Day 6: Beginnings of America Unit 2 Day 6: Beginnings of America

Questions of the Day What were the social, political, religious, and economic motivations for the development of the early colonies? In what ways did the colonists’ European life affect the development of their American experience? Evaluate the challenges facing the Jamestown settlers. Evaluate the development of tobacco on the survival of the Jamestown colony.

North American Settlements 1. European Settlements Spanish – St. Augustine, Florida – 1565 Southwest – Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California French – Canada, Mississippi River, Great Lakes Dutch – New York English – East Coast

Coloring Activity Color in and label the states on your map. Which are northern colonies? Which are southern colonies? Which are middle colonies? Coloring Activity

2. First English Attempt Sir Walter Raleigh Lost Colony – Roanoke Island John White - Governor   Virginia Dare – first European child born in America Mystery at Roanoke Video

3. English Settlements Virginia Company (joint stock company) – Jamestown – 1607   John Smith – one of the leaders of Jamestown Hard times – few workers, most were nobles, didn’t know how to work Powhatan – Indian tribe near Jamestown that struggled with colonist “starving time” – Period during the 3rd winter when a large number of colonist perished from lack of food

4. Jamestown More colonist came to help Jamestown – workers   1st democratic gov’t – House of Burgesses ( because of salutary neglect; representative democracy) Tobacco – became cash crop or Virginias’ gold John Rolfe – First to commercialize tobacco overseas Pocahontas – daughter of the tribal leader, married to Rolfe Head right system – Each new colonist was given 50 acres Indentured servants – traded passage to America for years of service Slaves – came to America in 1619

5. Clash with Indians Desire for land led to conflicts Europeans feeling of superiority – no intermarriage with Indians Fought wars with Powhatan Indians Virginia becomes royal colony so that the King’s Army can protect them

6. First rebellion in the Colonies Indian dispute on the frontier Colonists ask for protection from Virginia Governor but were denied Nathaniel Bacon – led the colonist in a rebellion against the Virginia gov’t 1st time the colonist showed their discontent with violence

COLONIES IN AMERICA 7. Religious Reasons Henry VIII – starts the Anglican Church to divorce his first wife Reformers want to rid the church of all Roman Catholic traditions Puritans – Wanted to purify the Church of England, individual and congregational control of religion

8. Pilgrims Separatist (Pilgrims) – they wanted to practice their own religion Plymouth, Mass. 1620  Mayflower Compact – set up a direct democracy for the colony colony struggled but received food from Indians Thanksgiving, Squanto William Bradford – Pilgrim leader Mayflower Compact Of Plymouth Plantation

Indentured Servants Look up indentured servant contracts What do you think life was like for these colonists? How many lived long enough to be free?

Write a diary entry for a colonist based on their experiences n Jamestown or Plymouth. Put this in your notebook, on either side of Day 6 Activity