CHAPTER 1
SECTIONS 1-3 NOTES
THE COLONIES TAKE SHAPE
Lets learn about the
colonies…baby!
MANY CULTURES MEET
American Indians
•15,000 years ago, nomads crossed over the land bridge near Alaska
•And they started settling North America
•Different climates and environments, changed tribal customs
• Diverse spiritual beliefs, languages
•Tribal governments often more localized than European governments.
Europeans
•1400s-rapid change
• Renaissance, printing press, information traveling fasters
• Europeans start being more concerned with things happening outside their own borders
•New trade routes sought
MANY CULTURES MEET
West Africans
Resource rich land=prime spot for trade routes
Advanced and thriving kingdoms
Diverse people, many different languages, spiritual beliefs
Slavery
Common, typically was the fate of people captured in war or criminals
Different than what slavery in Americas would look like—accepted into
families, allowed to marry, had ways to move up in society—AND NOT
BASED ON THE NOTION OF RACIAL SUPERIORITY
Europeans join in the slave trade—Portuguese first, prevalent by 1500
With Hocked Gems
Financing Him
A. ON GUIDED NOTES
Our hero bravely defied
All scornful laughter
That tried to deceive his scheme.
An egg, not a table typify
unexplored planet.
Now three sturdy sisters sought proof
Forging sometimes through calm vastness
Yet, more often over turbulent peaks and valleys
Days became weeks as many doubters spread fearful
rumors about the edge.
At last, welcome winged creatures appeared
signifying momentous success.
IF YOU SAID THIS POEM IS DESCRIBING
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS YOU WERE RIGHT!
Why might this concern us in U.S. history?
• European contact
• Begin inhabiting the Americas
• Eventually leads England to Colonize
the region and the 13 colonies are
created
FIRST ENCOUNTERS IN THE AMERICAS
Imperialism: Extending a
power and influence over
another country
Spain, France and England begin
Competing for colonies in the
Americas
3 Gs—Gold, God, Glory
COLONIAL TYPES:
•Corporate Colonies: Organized by a joint-stock
company for the benefits of the shareholders,
approved by the king.
•Royal Colonies: Had a governor appointed by the
king.
•Proprietary Colonies: Ownership granted by the
king to an individual or group.
B. JAMESTOWN—1607
Significance = first permanent English
settlement in colonial
Settlers: English citizens funded by
companies, not the government
Leader(s): John Smith
Motives: To make money and pay back
investors. They hoped to find gold, ended
up making money with tobacco instead
Relationship with Native Americans:
Not good/violent -- had a pattern of
driving natives out of areas in order to use
land.
B.MASSACHUSETTS COLONIES--1630
Plymouth-1620, Massachusetts Bay-1630
Settlers: Puritans from England
Leader(s): John Winthrop, William
Bradford
Motives: To escape religious persecution
and establish their own religious and
“pure” society. Religion incorporated into
ALL aspects of society. People who
disagree are expelled from society.
Relationship with Native Americans:
Initially peaceful (natives help with
agriculture) but eventually turns hostile
over issues related to land and religion.
B. PENNSYLVANIA--1660
Settlers: English—land given by
monarchy
Leader(s): William Penn
Motives: William Penn given land by
the King of England. Goes there and
settles area based on Quaker beliefs—
living simply, equally and peacefully
(pacifists)
Relationship with Native Americans:
Better than other colonies, more
peaceful. Paid for land they inhabited.
The Quaker Oats guy is not actually
supposed to be Penn….Just similar
How did many people of lower classes come to America?
Many were indentured servants, meaning they did not have money of their
own to make the trip so they would agree to work for another for a set
amount of time in order to pay back the initial expenses of the voyage.
TENSION RISES IN THE COLONIES: BACON’S
REBELLION
1. Turn to Page 23 and read “Economic Differences split
Virginia”
2. With the person next to you, identify the causes and
consequences of Bacon’s Rebellion
TENSIONS RISE IN THE COLONIES: NAVIGATION ACTS
1. Turn to Page 28, read “Mercantilism and the
Navigation Acts”
2. With the person next to you identify why the
Navigations Acts were created and how they
impacted England and the Colonies.