England’s beginning of a new colony in North America Many reasons for England wanting to start a new colony They wanted to find _________ If they could not find gold, there were many ___________ ___________ offered in North America

Roanoke Island and Jamestown First English colony was ___________ ___________ Little is know about the colony because the people of the colony “vanished” without any reason After Roanoke, 3 English ships landed in Virginia They began a colony called Jamestown Difficult to live there because the land was low and swampy, the air was full of disease carrying mosquitoes, and the water was not healthy to drink Many settlers began to die as soon as they moved into Jamestown because of starvation and disease

Jamestown continued John Smith was elected leader of Jamestown. He made the colonists build ________, dig _________ to get to fresh water, plant _________ (farming), and fish in the rivers to find food so they could avoid ______________. ____________ became an important crop to Jamestown colonists It was a _________ crop, meaning colonists grew it to sell and make a profit from the crop Jamestown government was a __________ government This meant that rules or laws were created by the people living in the colonies

France and the Northwest Passage France sends explorers to find the NW Passage, a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Waterway will make it easier for trading ships to sail from Europe to Asia __________ took control of the Hudson River during their search for the Northwest Passage Because of these expeditions to find the NW Passage, French and Dutch discovered rivers and founded successful colonies, such as _________ and ___________

New Amsterdam Dutch wanted the colony of New Amsterdam to ___________ The Dutch ______________ people from many countries to settle there so lots of people would move to the colony Settlers arrived from countries such as Belgium, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, and many other countries

The Pilgrims Pilgrims left their homeland to practice their ____________ _________. They landed in New England because a ________ blew their ship off course They settled in New England in a place called ____________ They faced many difficulties Landed during the ________ and faced freezing weather Hunger Disease

Pilgrims continued Because of the ____________, the pilgrims were able to survive the Plymouth Colony They taught them the best hunting and fishing areas and how to grow corn Thanksgiving was celebrated Since the Wampanoag showed the Pilgrims how to survive at Plymouth, the Pilgrims wanted to celebrate their success and show a sense of _______________ to the Wampanoag for their help in surviving the first year.

The Puritans They too faced religious _____________(like the Pilgrims) They sent a small group of Puritans over first to get a new ___________ started for others (in New England) The Puritans, like the Pilgrims, wanted to __________ the Church of England

Geography of the 13 Colonies Three regions- ______ __________ Colonies __________ Colonies

New England Colony Had thin rocky soil-difficult to farm Had thick woods with timber to build homes and ships Waters were rich in fish and whales People had many different ___________ beliefs ____________(people who’s views differ from those held by most people in the community) were forced to leave their colony

Middle Colonies Warm climate and fertile soil Grew a large amount of ________ and was known as the “_____________ of the colonies” Large rivers made it easy to transport goods

Southern Colonies ___________ climate Had the ___________ growing season Produced valuable crops

Middle and Southern Colonies Many of these colonies were started because King Charles II gave away large plots of _________