1. US History Standard 1 Jamestown House of Burgesses Essential Questions Explain Jamestown Explain House of Burgesses

2. Warm Up Absolute monarchy Limited or constitutional monarchy the monarch has sovereign power and controls all aspects of government without being checked by any representative assemblies the power of the monarch is checked by other constitutionally sanctioned institutions

3. Jamestown 1606 144 men were sent to Virginia Named Jamestown in honor of the king Land was to swampy and full of mosquitoes Did not know how to cultivate crops “upperclassmen” refused to work What led to the decline of this town? Lawlessness Sickness Food shortages A few factors

4. Jamestown Powhatan Confederacy Trade allowed for communication between English and Native people Taught British how to live on the land Virginia Company Implemented a new leader Offered land to anyone who came if worked for 7 years 1609-1610 starving time for people About 60 settlers remained

5. House of Burgesses Reforms gave the right to elect it sown assembly Consisted of: Governor 6 councilors 20 representatives Secondary Bullets

6. French Colonies Established and expanded fur trade Colonization grew at a snails pace ( very slowly to develop) Population increased by promoting immigration Enslaved Africans imported to work plantations in Louisiana

7. Spanish Colonies Wanted to gain wealth and spread European culture and religion Structures society based in birth, income, and education Economic stability was dominated by mining and ranching

8. Dutch Colonies Wanted to expand fur trade Settlers from many countries populated New Netherlands Territory was eventually surrendered to Britain

9. Great Britain Wanted to earn profits and practice religion freely Provided a location for poor people to begin a new life Offered rights to elect legislative assembly used as sources and markets for British goods

10. Northern Colonies New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Blue represents northern colonies

11. Middle Colonies New York Pennsylvania New Jersey New Amsterdam RED COLOR ARE MIDDLE COLONIES

12. Southern Colonies Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Maryland GREEN REPRESETNS SOUTHERN COLONIES