1. Building The American Colonies
Objective: I will be able to describe the foundation of the various regions of American Colonies

2. Colonial Regions 3 types of colonies Royal Proprietary Self-Governing
Controlled by king
VA., NH., MA., NC.
Proprietary
Land grants
Penn., MD., DE.
Self-Governing
Charter could be revoked
CT., RI.

3. Jamestown, Virginia 1607

4. Jamestown cont. Founded by Virginia/London Company Starving Time
Joint-stock company
Desire for profit
Starving Time
John Smith 1608
“Be more industrious, or starve”
Native American Issues
Powhatan Wars
, and
John Rolfe and tobacco

5. Adds for Colonists

6. Indentured Servants vs. Slaves
Worked for passage to New World
Usually 7-10 years
Headright system
Paid passage for Ind. Servants
Received 50 acres
First slaves 1619
Brought to Jamestown by the Dutch
Used on tobacco plantations
Still very expensive

7. Founding of Maryland

8. Founding of Maryland Founded in 1634 by Lord Baltimore
Huge land grant from Charles I
Founded as a haven for Catholics
Act of Toleration 1649
Toleration of all Christians, including Catholics

9. The Carolinas and Georgia
South Carolina 1670
Primarily rice and indigo plantations
Mostly wealthy aristocrats
North Carolina 1653
Squatters from Virginia, then South Carolina
Many former indentured servants
Georgia 1733
James Oglethorpe’s haven for debtors
Buffer state for Carolinas

10. New England Colonies Plymouth Colony 1620 Mass. Bay Colony 1630
Pilgrims (Separatists)
Mayflower Compact
William Bradford
Mass. Bay Colony 1630
Strongly Puritan
John Winthrop
“City upon the hill”
Congregational Church
2/5 franchise

11. Other New England States
Connecticut 1635
John Hooker
Fundamental Orders
Rhode Island 1636
Roger Williams
“Rogue’s Island”
Anne Hutchinson
New Hampshire 1679
Occasionally part of Mass.

12. Middle Colonies New York Pennsylvania 1682 Dutch 1624
English colony 1664
Split into NY and NJ
Pennsylvania 1682
William Penn
Quakers
Pro-Indian doves

13. Regional differences in the colonies
Create a table then identify the defining social, political and economic characteristics of each region (New England, Middle, Southern)
New England
Middle
Southern
Social
Political
Economic

14. New England
Middle
Southern
Social
Puritan (more strict in Mass.); devout; strong belief in education
Quaker (Penn.)
Puritan (NY)
More open about religion and society
Mostly Anglican, not as religious; class hierarchies
Political
More Charter colonies; more voting rights; more representative govt.
Proprietary Penn.; Colonial councils; more equality amongst sexes
Mostly royal colonies; House of Burgesses
Economic
Small farms, fishing, shipbuilding, staple crops, trade
Oats, grain, barley, large production of staple crops, trade
Plantations, Cash crops (tobacco, indigo, rice*) for export

15. Timeline
Make a timeline of the settlement of English colonies, starting with Jamestown (Virginia). For each colony, include at least two key facts about the founding of the colony.