Colonial America 1607-1732

History of Jamestown Established in 1607 by a groups of merchants who asked King James I for permission to establish a new colony.

Charter Charter: a formal agreement

Settlers were Expected to: Find gold and other valuables Become fur and fish traders Find a route to the Orient for trade

Captain John Smith 27 year old explorer, soldier, and leader of the Jamestown settlement.

Hardships Settlers Endured Soil was swampy Food was scarce Work was difficult Mosquitoes carried diseases Lacked good farmland Suffered attacks from the Native Americans

Reasons To Move to the “New World” Religious Freedom Persecution (death) by the King Jobs Land Farming Economci opportunities (money)

The 13 colonies were divided into three groups: New England colonies (northern colonies) Middle Colonies Southern Colonies

Many northern colonists came to the New World in search of a separation of government and the Church.

The Middle Colonies attracted the most diverse number of European ethnic groups

By the mid-1700s there were more Africans living in some southern colonies than Europeans or Native Americans.

In 1700 there were 25,000 people living in the 13 colonies In 1700 there were 25,000 people living in the 13 colonies. By 1775 the population had grown to about 2.5 million.

To symbolize the 13 colonies, the Great Seal of the United States features an eagle and 13 olive leaves, olives, arrows, and stars. The seal is now on the back of the dollar bill.

Country of Hampshire England Colony Origin of Name Chief Producers Massachusetts 1620 “Near the Great Hill” Farming (corn & cattle), fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding New Hampshire 1622 Country of Hampshire England Farming potatoes), fishing, textiles, shipbuilding Connecticut 1633 “On the long tidal river” Farming (corn &wheat) fishing Rhode Island 1636 “Red Island” Farming (cattle & dairy) fishing, lumbering

Isle of Jersey in England Colony Origin of Name Chief Producers New York 1624 Duke of York Farming cattle, rice, indigo, wheat),ironworks shipbuilding Delaware 1638 Delaware tribe Fishing & Lumbering New Jersey 1664 Isle of Jersey in England Ironworking & lumbering Pennsylvania 1682 William Penn Farming (cattle & dairy) papermaking & textiles

Queen Henrietta Maria of England Colony Origin of Name Chief Producers Virginia (1607) Elizabeth of England Farming (corn, tobacco, wheat) Maryland Queen Henrietta Maria of England Farming (corn, tobacco, indigo, wheat) shipbuilding Carolina (1663) North Carolina South Carolina Charles I of England Farming (rice, indigo, tobacco) Georgia (1732) King George II of England Farming (indigo, rice, sugar)

Northern Style Colonial Homes

Middle Style Colonial Home

Southern Style Colonial Homes