THE AMERICAN COLONIES

EMERGE

JAMESTOWN (VA)

• First permanent English settlement

JAMESTOWN (VA)

• Early Troubles:–None of the colonists knew how

to raise livestock–Upper class refused to do manual

labor–They didn’t know how to fish or

hunt for food

STRUGGLES WITH NATIVE AMERICANS

• Bacon’s Rebellion– Raised own army to attack natives

– Ended up marching on Jamestown

– Result: convinced many wealthy planters to allow all free men to vote

PURITAN NEW ENGLAND

• Puritans– Church members who wanted to

“purify”/reform Church of England

– Immigrated to America to escape depression in England’s wool industry

PILGRIMS• Landed in Plymouth in 1620• Were Separatists who fled from England to

escape persecution

MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY

• 1630 John Winthrop establish Mass. Bay Colony

• Roger Williams challenged “forced religion” – fled to Rhode Island & started own town– Separation of church & state

SETTLEMENT OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES• William Penn & the Quakers establish

Pennsylvania– Equality, cooperation, & religions toleration

• Dutch establish New Netherlands (New York) but English would take over

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