English English Colonization of Colonization of North AmericaNorth AmericaName the reasons The Name the reasons The

English settled in English settled in America.America.

Review - What are Push-Review - What are Push-Pull Factors?Pull Factors?

PushPush Land scarcityLand scarcity Religious or Religious or

Political Political PersecutionPersecution

RevolutionRevolution PovertyPoverty WeatherWeather

PullPull Freedom Freedom

(religious and (religious and political)political)

New lifeNew life JobsJobs LandLand ResourcesResources

Reasons for ColonizationReasons for Colonization

Financial $$$Financial $$$ ReligionReligion Expand the British EmpireExpand the British Empire Start a new lifeStart a new life

First Unsuccessful English First Unsuccessful English ColonyColony

Roanoke Island in 1587Roanoke Island in 1587 The “Lost Colony”The “Lost Colony” What Happened to the What Happened to the

Colony?Colony?Slaughtered by NativesSlaughtered by NativesAbsorbed by the NativesAbsorbed by the NativesWeather ??Weather ??

First Successful English First Successful English ColonyColony

Jamestown 1607Jamestown 1607 Reason for Colony was financial $$Reason for Colony was financial $$

Joint Stock CompanyJoint Stock Company Africans introduced in 1619Africans introduced in 1619

Hardships of JamestownHardships of Jamestown Too many gentlemenToo many gentlemen No goldNo gold Starvation – “Starving Time”Starvation – “Starving Time”

VocabularyVocabulary

Joint Stock Company – Joint Stock Company – investors pool money to pay investors pool money to pay for colonization in hopes of for colonization in hopes of making moneymaking money

Headright System – 50 acres Headright System – 50 acres of land colonists could obtain of land colonists could obtain (offered by the VA co)(offered by the VA co)

Major Contributions of JamestownMajor Contributions of Jamestown Cash Crop ---Tobacco - John RolfeCash Crop ---Tobacco - John Rolfe Introduction of Indentured ServantsIntroduction of Indentured Servants

Indentured Servants: Poor Europeans that wanted to come to the colonies, but couldn’t afford to come. Passage was paid by colonial land owners in return for manual labor. A contract was generally 3 – 5 years.

Colony at PlymouthColony at Plymouth

The Pilgrims – Separatists (from The Pilgrims – Separatists (from Catholic Church and Church of Catholic Church and Church of England)England)

Reason for Colony was ReligionReason for Colony was Religion Hardships were Weather and Hardships were Weather and

StarvationStarvation Major Contribution is the Mayflower Major Contribution is the Mayflower

Compact – the first form of American Compact – the first form of American democracy. democracy.

Self-Government and Majority RuleSelf-Government and Majority Rule

William Bradford William Bradford

born in Englandborn in England Plymouth’s 1st governorPlymouth’s 1st governor

Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact

Mayflower Compact – Signed by 41 Mayflower Compact – Signed by 41 men on the Mayflower. They agreed men on the Mayflower. They agreed to be governed by leaders chosen by to be governed by leaders chosen by the people and agreed to obey all the people and agreed to obey all laws that were made.laws that were made.

Puritans – Massachusetts Puritans – Massachusetts Bay ColonyBay Colony

group that wanted to group that wanted to “purify” the Church of “purify” the Church of EnglandEngland

many moved to many moved to America during the America during the Great MigrationGreat Migration

had strict laws that had strict laws that centered on religioncentered on religion

John Winthrop John Winthrop

PuritanPuritan ““City upon a hill”City upon a hill” led the 1st group of Puritans led the 1st group of Puritans

to Massachusetts in 1630to Massachusetts in 1630 1st governor of 1st governor of

Massachusetts Massachusetts

Roger Williams Roger Williams Puritan ministerPuritan minister disagreed with Puritan leaders disagreed with Puritan leaders

because he believedbecause he believed in religious freedomin religious freedom it was wrong to take land from the it was wrong to take land from the

Native AmericansNative Americans banished from Massachusetts by banished from Massachusetts by

Puritan leadersPuritan leaders founded the colony of Rhode Islandfounded the colony of Rhode Island

JamestowJamestownn

16061606

PlymoutPlymouthh

16201620

MassachusettMassachusetts Bay - 1630s Bay - 1630

PeoplePeople

Reasons Reasons for for MovingMoving

Hardships Hardships / How it / How it finally finally workedworked

LeadershiLeadership and p and GovernmeGovernmentnt

JamestowJamestownn

16061606

PlymouthPlymouth

16201620MassachusettMassachusetts Bay - 1630s Bay - 1630

PeoplePeople John SmithJohn Smith

PocahontasPocahontas

John RolfeJohn Rolfe

William William BradfordBradford

John WinthropJohn Winthrop

Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson (RI)(RI)

Roger Williams (RI)Roger Williams (RI)

Reasons for Reasons for MovingMoving

Joint-Stock Joint-Stock CompanyCompany

ProfitProfit

Pilgrims - Pilgrims - SeparatistsSeparatists

ReligionReligion

Puritans – Profit and Puritans – Profit and religionreligion

““City Upon a Hill”City Upon a Hill”

Hardships / Hardships / How it How it finally finally workedworked

Malaria / Malaria / Dystentery / Dystentery / “Starving Time”“Starving Time”

TobaccoTobacco

Hunger / Hunger / Cold / IllnessCold / Illness

Corn / Good Corn / Good relations with relations with Natives, Furs, Natives, Furs, FishFish

Salem Witch TrialsSalem Witch Trials

Disagreements with Disagreements with LeadershipLeadership

““Great Migration”Great Migration”

Leadership Leadership and and GovernmentGovernment

John SmithJohn Smith

House of House of BurgessesBurgesses

Mayflower Mayflower CompactCompact

William William BradfordBradford

Church and Church and Government Elected Government Elected CouncilCouncil

John WinthropJohn Winthrop

Williams and Williams and Hutchinson go to RIHutchinson go to RI

House of Burgesses 1619House of Burgesses 1619

Our first legislative body. It was–in Our first legislative body. It was–in Virginia. They could make laws and Virginia. They could make laws and raise taxes. But, the governor had raise taxes. But, the governor had final say.final say.

New AmsterdamNew Amsterdam most important most important

Dutch settlement Dutch settlement in what is now the in what is now the U.S.U.S.

located on located on Manhattan IslandManhattan Island

renamed New renamed New York City when York City when taken over by the taken over by the English in 1664English in 1664

William PennWilliam Penn

wealthy wealthy English English QuakerQuaker

founded the founded the colony of colony of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania in 1682in 1682