The American Colonies Emerge

Spain establishes an American empire,

devastating native populations. England

forces the Dutch from North America and

establishes thirteen colonies.

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Spain’s Empire in the Americas

An English Settlement at Jamestown

Puritan New England

Settlement of the Middle Colonies

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The American Colonies Emerge

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Spain’s Empire in the AmericasThroughout the 1500s and 1600s, the Spanish

conquer Central and portions of North America.

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The Spanish Claim a New Empire

Cortés Subdues the Aztec• Conquistadors (conquerors)—Spanish explorers,

seek gold, silver

• 1519 Hernándo Cortés leads army into Americas,

claims land for Spain

• Aztec dominate region; Nahua people who resent

Aztec join Cortés---NATIVE DISUNITY

• Montezuma thinks Cortés a god; gives him share

of Aztec gold

• In 1520 Aztec rebel; in 1521 Spanish and their

allies defeat Aztec

• Cortés founds Mexico City, New Spain colony on

Tenochtitlán ruins

• Disease greatly reduces native populations of

Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, and non-empire natives

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“This great city of Tenochtitlan is built on the salt lake, and no matter by

what road you travel there are two leagues from the main body of the city

to the mainland. There are four artificial causeways leading to it, and

each is as wide as two cavalry lances.”

Spanish Pattern of Conquest• Spanish settlers mostly men, called peninsulares;

marry native women

• Mestizo—person of mixed Spanish and Native

American ancestry

• Landlords use encomienda—force natives to farm,

ranch, mine

• Priests object, encomienda abolished; Africans

brought as slaves

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The encomienda system

The Conquistadors Push North

Other Countries Explore North America• England, France, Netherlands sponsor voyages in

1500s and 1600s

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Exploring Florida• Juan Ponce de León discovers and names La

Florida (1513)

• Pedro Menéndez de Avilés expels French, founds

St. Augustine (1565)

Settling the Southwest• In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado leads

expedition to Southwest

• Pedro de Peralta, governor of New Mexico,

Spain’s northern holdings

• He helps found Santa Fe (1609–1610); several

missions built in area

Fransisco Vasquera de Coronado was sent by the viceroy of Mexico, Antonio de Mendoza, to find the

"Seven cities of Gold" and establish trade. In the early 1540s, Coronado set out with a few hundred

men and natives in order to find these cities. Coronado in turn sent out several expeditions, led by

Henando de Alverado that discovered the famous rock dwellings in the pueblo of Acoma and Lopez

de Cardenas to the north and westward where they found what is now known as the Grand Canyon.

Coronado found no gold but he did explore what is now known as the American Southwest.

Resistance to the Spanish

Conflict in New Mexico• Priests convert many Native Americans, try to

suppress their culture

• In 1670s Spanish force natives to pay tribute, do

labor for missions

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Popé’s Rebellion• Pueblo religious leader Popé heads uprising in

New Mexico (1680)

• Pueblo destroy Spanish churches, execute

priests, force Spanish out

• Spanish armies regain area 14 years later

Pueblo RebellionHaving driven the Spanish from New Mexico, Popé tried to eradicate every possible vestige of their culture.

He ordered the destruction of Christian objects and churches, punished the speaking of Spanish and the use

of Spanish surnames, and argued against using Spanish tools such as the plow. In his style of leadership and

exercise of personal power, however, Popé seems to have retained an element of Spanish authoritarianism

which alienated many and contributed to the breakup of the Pueblo alliance.

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An English Settlement at JamestownThe first permanent English settlement in

North America is founded at Jamestown, Virginia,

in 1607.

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Reasons for English Exploration

• Religious: Elizabeth backs the Reformation; rivalry with

Spain over Christianity

• Social: rich and poor both leave

--Rich: nobility running out of land to give all of their sons

--Poor: opportunity; new start

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• Economic: resources; joint-stock companies

• Geopolitical: England vs. Spain; dominance of the seas,

trade routes

English Defeat of the Spanish Armada

July 29, 1588: Off the coast of Gravelines, France, Spain's so-called "Invincible Armada" is defeated by an

English naval force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake. After eight hours of

furious fighting, a change in wind direction prompted the Spanish to break off from the battle and retreat toward

the North Sea. Its hopes of invasion crushed, the remnants of the Spanish Armada began a long and difficult

journey back to Spain. The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English fleet greatly reduced Spain’s naval

presence in the world and thrust the English onto the world stage. English naval dominance made it possible

for England to establish and expand its holdings in the New World.

