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1 Spain’s Empire in the Americas
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2 An English Settlement at Jamestown
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3 Puritan New England
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4 Settlement of the Middle Colonies
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CHAPTER OBJECTIVE
To understand the reasons for the European
colonization of the Americas, as well as how the
original 13 English colonies took hold in what is
now the United States
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It is 1607. You are a colonist about to arrive in the land that
England has claimed for itself and named Virginia. Although little
is known about this place, you look forward to a life of adventure
and prosperity. When you arrive, you are met by Native
Americans who ask you why you have come to their land.
How can a land be shared by two different
peoples?
Examine the Issues
• As a colonist, how does the presence of another people change your
expectations?
• What obligations does a colonist have to natives who already
inhabit the land?
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The Americas
The World
1517 Martin Luther begins the Protestant
Reformation.
1521 Hernándo Cortés conquers the Aztec
Empire.
1534 Parliament declares Henry VIII head of the
English church.
1540 Coronado explores the American
southwest.
1575 Spanish settlers establish Saint Augustine,
Florida.
1585 English colonists establish a colony at
Roanoke Island.
1588 England defeats the Spanish Armada.
1607 John Smith and other colonists establish
Jamestown.
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1618 The Thirty Years War between Catholics
and Protestants begins in central Europe.
1620 English “Pilgrims” found Plymouth Colony.
1630 English Puritans found the Massachusetts
Bay Colony.
1649 Oliver Cromwell establishes the
Puritan Commonwealth in England.
1660 The English monarchy is restored
with the accession of Charles II.
1664 England takes New Amsterdam from the
Dutch.
1681 William Penn receives charter for
Pennsylvania.