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

2. Roanoke Island and Jamestown
First English colony was Roanoke Island
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

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

4. 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
Dutch 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 Quebec and Montreal

5. New Amsterdam Dutch wanted the colony of New Amsterdam to grow
The Dutch encouraged 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

6. The Pilgrims
Pilgrims left their homeland to practice their religious beliefs
They landed in New England because a storm blew their ship off course
They settled in New England in a place called Plymouth
They faced many difficulties
Landed during the winter and faced freezing weather
Hunger
Disease

7. Pilgrims continued
Because of the Wampanoag, 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 appreciation to the Wampanoag for their help in surviving the first year.

8. The Puritans They too faced religious persecution(like the Pilgrims)
They sent a small group of Puritans over first to get a new colony started for others (in New England)
The Puritans, like the Pilgrims, wanted to reform the Church of England

9. Geography of the 13 Colonies
Three regions-
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

10. 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 religious beliefs
Dissenters(people who’s views differ from those held by most people in the community) were forced to leave their colony

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

12. Southern Colonies Warmest climate Had the longest growing season
Produced valuable crops

13. Middle and Southern Colonies
Many of these colonies got started because King Charles II gave away large plots of land