Chapter 2 Notes The Colonies Grow

Section 1: Spain and France Begin Colonies Fall of the Aztecs In 1519, Spanish explorer _________________ led a small group of men to overthrow the Aztecs they wanted _________ and ___________. how could he do it? Spanish used _____________, ____________, and __________. the Aztecs had never seen and were frightened of _________. the biggest weapon the Spanish had was _________.

Section 1 Continued Cortes and Montezuma

Section 1 Continued Spanish territory grows They sent _______________ to South America in search of ________. He was to destroy the ____________ kingdom. The Spanish explorer______________ discovered Florida. He was looking for gold and the ______________________ _________________ discovered and claimed a large part of the United States. Many _________ __________ discovered this area and set up missions in hopes of converting Native Americans

Spanish in North America

Other European Countries join in Other Explorers _________________ was sent from France in 1534 to find a water route to Asia He discovered the __________________ and the land that today we call _______________ . In 1608 ________________ sailed up the St. Lawrence River and set up the colony of Quebec.

Section 2: Jamestown ___________________ were setup to pay the cost of starting a colony. In 1607, King James granted a _____________ ( a written agreement giving rights) to build _______________ in present day Virginia. just as the colony was about to fail, ________________, the leader of the colony came along and saved it by becoming friends with the local Indians

Section 2 Continued

Section 2 Continued By 1619 ______________ had become a cash crop. a cash crop is grown just for money people from England signed on as _________ ___________. During this year the 1st ___________ became slaves In September of 1620 the _____________ landed at _____________

Section 2 Continued

Section 2 Continued All of the men signed the _____________ _________ which said how the colony would be governed the local Native Americans helped the ____________ live. show them how to grow ________ Hunt _____ and ________ Fish for food In 1628, the __________ settled present day ___________. they came to America for ___________ reasons.

Section 2 - The Pilgrims

Section 3 The Growth of the Colonies between 1607 and 1733 _____ colonies were established along the East Coast. New England consisted of all of the present-day state and part of ______________. ________ __________ started a new colony after being kicked out of Massachusetts. He started Rhode Island. He believed: the church had too much power the government should be separate form the church all people should be free to practice their own beliefs

Section 3 Continued _________ _____________ started the colony of Connecticut because he felt the leader of Massachusetts were too powerful In 1623, two ________ __________ to explore present day New Hampshire. In ______ became a colony.

Section 3 The Middle Colonies In 1609, _________ ___________ claimed the land on both sides of a major river, for England. This became known as ______ ________. The largest settlement was called ________ _______________. In 1664 the British claimed all land in New Jersey and New York away from the ____________.

Section 3 Middle Colonies Pennsylvania was settled by __________ The King of England granted a rich Englishman named _________ _________ this land. Settlers from _________ settled present day Delaware. It was eventually given to the English and became a colony in _________.

The Middle Colonies

Section 3 The Southern Colonies Virginia was the 1st English settlement in ______. In 1632 Lord ______________ was given a charter for a colony. He established __________________ for ____________ so they could practice their religion

Section 3 Southern Colonies The Carolinas was given to ____ different English lords In ______ the Carolinas were broken into two different colonies. North and South Carolina. Georgia was settled by ____________. __________________ asked King George to send people who owed money to America to start over as opposed to being sent to jail.

The Southern Colonies