English Settlers Struggle in North America

The Business of Colonization• Joint-stock companies—investors fund colony,

get profits

• In 1607, Virginia Company sends 150 people to

found Jamestown; the start of American history

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A Disastrous Start• Sir Walter Raleigh and Roanoke (1584) first

attempt fails; second attempt—the Lost Colony

• Colonists seek gold, suffer from disease and

hunger; droughts/lack of crop cultivation

• John Smith forces colonists to farm; gets help

from Powhatan people

• (1609) 600 colonists arrive; Powhatan destroy

farms; “starving time”

Above: Burial of the Jamestown dead during

the "starving time," winter 1609-10

The winter of 1609 to 1610 was treacherous for early American settlers. Some 240 of the 300 colonists at

Jamestown, in Virginia, died during this period, called the "Starving Time," when they were under siege and

had no way to get food. Desperate times led to desperate measures. New evidence suggests that includes eating

the flesh of fellow colonists who had already died.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/jamestown-cannibalism/

Jamestown Begins to Flourish• New arrivals revive and expand colony; John Rolfe

(Pocahontas’) husband, grows tobacco

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“Brown Gold” and Indentured Servants• Tobacco becomes profitable; export 1.5 million

pounds by late 1620s (mercantalism)

• Virginia Company reforms

--Headright system—purchaser of passage gets

50 acres—lures settlers

--Develops representative government

• Plantation owners use indentured servants—

work 4–7 years for passage

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The First African Laborers• First Africans arrive (1619); treated as

indentured servants

• After a few years, most receive land and freedom

• Late 1600s, owners begin importing costly slaves

because

- indentured population decreases

- colony becomes wealthy

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African Slaves in Jamestown

The arrival of a ship in North America in the year 1619: Sails furled, flag drooping at her rounded stern, she

rode the tide in from the sea. She was a strange ship, indeed, by all accounts, a frightening ship, a ship of

mystery. Whether she was trader, privateer, or man-of-war no one knows. Through her bulwarks black-mouthed

cannon yawned. The flag she flew was Dutch; her crew a motley. Her port of call, an English settlement,

Jamestown, in the colony of Virginia. She came, she traded, and shortly afterwards was gone. Probably no ship

in modern history has carried a more portentous freight. Her cargo? Twenty slaves.

The English Pattern of Conquest• Laws prevent English from living or intermarrying with Native

Americans

• English view the Natives like the viewed the Irish: “savages”

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The Settlers Battle Native Americans• Continued hostilities between Powhatan and English after

starving time

• 1614 marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe creates

temporary peace

• Renewed fighting; king makes Virginia royal colony under

his control

• By 1644, 10k Englishman live in VA; Powhatan

populations fall

Pocahontas

The Virginia Company decided to bring Pocahontas to England in 1616 as a symbol of the tamed New World

"savage" and the success of the Jamestown settlement. John Smith was living in London at the time and while

Pocahontas was in Plymouth, she learned he was still alive. In March 1617, Rolfe and Pocahontas boarded a

ship to return to Virginia when she fell ill. She was taken ashore and died in Rolfe’s arms, most likely from

smallpox, pneumonia, or tuberculosis.

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Economic Differences Split Virginia

Hostilities Develop• Former indentured people settle frontier,

cannot vote, pay high taxes

• Frontier settlers battle natives; class tensions

between frontier, wealthy

• Governor Berkeley refuses to give money to help

frontiersmen fight local natives

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Bacon’s Rebellion• Nathaniel Bacon raises army to fight natives

on frontier (1676)

• Bacon resents being taxed and governed without

their consent; SOUND FAMILIAR?

• Governor calls Bacon’s army illegal; Bacon sets

fire to Jamestown; Bacon’s Rebellion represents

a split between planters and frontiersmen

Nathaniel Bacon confronts

William Berkeley about Burning of Jamestown

attacking the Native Americans

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Puritan New EnglandEnglish Puritans come to North America,

beginning in 1620.

