1. London Company settles Poor site Unskilled colonists Capt. John Smith takes control

2. Brought food Taught colonists to grow corn Introduces sweeter tobacco to export to England Marries Pocahontas Powhatan & colonists fight England cancels London Company’s charter Virginia becomes royal company

3. Colonists who paid own way to Virginia received 50 acres of land & 50 for each person they brought Workers were needed for plantations Indentured servants African slaves

4. Group of indentured servants attack Indians (led by N. Bacon) Bacon & followers attack Jamestown Effects: difficult to make peace with Indians fear of uprising of indent. servants led to more slavery

5. Protestant group that wanted to purify the Church of England Most extreme group – SEPARATISTS (wanted to separate from Church of Eng.) English leaders punish Separatists One group was PILGRIMS Pilgrims leave Eng. to escape persecution

6. Pilgrims go to Netherlands Allowed to practice own religion Children learn Dutch Feared they would forget culture/ traditions Disappointed by job opportunities Move to Virginia

7. The Mayflower William Bradford Mayflower Compact - rules to govern selves

8. (Samoset, Squanto) Indians teach & help Pilgrims invite Indians to celebrate harvest 1 st Thanksgiving

9. Families common & center of life Women had more legal rights than in England

10. The New England Colonies The Massachusetts Bay Colony –dissenters-people who disagree with official opinions. General Court –helped to run colony –founded Harvard in 1636 with the help of John Harvard

11. Dissent in Massachusetts Roger Williams –disagreed with leadership –criticized the General Court for taking land from the Indians without paying them. –leaders made him leave –settled Providence Anne Hutchinson –angered Puritan leaders by publicly discussing religious ideas that were considered radical.

12. Toleration Act of 1649 –ease growing tensions between Catholics and Protestants

13. No towns or churches for a long time

14. People who paid their way received land grants.

15. Dutch Colony—New Netherland later became an English Colony 1664

16. diverse population of Dutch, Swedes, Finns, and Scots

17. Founded because William Penn wanted a safe place for Quakers Government-protect against abuse of power Granted charter by King Charles I

18. 1733 -King George II granted a charter to James Oglethorpe Outlawed slavery and limited land grants to 500 acres

19. Once part of Pennsylvania 1682-1776 Originally settled by Swedish Became part of English colonies in 1664