Colonial America

Roanoke

Roanoke – the lost colony Economic venture

Jamestown

Economic venture By the Virginia Company of London

Plymouth

Established by the Pilgrims for Religious Freedom

Massachusetts Bay Puritans

Massachusetts Bay Puritans Established by the Puritans for Religious Freedom

New England

Ship building churches towns

Middle Colonies

Pennsylvania Quakers Established by the Quakers for Religious Freedom

Middle Colonies New York Pennsylvania New Jersey

Middle Colonies

Towns and cities Small Farms Philadelphia

Southern Colonies

plantations cotton Tobacco

Georgia

New England Mid Atlantic Southern 13 Colonies Interdependent: How did they rely on each other to get the goods they needed (trade) Specialization: The one thing that the colonies were really good at making (focused on)

New England Mid Atlantic Southern 13 Colonies Ship building Trade Farming and livestock Cash crops Cotton Tobacco harbors plantations Cities and towns

? Lived predominately in the South Relied on indentured servants and/or enslaved African Americans for labor Were educated in some cases Had rich social culture

Large landowners Lived mostly in the South indentured servants and slaves for labor (work) Had rich social culture

? Worked the land according to the region Relied on family members for labor

Farmers Worked the land according to the region Relied on family members for labor

? Worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations Lived in small villages and cities

Artisans Worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations Lived in small villages and cities

? Worked as caretakers, house-workers, and homemakers Were not allowed to vote Had few opportunities for getting an education

Women Worked as caretakers, house-workers, and homemakers Were not allowed to vote Had few opportunities for getting an education

? Were able to own land Had economic freedom and could work for pay and decide how to spend their money Were not allowed to vote

Free African Americans Were able to own land Had economic freedom and could work for pay and decide how to spend their money Were not allowed to vote

? Were men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies and who agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage Were free at the end of their contract

Indentured Servant Were men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies and who agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage Were free at the end of their contract

? Captured in Africa sold to slave traders; shipped to the colonies owned as property for life without any rights.

Slaves Captured in Africa sold to slave traders; shipped to the colonies owned as property for life without any rights.

French and Indian War When did it happen ? Why did it begin? Who was involved? How did it end?

French and Indian War When did it happen ? – 1754 Why did it begin? – Over control of land Who was involved? – French and Indians vs England How did it end? – England wins, France gives up land

Great Britain

Colonies Relationship with England

How did Great Britain impose political and economic control over the colonies?

Economic relationships Great Britain imposed strict control over trade. – The colonies traded raw materials for goods made in Great Britain Great Britain taxed the colonies after the French and Indian War.

Economic relationships Great Britain imposed strict control over trade.

Economic relationships Great Britain taxed the colonies after the French and Indian War.

Economic relationships The colonies traded raw materials for goods made in Great Britain.

Political relationships Colonists had to obey British laws, which were enforced by governors.

Political relationships Colonial governors were appointed by the king or by the proprietor. King George III

Political relationships A colonial legislature made laws for each colony but was monitored by the colonial governor.

Political relationships Colonists had to obey British laws, which were enforced by governors. Colonial governors were appointed by the king or by the proprietor. A colonial legislature made laws for each colony but was monitored by the colonial governor.

STANDARD USI.6a What steps did Great Britain take to increase control over its colonies? Why did many colonists become dissatisfied with Great Britain’s control over the colonies?

Great Britain’s reasons for controlling the colonies Great Britain desired to remain a world power. Great Britain imposed taxes, such as the Stamp Act, to raise necessary revenue to pay the cost of the French and Indian War. To help finance the maintenance of British troops in the colonies

Great Britain’s reasons for controlling the colonies Great Britain desired to remain a world power.

Great Britain imposed taxes, such as the Stamp Act, tax on all printed materials to raise necessary revenue to pay – for French and Indian War – Maintenance of British Troops Taxes

Great Britain’s reasons for taxation ( Stamp Act ) – To help finance the French and Indian War – To help finance the maintenance of British troops in the colonies

Sources of colonial dissatisfaction 1.The colonies had no representation in Parliament. 2.Some colonists resented the power of the colonial governors. 3.Great Britain wanted strict control over colonial legislatures. 4.The colonies opposed the British taxes. 5.The Proclamation of l763, which followed the French and Indian War, restricted the western movement of settlers.

Sources of colonial dissatisfaction The colonies had no representation in Parliament.

Sources of colonial dissatisfaction Some colonists resented the power of the colonial governors.

Sources of colonial dissatisfaction Great Britain wanted strict control over colonial legislatures.

Sources of colonial dissatisfaction The colonies opposed the British taxes – Stamp Act

Sources of colonial dissatisfaction The Proclamation of l763, which followed the French and Indian War, restricted the western movement of settlers.

Proclamation of 1763