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Puritans Create a “New England”

Puritans and Pilgrims• Puritans, religious group, want to purify Church

of England

• Believed Church of England didn’t go far enough to get

rid of corrupt Catholic practices and leaders

• Separatists, including Pilgrims, form independent

congregations

• In 1620, Pilgrims flee to escape persecution, found

Plymouth Colony (2nd perm. English colony)

• Diff. b/w VA & MA settlers’ intentions: VA was profit-

motivated; MA was to create a model society

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The Massachusetts Bay Company• In 1630, joint-stock company founds Massachusetts Bay

Colony• John Winthrop is Puritan colony’s first governor

• Port city of Boston becomes their capital

• 1000 men, women, and children within the first year

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“City Upon a Hill”• “For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a

Hill, the eyes of all people are on us”

• Puritan adult males vote for General Court;

Court chooses governor

• However, no social or political equality

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Church and State• Civic officials are church members, have duty to do God’s

will

• Strong connection between church and state

Importance of the Family• Puritans generally migrate as families, unlike in VA

• Community makes sure family members behave in “God-fearing”

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Dissent in the Puritan Community

The Founding of Providence• Roger Williams—extreme Separatist minister with

controversial views

--No right to take Native land

--Gov’t had no right to punish people for religious

beliefs

• General Court orders his arrest; Williams flees

• In 1636 he founds colony of Providence

- negotiates for land with Narragansett tribe

- guarantees separation of church and state,

religious freedom

Anne Hutchinson Banished• Anne Hutchinson teaches church, ministers are

unnecessary; you can interpret the Bible yourself

• Hutchinson banished 1638; family, followers leave

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Disputes Over Land• Settlers spread to western Massachusetts,

New Hampshire, Connecticut

• Natives fear expansion of settlers will lead to an end

of their way of life; fight over meaning of land

ownership

Native Americans Resist Colonial Expansion

The Pequot War• Pequot War—Pequot takes stand against colonists

in Connecticut; nearly destroys Pequot tribe; men,

women, and children massacred

King Philip’s War• Deprived of land, natives work for English, must

follow Puritan laws

• Wampanoag chief Metacom organizes tribes to wipe

out settlers (1675); use guerilla tactics

• King Philip’s War fierce; hunger, disease, immense

casualties defeat tribes; Metacom killed

King Philip’s WarThe war ended in August 1676, shortly after Metacom was captured and

beheaded. Some of his supporters escaped to Canada; those who

surrendered were shipped off as slaves to the West Indies. The Puritans

interpreted their victory as a sign of God's favor, as well as a symbolic

purge of their spiritual community. The Indians who remained faced

servitude, disease, cultural disruption, and the expropriation of their lands.

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Settlement of the Middle ColoniesThe Dutch settle New Netherland; English

Quakers led by William Penn settle Pennsylvania.

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The Dutch Found New NetherlandA Diverse Colony• In 1621, the Dutch West India Company colonizes

New Netherland; granted permission by the Dutch

government

• Diversity: settlers from other European countries

and Africa (free and enslaved) welcomed

• Religious toleration

• English—religion; for Dutch—it’s all about $$$

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English Takeover• To the English, N. Netherland is a wedge b/w NE & VA

• English ships arrive; Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant

tries to defend it; no one fought; no shots fired

• In 1664, duke of York becomes proprietor (owner) of

New Netherland

- renames colony New York, later gives part of land to

friends, names it New Jersey (overshadowed by NE

and VA

The Fall of New Amsterdam

Peter Stuyvesant (left of center, with wooden leg) standing on shore

among residents of New Amsterdam who are pleading with him not to

open fire on the English who have arrived in warships waiting in the

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Penn’s “Holy Experiment”• In 1681, William Penn founds Pennsylvania on

Quaker principles

• Quakers ideas attract immigrants to settle: equality,

cooperation, religious toleration, pacifism

• Pennsylvania meant to be a “holy experiment”

- adult males get 50 acres, right to vote

- representative assembly

- freedom of religion

• Yet, Penn owns slaves

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• Penn treats native people fairly; over 50 years

without conflict

• Philadelphia (port city called “The City of Brotherly

Love” by Penn) becomes the center of English

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continued The Quakers Settle Pennsylvania

Thirteen Colonies• 1600s-1700s: other British colonies founded for

varying reasons

• Lord Baltimore, a Catholic, founds Maryland; has

religious freedom

• King Charles II awards key supporters land

between VA and FLA; becomes NC and SC• James Ogelthorpe founds Georgia as haven for

debtors

--Drinking, slavery prohibited

• By 1752, there are 13 British colonies in North

America