1. Let America Begin!!!
Get your Colonies On…..!

2. (Plymouth - 1620, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
New England Colonies
MA, NH, RI, CT
Massachusetts
(Plymouth , Massachusetts Bay Colony)
Middle Colonies
NY, PA, NJ, DE (MD?)
Southern Colonies
MD, VA, NC, SC, GA
Virginia
(Jamestown Colony )

3. 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

4. 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

5. “Starving Time” What were conditions like in Jamestown?
How did the settlers survive?
If you were a Powhatan, would you have helped the settlers?
Does anything seem strange to you about this reading?
Sourcing
Context
Corroboration

6. Problems Solved
Lord De La Warr became new governor, set up strict martial law
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

7. Jamestown 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)

8. (Plymouth - 1620, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
Virginia
(Jamestown Colony )

9. New England: Plymouth and Mass. Bay Colonies
The early New England 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…..

10. Plymouth Rock?
1620 – Pilgrims (a group of Puritans) arrived at Plymouth (Massachusetts)
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

11. Early New England 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)

12. New England Colonies
MA, NH, RI, CT
Middle Colonies
NY, PA, NJ, DE (MD)
Southern Colonies
(MD), VA, NC, SC, GA

13. Remember 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

14. Location, Location, Location
The settlers moved into three different areas for various reasons
New England Colonies - seeking freedom from religious persecution
Southern Colonies - seeking economic opportunity
Middle Colonies - seeking both religious freedom and economic opportunity

15. 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 poor frontier settlers.

16. The Middle Colonies are….in between 
Seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity
Settled mainly by English, Dutch, and German-speaking immigrants
More tolerance and diversity in language, religion, nationality

17. Homework
Read the article and fill out the graphic organizer on characteristics of the three colonial regions.
You can also use your textbook.

18. 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?