Chapter 3,
Section 1
Roanoke and
Jamestown
1584, Sir Walter Raleigh
was given the right to
claim land in North
America by Queen
Elizabeth.
Raleigh found Roanoke
Island (in present day
North Carolina), he called
this area Virginia.
The first group of people
arrived in 1585, but after
a difficult winter, the
colonists returned to
England.
1587, Raleigh sent another group, led by John
White
White returned to England for supplies, and
hoped to be back within a few months.
Because England was at war with the Spanish
Armada, White did not return for 3 years.
When he returned, he
found a deserted colony.
The only clue found
was the word Croatoan
carved on a tree.
The Roanoke colonists
were never seen again.
England did not try
settling in North
America again until
1606.
The Virginia Company
planned for settlers to
find gold and establish
trade in fish and furs in
America.
It was a joint-stock company – investors bought shares or
part ownership, hoping the company would make money.
King James I granted a charter (a document that granted the
right to form a colony) to the Virginia Company.
The company’s settlers entered America through the
Chesapeake Bay in April 1607.
The colonists faced severe
hardships, including
disease and hunger, and
did not find riches.
The colony survived its
first 2 years because of
Captain John Smith.
He built ties with and got
food from the local
Powhatan people.
Forced the settlers to work.
Smith returned to
England, and the winter
of 1609-1610 was called
the “starving time”.
This is definitely
NOT what they
looked like.
Settlers began to grow a type of tobacco using seeds from
the West Indies.
Made money for the investors.
Relations with Powhatan improved after John Rolfe
married Pocahontas.
The Virginia Company began giving a headright (land
grant of 50 acres to settlers who paid their own way).
Land-owning male colonists were allowed to cast ballots
for burgesses (or representatives).
Burgesses
The Virginia colony
was growing in size,
but was not making
any money for its
shareholders.
In 1624, King James
took away the
company’s charter
and Virginia became
a royal colony.
It was directly under
the control of the
government.
October 2nd, 2012
Journal
10
How does geography influence the
way people live? What ultimately led
to the failure of Roanoke and the
success of Jamestown?
Homelearning
Building a Colony project due next class!
Complete guided reading worksheet on
the website.
Chapter 3,
Section 2:
The New
England Colonies
Remember
me?
When King Henry VIII
broke away from the
Catholic Church and
formed the Anglican
Church, many people
dissented.
Puritans- Protestants who
wanted to reform the
Anglican Church.
Separatists- Those who
sought to set up their own
churches.
Were often persecuted
and many fled.
Pilgrims- Separatists
who moved to
1620
America (someone Were allowed to
who takes a religious practice their
journey).
religion freely
They received a land
grant from the
Virginia Company
and were headed to
Virginia.
The Mayflower
Because
(their ship) landed
Plymouth was
in Plymouth
outside of the
(present day
Virginia laws,
Massachusetts).
they decided to
They signed the set up their own
Mayflower
government.
Compact, set up an
organized, orderly
government.
Each signer promised to obey
the laws passed “for the
general good of the colony.”
During their first winter in
America, almost half the
Pilgrims died of Illness,
hunger and the cold.
Two Natives, Squanto and
Samoset, taught the
pilgrims to grow crops and
helped them make peace
with other natives who
lived in the area.
•Taught the Pilgrim how to grow
corn, beans, and pumpkins and
showed the colonists where to
hunt and fish.
•The pilgrims included their new
friends in a fest of thanksgiving.
The Massachusetts Bay Company
received a royal charter and
established a colony north of
Plymouth, known as Boston.
During the 1630s more than
15,000 Puritans journeyed to
Massachusetts to escape
religious persecution.
John Winthrop was chosen
to be the colony’s governor.
Settlers later demanded a
larger role in the
government.
Adult, male church member,
who owned property were
allowed to vote.
The Puritans had little tolerance
for different beliefs, and strictly
enforced their own religious rules.
Thomas Hooker led a movement
to the Connecticut River Valley.
Three years later, several towns
near this area adopted a plan
of government called the
Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut.
Similar to the Mayflower
Compact, it reflected a belief in
democratic principles.
Roger Williams founded Rhode
Island.
Believed it was wrong for
settlers to take land away
from Native Americans
First place in America
where people of all faiths
could worship freely
John Wheelwright followed
Williams’s ideas, and later
established New Hampshire
1675, native leaderMetacomet waged war
against the New
England colonies.
King Philip’s war
raged for 14
months, and
ended with the
native’s defeat.
Create a series of journal entries about the
Pilgrim’s experiences in Plymouth.
Journal must be at least three separate entries
Must include at least one picture.
Must write about one of the
following 3 environments:
Writing the Mayflower Compact
Meeting of Samoset and Squanto
Celebrating the 1st Thanksgiving.