ColonizationColonizationUnit 1 NotesUnit 1 Notes

Colonial Colonial BeginningsBeginningsColonists, like explorers had many Colonists, like explorers had many

reasons for going to America.reasons for going to America.

•For workFor work

•Find gold and get richFind gold and get rich

•Escape religious persecutionEscape religious persecution

Colonial Colonial BeginningsBeginnings• When colonists arrived they were When colonists arrived they were

unpreparedunprepared!!

Colonial Colonial BeginningsBeginnings

• The English tried to establish a permanent settlement at Roanoke in 1586 and 1587 but it failed.

• The second attempt at colonization ,Jamestown, was formed using a joint-stock company called the Virginia Company.

• Did the Virginia Company divide profits or losses?

Colonial Colonial BeginningsBeginningsJamestown colonists faced many Jamestown colonists faced many challenges.challenges.

• Site was swampy and full of malaria-Site was swampy and full of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.carrying mosquitoes.

• Became ill from drinking waterBecame ill from drinking water..

• Spent days searching for gold instead of Spent days searching for gold instead of building houses and growing food.building houses and growing food.

• Extreme Extreme temperaturestemperatures..

Colonial LeadersColonial LeadersImportant People at Jamestown:Important People at Jamestown:

• JohnJohn SmithSmith was the leader of the was the leader of the first permanent English settlement, first permanent English settlement, JamestownJamestown..

• PocahontasPocahontas was rumored to have was rumored to have saved John Smith.saved John Smith.

Colonial Leaders Colonial Leaders Continued…Continued…3. John Rolfe taught colonists how 3. John Rolfe taught colonists how

to to plantplant tobaccotobacco..

4. 4. NathanielNathaniel BaconBacon who led an who led an uprising against the wealthy.uprising against the wealthy.

Money or No Money or No Money?Money? Some could not afford passage to Some could not afford passage to America and decided to become America and decided to become indenturedindentured servantsservants. .

IndenturedIndentured servantsservants were people who were people who sold his/her laborsold his/her labor in exchange for in exchange for passage to America.passage to America.

The Three The Three Colonial Regions: Colonial Regions: •New New EnglandEngland

• MiddleMiddle

•SouthernSouthern

New EnglandNew England• New EnglandNew England-Maine, New Hampshire, -Maine, New Hampshire,

MassachusettsMassachusetts, , ConnecticutConnecticut, and Rhode , and Rhode Island Island

Work in the New Work in the New England area England area included: included: cuttingcutting downdown treestrees, building , building ships, farming ships, farming cattle, and cattle, and fishingfishing..

New EnglandNew England• Triangular Trade-The system of transatlantic Triangular Trade-The system of transatlantic

trade between Europe, Africa, and America.trade between Europe, Africa, and America.

MiddleMiddle PassagePassage was was the devastating the devastating journey from Africa journey from Africa to the Americas, to the Americas, transporting transporting thousands of thousands of Africans for use as Africans for use as slavesslaves..

Three groups all Three groups all settled in the New settled in the New England area due to England area due to religious reasons.religious reasons. 1. Pilgrims1. Pilgrims

• Pilgrims wanted to break away from the Pilgrims wanted to break away from the Church of Church of EnglandEngland..

• November 1620-Pilgrims arrived on the November 1620-Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower in Plymouth (Cape Cod, Mayflower in Plymouth (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) to exercise their religious Massachusetts) to exercise their religious freedoms.freedoms.

• They established the They established the MayflowerMayflower CompactCompact-an -an example of self-government and majority example of self-government and majority rule.rule.

• Pilgrims met Pilgrims met SquantoSquanto..

Three groups all Three groups all settled in the New settled in the New England area due to England area due to religious reasons.religious reasons.

2. Puritans2. Puritans• Puritans wanted to Puritans wanted to reformreform oror purifypurify the the

Church of England.Church of England.• They created a They created a commonwealthcommonwealth, a community , a community

in which people worked together for the good in which people worked together for the good of the whole. of the whole.

• Well Well preparedprepared and did not suffer a starving and did not suffer a starving time!time!

• Challengers of the Puritan way, both forced to Challengers of the Puritan way, both forced to leave Massachusetts included Roger Williams leave Massachusetts included Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson. and Anne Hutchinson. RogerRoger WilliamsWilliams founded founded the colony of Rhode Island and the colony of Rhode Island and AnneAnne HutchinsonHutchinson established Connecticut. established Connecticut.

Three groups all Three groups all settled in the New settled in the New England area due to England area due to religious reasons.religious reasons.3. 3. QuakersQuakers

• Believed in treating the Believed in treating the NativeNative AmericansAmericans fairly. fairly.

• Accepted Accepted everyoneeveryone into their colony into their colony and believed all people should live and believed all people should live in peace and harmony.in peace and harmony.

MidMiddledle

• MiddleMiddle-New York, New Jersey, -New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania, and DelawareDelaware

• Work in the Middle colonies included: Work in the Middle colonies included: tradingtrading fursfurs, raising livestock, and , raising livestock, and cutting down trees.cutting down trees.

MidMiddledle

• William Penn, a Quaker, established the William Penn, a Quaker, established the colony colony PennsylvaniaPennsylvania. .

• Different religious and ethnic groups Different religious and ethnic groups were welcomed, making it one of the were welcomed, making it one of the wealthiest wealthiest American colonies.American colonies.

SouthernSouthern• SouthernSouthern- Virginia, Maryland, North - Virginia, Maryland, North

Carolina, South Carolina, and Carolina, South Carolina, and GeorgiaGeorgia

•Work in the Work in the Southern colonies Southern colonies included: farming included: farming indigo, indigo, tobaccotobacco, , and and ricerice..

SouthernSouthern• Farming in the Middle and Farming in the Middle and

Southern colonies differed Southern colonies differed in in sizesize and and typetype of crop. of crop. The type of agriculture in The type of agriculture in the Southern colonies the Southern colonies used used plantationsplantations to grow to grow cashcash cropscrops for export. for export.

• Slaves had a major Slaves had a major impact on the impact on the economyeconomy and and cultureculture of the South of the South and would later influence and would later influence the entire country.the entire country.