Colonial AmericaColonial America1607-17321607-1732

History of Jamestown History of Jamestown

Established in 1607 by a groups Established in 1607 by a groups of merchants who asked King of merchants who asked King James I for permission to James I for permission to establish a new colony. establish a new colony.

CharterCharter

Charter: a formal agreement Charter: a formal agreement

Settlers were Expected Settlers were Expected to: to:

Find gold and other valuablesFind gold and other valuables Become fur and fish traders Become fur and fish traders Find a route to the Orient for tradeFind a route to the Orient for trade

Captain John Smith Captain John Smith

27 year old explorer, soldier, and 27 year old explorer, soldier, and leader of the Jamestown settlement. leader of the Jamestown settlement.

Hardships Settlers Hardships Settlers Endured Endured

Soil was swampySoil was swampy Food was scarceFood was scarce Work was difficultWork was difficult Mosquitoes carried diseases Mosquitoes carried diseases Lacked good farmlandLacked good farmland Suffered attacks from the Native Suffered attacks from the Native

Americans Americans

Reasons To Move to the “New Reasons To Move to the “New World”World”

Religious FreedomReligious Freedom Persecution (death) by the King Persecution (death) by the King JobsJobs LandLand Farming Farming Economci opportunities (money)Economci opportunities (money)

The 13 colonies were divided The 13 colonies were divided into three groups: into three groups:

New England colonies (northern New England colonies (northern colonies)colonies)

Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies Southern Colonies Southern Colonies

Many northern Many northern colonists came colonists came to the New to the New World in search World in search of a separation of a separation of government of government and the Church. and the Church.

The Middle The Middle Colonies Colonies attracted attracted the most the most diverse diverse number of number of European European ethnic ethnic groupsgroups

By the mid-By the mid-1700s there 1700s there were more were more Africans living Africans living in some in some southern southern colonies than colonies than Europeans or Europeans or Native Native Americans. Americans.

In 1700 there were 25,000 people living in In 1700 there were 25,000 people living in the 13 colonies. By 1775 the population the 13 colonies. By 1775 the population had grown to about 2.5 million.had grown to about 2.5 million.

To symbolize the To symbolize the 13 colonies, the 13 colonies, the Great Seal of the Great Seal of the United States United States features an eagle features an eagle and 13 olive and 13 olive leaves, olives, leaves, olives, arrows, and stars. arrows, and stars. The seal is now on The seal is now on the back of the the back of the dollar bill. dollar bill.

ColonyColony Origin of Origin of NameName

Chief Chief ProducersProducers

Massachusetts Massachusetts

16201620““Near the Near the Great Hill”Great Hill”

Farming (corn & Farming (corn & cattle), fishing, cattle), fishing, lumbering, lumbering, shipbuildingshipbuilding

New New HampshireHampshire

16221622

Country of Country of Hampshire Hampshire

EnglandEngland

Farming Farming potatoes), potatoes), fishing, fishing, textiles, textiles, shipbuildingshipbuilding

ConnecticutConnecticut

16331633““On the long On the long tidal river”tidal river”

Farming (corn Farming (corn &wheat) &wheat) fishingfishing

Rhode Island Rhode Island

16361636““Red Island”Red Island” Farming Farming

(cattle & (cattle & dairy) fishing, dairy) fishing, lumberinglumbering

ColonyColony Origin of Origin of NameName

Chief Chief ProducersProducers

New YorkNew York

16241624Duke of YorkDuke of York Farming cattle, Farming cattle,

rice, indigo, rice, indigo, wheat),ironworks wheat),ironworks shipbuildingshipbuilding

DelawareDelaware

16381638Delaware tribeDelaware tribe Fishing & Fishing &

LumberingLumbering

New JerseyNew Jersey

16641664Isle of Jersey Isle of Jersey in Englandin England

Ironworking & Ironworking & lumberinglumbering

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

16821682William Penn William Penn Farming (cattle Farming (cattle

& dairy) & dairy) papermaking & papermaking & textilestextiles

ColonyColony Origin of Origin of NameName

Chief Chief ProducersProducers

Virginia Virginia

(1607)(1607)Elizabeth of Elizabeth of

EnglandEnglandFarming (corn, Farming (corn, tobacco, wheat)tobacco, wheat)

MarylandMaryland Queen Queen Henrietta Henrietta Maria of Maria of EnglandEngland

Farming (corn, Farming (corn, tobacco, indigo, tobacco, indigo, wheat) wheat) shipbuildingshipbuilding

CarolinaCarolina

(1663)(1663)North CarolinaNorth Carolina

South CarolinaSouth Carolina

Charles I of Charles I of EnglandEngland

Farming (rice, Farming (rice, indigo, tobacco)indigo, tobacco)

GeorgiaGeorgia

(1732)(1732)King George II King George II

of Englandof EnglandFarming (indigo, Farming (indigo, rice, sugar)rice, sugar)

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