1. Unit 2 - English Colonies - English Society & the Lost Colony

2. Bell Ringer:
Why were countries wanting to explore and settle the New World?

3. Changes in English gov’t and religion….
***The colonies use these changes to form the ideas for government in the United States***

4. English Society Magna Carta 1215 restricts power of the King
he has to follow the law too!!!!
first document to establish that idea
protects the rights of citizens
they have more say in the gov’t

5. English Society New religion thanks King Henry VIII!
what religion did he establish?
wanted a divorce from wife… the church wouldn’t let him so he got rid of Catholicism in England
est. the Anglican Church of England
now the official church in England is PROTESTANT!

7. English Society Queen Elizabeth I reign 1588-1603
built England into a sea power
responsible for the defeat of Spanish Armada… why important?
England develops greatest navy in the world
passes laws to support England’s new religion
Protestantism

8. English Society Age of Enlightenment (1600s-1700s in EU)
New ways of thinking changed ideas about gov’t and human rights
– Emphasized a search for knowledge
– Birth of democratic ideals
– Science replace religion
Influences U.S. independence and founding of our gov’t

9. English Society Glorious Revolution 1688
bloodless coup (seizure of power)
new leaders… William and Mary
establish a constitutional monarchy
less power for the King, Parliament has power to create and pass laws

10. English Society leads to the establishment of the….
English Bill of Rights (1689)
limits power of the monarch
ensures rights of Parliament and all Englishmen
trial by jury, free speech, no cruel and unusual punishment
Parliament has power to tax

11. English Society leads to the establishment of…. English Common Law
judges make decisions based on custom or prior rulings

12. English Settlement in America
What were the reasons for English colonization?
population growth… why?
better diets due to Columbian Exchange = less death
new policy of enclosure (fence in land for farming)
meant no land left for poor
increased unemployment
send people to New World to work
tradition of 1st born inherits all of father’s land
AKA none for the younger children… they head off to the New World to find land/fortunes
Competition around the world.. Money, land = Power, influence

13. English Settlement in America
The Lost Colony (1587)
first attempt at English settlement in the New World
expedition led by Sir Walter Raleigh
group of 100 colonists (mostly families)
Governor John White
settlement disappeared and were never discovered
Virginia Dare, first English born in the Americas.

14. The Lost Colony, What Happened??
Theory:
1- Integration (leave settlement and live w/ tribe)
2- Patched Map (moved to this fort, why did he cover it up)
3- Powhatan (tribe slaughtered settlement, found this out in Jamestown, original stone found)
4- Drought (tribes raid settlement b/c of food, settlers leave)
5- Croatoan (moved to that island)

15. Exit Ticket:
What do you believe happened to the Roanoke Colony? (The Lost Colony)
Select one of the 5 theories covered in the video and explain why you think that is the most probable answer.