the english colonies chapter 2 section 3. atlantic coast the spanish colonized the south and west...
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The English Colonies
Chapter 2 Section 3
Atlantic Coast The Spanish colonized
the south and west The French colonized
the North The Atlantic Coast
was left open for England
Early Attempts Wealthy Englishmen
obtained charters to establish new colonies in the New World
Colonies were to be populated by the English poor, and were to generate new wealth for England
Jamestown Founded in 1607 The first permanent
English settlement Pocahontas was
captured and forced to marry John Rolfe
Colonists turned to tobacco farming for money
Free Land Tobacco farming
became so profitable, free land was given to anyone who made the trip
Massive landholdings were acquired by the wealthiest colonists
Government The Virginia House of
Burgesses was the first representative government in America
H.o.B. had the power to make laws and raise taxes.
Proprietary or Royal Colonies were either
controlled by the Crown (Royal) or by wealthy individuals (proprietary)
Bacon’s Rebellion Farmers wanted to
settle on land in Western Virginia that was promised to the Powhatan Indians.
Colonists demanded the gov’t protect them, they refused.
Led by Nathaniel Bacon, colonists raided Jamestown and burned the city
Bacon died and his rebellion collapsed
Maryland Maryland was founded
by Lord Baltimore in 1632.
Named after King Charles French wife, Henrietta Marie
Lord Baltimore founded Maryland as a haven for fellow Roman Catholics against the Protestant majority
The Carolinas After Oliver Cromwell
died, power was restored to the king (the Restoration)
The King rewarded his supporters with grants of land
Carolina, the Latin form of Charles
Georgia Georgia was founded
as a “social experiment”
James Oglethorpe planned the colony in order to provide a fresh start for England’s poor
The colony was also there to provide a buffer between the Seminole Indians and the Carolinas
The colony had rigid rules including no rum or slavery, so it attracted few settlers
Eventually Oglethorpe gave up his experiment and Georgia became a Royal Colony