Colonial America

By: Ben Eidson

Explores

• John Cabot- England– Newfoundland

• Juan Ponce de Leon- Spain– Coast of Florida and Florida Keys

• Giovanni da Verrazano- Italy– Atlantic Coast

• Jacques Cartier– St. Lawrence River

Spanish Settlements

• 1st permanent settlement– Spanish founded in St. Augustine in Florida– The Spanish had other settlements but most were

in Central America

England’s Colonies

• English's first colony– Roanoke, disappeared without a trace

• English first successful colony – Jamestown in now Virginia

• English Pilgrims– Plymouth rock

America Divided

• European superpowers that had colonies in America– England– Spain– France

France

– St. Lawrence river– Middle America

Spain

– Florida– Southwest America

England

– The east coast of North America– Northern part of Canada

13 Colonies-Northern Half

• New Hampshire• Massachusetts• New Jersey• New York• Rhode Island• Connecticut • Pennsylvania

13 Colonies- Southern Half

• Maryland• Delaware• Virginia• North Carolina• South Carolina• Georgia

Treaty of Paris

• After the French and Indian war there was a new divide in America.– England received all the land east of the

Mississippi river– To compensate Spain for the loss of Florida France

gave Spain all the remaining land in the Louisiana territory.

Picture References

• http://n4trb.com/StAugustine/StAugustine.htm

• http://www.goldridge08.com/13colonies.htm• http://www.frutasenma.com/English%20versi

on.html