Colonizing America
Unit 1
Lesson 1
What does it mean to colonize
an area?
What are some reasons you
may want to emigrate and
seek a new life?
Why did the British begin to
colonize America?
England’s History
King Henry VIII
 Became King in 1509
 Married his brother’s Widow, the Spanish princess
Catherine of Aragon.
 After 20 years of marriage, Catherine gave Henry no
sons and only one daughter, Mary.
 King Henry appealed to the pope to grant him an
annulment.
 Annulment – meant that the marriage of King Henry
and Catherine would have never been valid.
The Pope Said No!!!
Henry said…bye!
He broke with Rome and created his
own national church – The Church of
England – Anglican.
Henry was known as “Supreme Head of
the Church in England.”
Henry dumped Catherine for Anne
Boleyn.
Off With Her Head!
Unfortunately, Anne only produced
another daughter, Elizabeth.
Henry had her head cut off.
Henry ended up having 6 wives in all.
Only his third wife, Jane Seymour,
produced him a son.
England after Henry VIII
Henry’s son, Edward VI, had a short
reign. Died at the age of 15.
Mary I takes over.
Mary I
Devoutly Catholic. Wants to bring
England back into the Catholic fold.
Began to burn “heretics” at the stake.
Became known as Bloody Mary.
Even married England’s rival, the
Spanish King.
Died in 1558 leaving the throne to her
sister, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth I – “The Virgin
Queen”
 Brought England back into their protestant ways.
Ran the Church of England as a protestant monarch.
 Wanted no religious turmoil in England.
 Encouraged exploration of the new world by men
such as Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh.
 Defeated the Spanish Armada, making England the
dominant authority on the seas.
 Now England could send more colonists to America
without the fear of Spanish interference.
Reasons to make the Move
 Money
Investors financed trips to the New World. They
hoped to see profits come in the form of riches or
cash crops.
Cash crops – highly prized crops that people are
willing to pay a lot of money for (tobacco).
 Religion
England was a place of religious turmoil in
throughout the 17th century.
Newfoundland
Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed the area
as England’s first oversees colony.
Gilbert was unlucky on his return to
England.
This was only temporary. Was not
meant to be permanent.
Roanoke Colony
 Attempt by Elizabeth I to establish a permanent
settlement in North America.
 Known as “The Lost Colony”.
 Sir Walter Raleigh was in charge of getting this
colony started. He never went to America.
Jamestown
First permanent English settlement.
Financed by the Virginia Company of
London and its investors.
Founded in 1607.
Named after King James I. King James
came to power in 1603.
King James I
Became king upon the death of Queen
Elizabeth I.
Supreme ruler of the church of
England.
Divine Right of Kings
King James Bible (the bible of the
church of England)
King James Bible vs. the Geneva Bible
Plymouth
Founded by Pilgrims in 1620
Signing of the Mayflower Compact
Based on majority rule
First example of many colonial plans for
self government
Primary vs. Secondary Sources
http://www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/pri
mary2.html
Primary - a historical document that
was written or created during the time
being studied
Secondary - a source that interprets
and analyzes primary sources
Read and Respond
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/
2013/05/02/jamestown-settlers-werecannibals-and-more-reasons-thecolony-was-hell.html
Time to Investigate
Find a primary and a secondary source
that supports the theory that early
Jamestown settlers had to resort to
cannibalism in order to survive.
Cite your sources using Chicago style
citations.