Colonial America USI.5A-D

Colony – land controlled by another country -

Colony – Spain France England -

Colony Spain- conquer land -take gold - make into slaves France- trade England- create settlements -

Venture - a risky journey ( think adventure) Economic venture- taking a risk to make money

ECONOMIC New Colonies Created for Economic Reasons

? (Lost Colony) – established as an economic venture.

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Roanoke Island

(Lost Colony) was established as an economic ( $$$$) venture.

Permanent Settlement- -Building houses and villages that are meant to last for A long time -

? the first permanent English settlement in North America (1607), was an economic venture by the Virginia Company.

Jamestown Settlement, the first permanent English settlement in North America (1607), was an economic venture by the Virginia Company.

Virginia Company- Group that started Jamestown as an Economic venture

John Smith

From Starving Time – to Colony The winter of , known as the "starving time," may have been the worst of all. Despite the introduction of tobacco cultivation, the colony was a failure as an economic venture. The king declared the Virginia Company bankrupt in The charter of the Virginia Company was revoked, and Virginia became a royal colony, the first in America to be ruled by the King.

Jamestown (1607)

Debtor- person who owes money

? settled by people who had been in debtors’ prisons in England. They hoped to experience economic freedom (no debt) and start a new life in the New World.

Georgia settled by people who had been in debtors’ prisons in England. They hoped to experience economic freedom (no debt) and start a new life in the New World.

Georgia Colony

RELIGIOUS REASONS

Religious Persecution treat unfairly because of religious beliefs

Church of England Church created by the King of England (Henry VIII) after breaking away from the Pope

Separatists to separate / break away from the Church of England

Pilgrim (travel for religious reason) Puritans were separatists traveled to New World to separate from Church of England

? settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution

Plymouth Colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution

? was settled by the Puritans to avoid religious persecution.

Puritan -wanted to reform( or change), - purify the Church of England Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by the Puritans to avoid religious persecution.

? was settled by the Quakers, who wanted freedom to practice their faith without interference.

Pennsylvania was settled by the Quakers, who wanted freedom to practice their faith without interference.

Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 by William Penn. A Quaker It was named Pennsylvania, which means Penn’s Woods, after Admiral Penn, William Penn’s father

Rhode Island – Roger Williams Roger Williams was banished to England by the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs in separation of church and state and freedom of religion. Massachusetts Bay Colony He fled and lived with the Narragansett Indians and formed Providence in 1636.

Connecticut

Maryland. Founded by Lord Baltimore, as a Catholic experiment, The colony's economy would mirror that of Virginia, as tobacco became the most important crop

New York Dutch surrendered the land to England Immediately after, the province was renamed for James, Duke of York, brother of Charles II of England Western New York was Iroquois land,

Manhattan It was not until the voyage of Henry Hudson, an Englishman who worked for the Dutch East India Company, that the area was mapped.Henry HudsonDutch East India Company Hudson came across Manhattan Island and the native people living there in 1609, and continued up the river that would later bear his name, the Hudson River, until he arrived at the site of present day Albany. [44]Hudson RiverAlbany [44]

Peter Minuit, a Dutch colonist acquired Manhattan in 1626 from American Indian people in exchange for trade goods worth 60 guilders, often said to be worth 24 US$, (now $1,000 )

New Jersey

New England Geography and Climate Appalachian Mountains, Boston harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline Moderate summers, cold winters

Resources Natural resources: e.g., timber, fish, deep harbors Human resources: e.g., skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, shipbuilders Capital resources: e.g., tools, buildings

Specialization Fishing, shipbuilding, naval supplies, metal tools and equipment

Examples of Interdependence The New England colonies depended on the Southern colonies for crops such as tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo, and for forest products such as lumber, tar, and pitch. They depended on the Mid-Atlantic colonies for livestock and grains.

Social/Political Villages and churches were centers of life. Religious reformers and separatists Civic life: town meetings

Salem Witch Trials- 1692