2. First Colonies of North America By Mr. Talbot Click on the colonial flag for list of additional primary resources and websites

3. Why did Europeans want to establish colonies in North American? Religious Reasons

4. 1: Roanoke Island…The Lost Colony http://havefunwithhistory.com/HistorySubjects/colonialAmerica.html http:// www.historyisfun.org/curriculum-materials.htm  English Colony founded in 1587  Economic Venture – Charter given to Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen Elizabeth

5. 1: Roanoke Island…The Lost Colony Click here to READ about the Lost Colony Click here to watch a MOVIE on the Lost Colony

6. 1590 : John White Returns to Roanoke Island Where did everybody go? Click on the picture to find out what happened the colony!

7. 2: Jamestown Established in 1607 First permanent English settlement in North America Economic Venture by the Virginia Company

8. See Jamestown for Yourself: VIDEOS 1 3 2

10. 3. Plymouth Colony Click on the word to look up it’s meaning!  Established in 1620 by separatists, religious reformers wanting to “separate” from the Church of Englandseparatists  Known as Pilgrims, they wanted to avoid religious persecution in EnglandPilgrims

11. What type of government did the Pilgrims have? http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5108 Mayflower Compact In 1606, King James I of England grants a charter to the Plymouth Company In 1620, after the Mayflower Voyage, the Plymouth Colony was founded Colony was lead by William Bradford CLICK on Picture to find out…

12. Plymouth Colony Today Click on any Picture for a Virtual Tour of the Plymouth Colony

13. Click on the movie below for a FUN review of the Plymouth Colony:

14. 4. Massachusetts Bay Colony  Led by John Winthrop, they departed from England and landed in Salem to establish the colony in 1630  The colony was centered in Boston and Salem; This area “blossomed into the state of Massachusetts.”

15.  Settlers were known as Puritans, who were avoiding religious persecution in England  Puritans were known as REFORMERS, who wanted to “purify” the Church of England instead of separating from it completely REFORMERS Who were the settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?  Freedom to practice their religion Why did the Puritans establish The Massachusetts Bay Colony:  Economic Freedom: trading & farming opportunities natural resources

16. The Democratic Government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony:Democratic Only Males Could Vote Must be a Member of the Puritan Church to Vote Once a Year – Election for the Governor & Representatives Was this a TRUE Democrac y? Was this a TRUE Democrac y? NO But wait… They did give the United States it’s first democratic establishment! Can you guess?

17. Differences… Women were excluded from the government. There was no separation between church and state. Why was this NOT a true democracy? How do their 3 rules for government differ to the modern democratic government that we have today? Can you think of any differences? Return……

18. So, what democratic institution did the Puritans give us? The Town Hall Meeting

19.  Everyone must go to school! Education is mandatory, because every Puritan is expected to be able to read the bible!  In the colony, leisure time was frowned upon. Everyone was expected to work from sunrise to sunset.  This is not to say there were no good times in this colony. There were celebrations for weddings, barn raisings and town meetings. Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony  As a Puritan, you were required to attend all church services. Attendance at Sunday church services was compulsory. Punishments for infractions were harsh.  If a Puritan did not go to church…that Puritan had no right to vote on any aspect in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.  The “New England Way” of a Puritan was a belief that you should work hard, be honest, and always be a good person

20. 5. Pennsylvania Colony Founded by William Penn in 1682 Name came from the Latin word “sylvania”….meaning “forests” Penn’s goal was to found a colony for Quakers where they would be free from Religious persecution Click Map for Video

21. William Penn and the Pennsylvania Colony Quakers:  Quakers needed a place for religious freedom  Quakers were persecuted in Europe because they…  Believed all people equals in eyes of God  Refused to take oaths  Women allowed to speak at meetings  Opposed war – would not serve in army  Refused to pay taxes  Did not believe in slavery

22. 6. Georgia Colony  In 1732, James Oglethorpe was given a charter from King George II to create a new colony which he would name Georgia.  Located between South Carolina and Florida, Georgia had two main purposes:  To serve as a place where debtors in prison could go to start anew.  It served as a barrier against invasion from the Spanish colonies in Florida.  Georgia’s population included former debtors, impoverished British craftspeople, religious refugees from Germany and Switzerland.  By 1770, nearly half of the population was made of enslaved Africans.

23. Debtors Prisons in England “ It’s disgraceful that English nobles are forced into debtors prisons with everyone else! I propose a new plan where nobles could have a fresh start in the New World!”

24. In 1733, a group of settlers joined Oglethorpe to found Savannah, Georgia. The Georgia Colony began with idea that there would be limited land owning with NO slavery! However, in 1752, Georgia became a royal colony, with that came an economy based on plantations and slavery. City Plan: Savannah, Georgia’s First 24 City Blocks

25. Savannah, Georgia

26. Additional Resources… Click here to see Jamestown Life In Colonial America – Videos and more!