English come to the New World

England Island country in Europe Part of Great Britain Religious Conflict kept them from settling the New World France and Spain both came to the New World 100 years earlier Queen Elizabeth wanted to compete with Spain Countries were enemies Encourages buccaneers and seadogs to raid Spanish ships

Ecological Revolution European Crops Livestock Depopulation of natives Growth of African slavery Spain held most of the New World (Florida and NM southward)

Push Factors Population growth Unemployment Too many people, too little jobs Adventure Religious freedom Protestant Reformation creates the Anglican Church (Church of England)

What is a colony? An area under the control of another nation Joint-Stock Company King grants people a charter to form their own colony Govern independently Proprietary Colony All land in new colony owned by the King, and the colony was ruled by a governor

Roanoke First Attempt to colonize the New World 1585 Landed off the coast of North Carolina Led by John White – named Governor Virginia Dare (John White’s Granddaughter) First English child born in New World White and 100 others settle 1587 117 more colonists joined

Roanoke Cont. Supplies run short – White goes back to England White returned Aug. 18th, 1590 Colony failed after people mysteriously disappeared “CROATOAN” was carved in a tree The Lost Colony

Jamestown First permanent English settlement in the New World Set up the first British colony, the Virginia Colony Settlers landed in a swampy area of northern VA in 1607 Led by John Smith Dozens died from from starvation disease, and malnutrition Colonists forced to eat dogs and rodents 400 settlers arrived Less than 100 lived by the winter of 1610 – ”Gentlemen” did not know how to fend for themselves Native American attacks increase

Jamestown cont. Escapes devastation when John Rolfe plants tobacco seeds VA has fertile soil Smoking tobacco popular in England Jamestown rich from tobacco profits Slavery expands Establish their own government House of Burgesses Made laws for the colony Included a governor and representatives Democracy Still have to follow British law