let america begin!!!
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Let America Begin!!!. Get your Colonies On…..!. New England Colonies MA, NH, RI, CT. Massachusetts ( Plymouth - 1620, Massachusetts Bay Colony). Middle Colonies NY, PA, NJ, DE (MD?). Southern Colonies MD, VA, NC, SC, GA. Virginia (Jamestown Colony - 1607). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Let America Begin!!!
Get your Colonies On…..!
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New England ColoniesMA, NH, RI, CT
Middle ColoniesNY, PA, NJ, DE (MD?)
Southern ColoniesMD, VA, NC, SC, GA
Massachusetts(Plymouth - 1620,
Massachusetts Bay Colony)
Virginia(Jamestown
Colony - 1607)
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Why did the English settle Here?
• The first permanent English settlement in North America was Jamestown.– founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London– purpose: economic opportunity (to make money)
• Settlers (all men) were looking for gold and riches• Settlers weren’t planning to stay in the New World
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All is NOT WELL in Jamestown• No one wanted to work -- too busy looking for
gold• Location made people sick -- mosquitoes,
malaria, bad water• John Smith took charge in winter of 1607 –
forced men to work (“He who does not work, shall not eat”)
• “Starving Time” (winter 1609) -- all but 60 settlers died before spring
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“Starving Time”“And one amongst the rest did kill his wife,
powdered [salted] her, and had eaten part of her before it was knowne, for which hee was executed, as hee well deserved; now whether shee was better roasted, boyled or carbonado'd [grilled], I know not, but of such a dish as powdered wife I never heard of.” – John Smith
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Problems Solved• 1610 -- Lord De La Warr became new
governor, set up strict martial law• 1612 -- John Rolfe developed new strain of
tobacco – colony now has a way to make money
• Women and children arrived (impact??)• 1640s – Virginia House of Burgesses
established– first elected assembly in the New World
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Relationships• Powhatan Indians were native to the region
• Colonists would take food and land, Natives would raid colonist settlements
• Marriage between Rolfe and Pocahontas helps for a while
• Opecancaunoh’s war – Surprise attack on many colonial outposts.– Killed 300+ settlers (possibly including John Rolfe)
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Location, Location, Location• The settlers moved into three different areas
for various reasons– Southern Colonies - seeking economic opportunity– New England Colonies - seeking freedom from
religious persecution– Middle Colonies - seeking both religious freedom
and economic opportunity
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Warmup: 9/11 and 9/12
• In your writing journals…use complete sentences:
• Describe the three types of people who settled in the Southern Colonies. What kind of conflicts do you think might happen between any of these groups?
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Southern Colonies• Settled by people seeking economic opportunity
– Cavaliers – English nobility who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England
– Indentured servants – poor immigrants who agreed to work for 4-7 years in exchange for their passage to the New World
– Other poor immigrants became small farmers or artisans
• settled in the Shenandoah Valley or western Virginia
• Bacon's Rebellion - Frontier settlers sought support against native Americans from Governor. He refused and rebellion became violent. Showed differences between wealthy landowners and poorer frontier settlers.
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New England Colonies• Colonies were settled by Puritans
seeking freedom from religious persecution in Europe– Puritans were very religious – often intolerant
of those who didn’t follow their religion
–Very Ironic…..
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We’re not done with NE yet.• 1620 – Pilgrims (one group of Puritans) arrived at Plymouth
– wrote the Mayflower Compact• no government in the area, so must create their own• formed a “covenant community”
– brought their families, planned to stay forever• 1630 – more Puritans came to Mass. Bay
– John Winthrop (leader) wanted to create a “City on a Hill” – set an example for the rest of the world of godly living
• Town Meeting – a form of direct democracy (all men of the town discuss and vote on issues)
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More New England!• One problem – religious dissent
– Puritans wanted the freedom to practice their religion but did not want others to practice a different religion.
– People who went against Puritan teachings or challenged their ideas about church and government were punished
– Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were dissenters – banished from Massachusetts, started new colony of Rhode Island
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No love for the Middle Colonies• settled chiefly by English, Dutch, and
German-speaking immigrants • seeking religious freedom and economic
opportunity
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Homework
• Read the article and fill out the graphic organizer on characteristics of the three colonial regions.
Exit Ticket• Complete the short quiz and turn it in on
your way out.