Virginia, the Middle & Southern Colonies Colonial America Virginia, the Middle & Southern Colonies
16th Century England Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation, 1517 Henry VIII & the Anglican Church wanted annulment from Catherine of Aragon “Bloody Mary”, daughter with Catherine persecuted Protestants, 1553-1558 Elizabeth I, daughter with Anne Boleyn restored the Anglican Church
16th Century England Enclosure movement leads to overpopulation, leads to migration westward Utopia, by Sir Thomas More, 1516 Richard Hakluyt, promoted English settlement of the Americas
England - First Contact Sir Walter Raleigh, 1585 Roanoke Island John White, Governor “Croatoan”
English Colonies - Virginia Jamestown, 1607 Difficult living 1609: 400 people 1610: 65 people John Smith & the Powhatan Confederacy
Myth of Pocahontas Captured in 1613 Married John Rolfe in 1614 Traveled to England in 1616 Died of smallpox in 1617
English Colonies - Virginia Economy & Politics Charter given in 1618 John Rolfe & Tobacco Powhatans attack 1622 Opechancanough Powhatans attack 1644 Virginia falls under governorship of Crown 1624-1776
English Colonies - Virginia Societal Structures Headright system Self sufficient Barter Landless Poor Indentured Servitude
English Colonies - Maryland Established 1632 Sir George Calvert Act of Religious Toleration Safe haven for Catholics Land ownership opportunities Tobacco Farming
English Colonies - The Carolinas English Civil War, 1642 Established 1663 Guaranteed rights Tobacco & Rice Slavery Charles Town, 1670
Migration to the Americas
English Colonies: Middle Colonies New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware
English Colonies: Middle Colonies Proprietors of land grants wielded a great deal of power Attracted settlers of diverse European and Religious backgrounds Immigrants from England, Ireland, Wales Catholics, Quakers, various Protestant sects, Amish,
Colonial America Key Terms: Martin Luther, Anglican Church, Elizabeth I, Utopia, Richard Hakluyt, Roanoke Disaster, Jamestown, Pocahontas, John Rolfe, Headright System, Indentured Servitude, Act of Religious Toleration, Charles Town, William Penn