Exploration and Early English Settlement

Results of Exploration Overseas expansion led to increased power and wealth for European powers Overseas expansion led to increased power and wealth for European powers Christianity and the culture of Western Europe spread throughout the world. Christianity and the culture of Western Europe spread throughout the world. The ethnocentric attitudes of Europeans led to the mistreatment of native peoples. The ethnocentric attitudes of Europeans led to the mistreatment of native peoples. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade began Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade began

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Intro to Mercantilism European Economic Policy!! What makes a nation more powerful?? GOLD European Theory in the 17 th and 18 th century Favorable Balance of Trade? More goods coming in that going out. Why? Selling More than you buy. Trade regulations Colonies exist solely for the good of the mother country. Example of how this might work.

Early Settlements Jamestown 1607 Jamestown 1607 –Joint Stock Company  Virginia Company of London  Compared to Roanoke –Difficulties  Swampy, mosquitoes  Starving time, looking for gold  new settlers –John Smith saves Jamestown the 1 st time  He that will not work, will not eat! 60 manage to survive –John Rolfe saves Jamestown permanently  Tobacco  Pocahontas of the Powhatans –Beginnings of Democracy  1619 House of Burgesses !!! = Representative Government Why is it important that this colony survived? Why do celebrate its survival? Why is it important that this colony survived? Why do celebrate its survival?

Primary VS Secondary Sources Primary Vs Secondary Sources –P–P–P–Primary = evidence produced by someone who participated in and event or lived during a time period. Examples? DDDDiaries, speeches, letters, interviews, autobiographies, artifacts and quotes –S–S–S–Secondary – Descriptions or interpretations prepared by people who were not involved in the events described. Examples? TTTTextbook, magazine articles, Reviewing, Analyzing or Interpreting Past Events

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Early Settlements Plymouth 1620 Plymouth 1620 –What is a pilgrim? Separatist? –Religious Persecution? Church of England. –Virginia Charter? – Land in Massachusetts so the need to maintain order. William Bradford –Mayflower Compact  Early Self Government!!  Later town Meetings –Early Hardships but overcome with the help of natives  Thanksgiving –Religious Freedom VS Freedom to Practice Your religion?????

Map 3.1: The Great English Migrations, c. 1630–1642

Early Settlements Massachusetts Bay Colony Massachusetts Bay Colony –1630 – 1640 Great Migration = ~20,000 puritans move to the New England Colonies –What is a Puritan? How are the different from the pilgrims? Why would this arrangement work for the King? Settlers? –Religious Persecution. King James. Why would kings want unified religion? –Well supplied and organized –Culture = New England Way  Literate. Why?  Duty, honesty, Godliness and hard work = Success Politics = meeting house, town meetings = Early Self Govt.

Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson Read pg. 48 and 49 and jot down notes Read pg. 48 and 49 and jot down notes Dissenters Dissenters Williams Beliefs? Accomplishments? Williams Beliefs? Accomplishments? Anne’s beliefs? Accomplishments? Anne’s beliefs? Accomplishments? What do the have in common? What do the have in common?  Double Bubble

Early Settlements Connecticut Connecticut –Religious Freedom?? Those who dissented from the Puritan or Pilgrim Doctrine were persecuted –Thomas Hooker led a disgruntled group and founded Connecticut –Culture = more forgiving and more freedom but still centered on religion –Fundamental Orders of Connecticut  1 st colonial constitution. What is a constitution?  Limited Government  Democratic ideals  NON Church Members Could Vote – 1 st !!!!!. Why does that matter?

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