Early Colonies have Mixed Success

Goals of European Exploration First Americans – Land bridge from Siberia Spread Christianity, expand empires, and gain $$ Spanish, British, French, and Dutch = explored U.S. Looking for a Northwest Passage to Asia.

English Plan Colonies England vs. Spain 1588 England defeats Spanish Armada Began looking for colonies

English Plan Colonies Colonies = new markets and raw materials Increase trade, spread Protestant faith Mercantilism: state controls trade and attempts to transfer wealth from colonies to parent country

Why People left England                                                                  "We're here to escape religious persecution.Why are you here? No economic opportunity Escape religious persecution Free trade

Two Early Colonies Fail Sir Walter Raleigh Sponsored the colony at Roanoke called Virginia Mysteriously disappeared Native Americans cut off food supply Colonists trying to take land Sagadahoc failed in Maine

Financing a Colony Joint – Stock Company Companies backed by investors Profits and losses are divided

Jamestown 1607 Financed by the Virginia Company’ Located in present day Virginia’ Colony a failure in the beginning

Jamestown Grows John Smith takes control “Don’t work, don’t eat” policy Built a wall around the settlement Convinced the Powhatan to trade corn

Problems with the Powhatan Indians stopped trading food and attacked settlers “Starving Time” Colonists ate mice, rats, and snakes Thousands died

Jamestown Rescued 1612, John Rolfe dev. a high grade tobacco that the colonists learned to grow Became very popular in England Colonists wanted a share of profits 50 acres given to anyone of could pay passage First African Americans in Jamestown in 1619.

Need for Labor More labor needed for tobacco farming Indentured Servants Sold labor in return for passage to the colony Worked off the price for passage then were free

Big Brother in London Strict rules from the Governor who rep. the Virginia Company’s interest in London Colonists wanted local control Elected reps. of the colonists would meet once a year House of Burgesses 1st rep. assembly in America

Conflicts with the Powhatan Cultural differences More colonists = more trouble 1614 John Rolfe married Pocahontas to ease tensions 1622, colonists made land grabs Powhatan killed hundreds of Jamestown residents

Bacon’s Rebellion 1670’s, ¼ of free white men were former indentured servants Wanted land Nathaniel Bacon vs. Gov. William Berkeley Bacon wanted a war against the Indians to gain land Berkeley refused Bacon took Jamestown hostage

Bacon’s Rebellion Bacon’s sudden death ended the rebellion King Charles II recalled Gov. Berkeley to England Main Effect: H of B passed laws to prevent a royal governor from gaining such power again

Daily Assignment Title paper Chp.3 sec.1 Read from 85-89 Answer ?’s #1-4