metacom)
wages war against colonists taking his land• Outcome: Relations destroyed, 3600 lose their
lives, Wampanoag forced off their land, Few Native people left in New England
THE MIDDLE COLONIES
• New York(1626)- Originally controlled by the Dutch-very diverse• New Jersey• Delaware • Pennsylvania- (1682)Founded by William Penn,
Quakers, religious freedom and expanded voting rights
COLONIAL READING ASSIGNMENT: PEOPLE IN THE COLONIES
• For each of the 6 main headings in the chapter, record 3-5 key pieces of information for each.
• Colonial Classes/Population• Women in the Colonies• Slavery in the Colonies• Native Americans• Colonial Mind/Education• Colonial Press/Zenger Case
• Due Friday(you will get time in class to finish)