Unit 1: Discovery, Settlement & Colonial America 1491-1763
Topic 2: The Early Colonies
Name: __________________________
Date:__________________
Why did the English settle here?
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The first _____________ English settlement in North America was _______________.
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founded in __________ by the ___________________________of London
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purpose: _________________________ (to make money $$$$)
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Settlers (all men) were looking for gold and riches
Settlers weren’t planning to stay in the New World
NOT WELL in Jamestown!
No one wanted to ______________________________________________________
__________ made people sick -- __________________________________________
John Smith took charge in winter of 1607 – forced men to work
His famous quote: (“___________________________________________________”)
“______________________” (winter 1609) -- all but 60 settlers died before spring
THINK ABOUT IT:
Watch the video about the Starving Time and answer these questions:
What were conditions like in Jamestown?
How did the settlers survive?
If you were a Powhatan (Native Americans near Jamestown), would you have helped the settlers? Why
or why not?
Problems Solved!
• 1610 -- Lord De La Warr became new governor, set up strict martial law (military rule)
• 1612 -- John Rolfe developed new strain of________________– Colony now has a
way to make money!
• Women and children arrived. (What do you think the impact is of this?)
• 1640s – ________________________________ established. First ___________
______________in the New World.
Relationships
• Powhatan Indians were native to the region
• Colonists would take ______________________, Natives would raid colonist settlements
EARLY NEW ENGLAND
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Colonies were settled by ________________ seeking
freedom from religious persecution in Europe
– Puritans were very religious – often ______________
of those who didn’t follow their religion
1620 – _______________ (one group of Puritans) arrived at
Plymouth in Massachusetts
– wrote the _______________________________
• No government in the area, so must create their
own
• Formed a “______________ community”
(commitment, participation)
– Brought their families, planned to stay forever
1630 – more _________________ came to Mass. Bay
– Wanted to create a “_________________________”
– set an example for the rest of the world of godly
living
________________________ – a form of direct democracy
(all ______ of the town discuss and vote on issues)
One problem – ___ ________________________
– Puritans wanted the freedom to practice their religion but did not want
others to practice a different religion.
– People who went against Puritan teachings or challenged their ideas about
church and government were punished
– Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were _________________ – they were
banished from Massachusetts, started new colony of Rhode Island and
Connecticut
Location, Location, Location
• The settlers moved into _________ different areas for various reasons
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New England Colonies - seeking freedom from ____________ persecution
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Southern Colonies - seeking _______________________
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Middle Colonies - seeking ________ religious freedom and economic opportunity
SOUTHERN COLONIES
• Settled by people seeking _______________________
– _____________ – English nobility who received
large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King
of England
– __________________________– poor
immigrants who agreed to work for 4-7 years in
exchange for their passage to the New World
– Other ____________________________
became small farmers or artisans
• Settled in the Shenandoah Valley or
western Virginia
Class Struggle! __________________________ – Poor
frontier settlers wanted help from the Royal Governor
against the Native Americans. He refused and the rebellion
became violent. This conflict showed differences between
wealthy landowners and poor frontier settlers.
MIDDLE COLONIES (more on these later….)
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Seeking BOTH _____________ freedom and
_______________ opportunity
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Settled mainly by English, __________, and
____________-speaking immigrants
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More ________________ and
________________ in different languages &
religions