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Terms List Expectations Who was involved? Where did the event take place? When did the event take place? What happened? Why is it significant?

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Terms List Expectations Good example or poor example? What do you think the teacher’s comments were for this entry?

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Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase Who: Thomas Jefferson (Robert Livingston & James Monroe), United States, France What: United States bought the Louisiana territory for $15 million; doubles the size of the United States Where: Louisiana (Mississippi River through the Great Plains) When: October 20, 1803 (Jefferson’s presidency) Why: Jefferson wanted to protect American trade routes – New Orleans, France needed money for military supplies (war with Great Britain); Lewis and Clark exploration, route to the Pacific Ocean, contact with Native Americans

Exploration Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Scandinavian explorers(who) Participated in a race to claim land in America (what) Explorers from Europe traveled to America (where) 1400-1600’s (when) Competition between nations – global leadership (why) Desire for wealth (why) Spread of Christianity (why) Established colonies in America – beginnings of our country (why significant)

Mayflower Compact Guided Reading Where are these loyal subjects from (lines 2-3)? Great Britain, France, Ireland Where do these loyal subjects expect to land and settle (line 5)? Northern Virginia What body/group are these people forming (lines 6-7)? Civil Political Body (government made up of citizens) This groups is promising to make fair and just laws (line 8).

Mayflower Compact Guided Reading 5. True/False: This group is only looking out for the best interests of the rich (line 10). 6. Where did this group land (line 11)? Cape Cod, Massachusetts 7. On what date did this ship land (line 12)? November 11, 1620 8. How many subjects took this pledge? Forty-one

So what is the Mayflower Compact? Setting sail from England Landing at Plymouth Rock – 1620 Group of 41 survivors Thinking: What will help allow this colony to survive? Drafted the Mayflower Compact Precursor to the U.S. Constitution

So what is the Mayflower Compact? First attempt at self-government here in the colonies Pact among subjects to govern themselves with the priority being what is best for the whole group (not just the rich) Create laws that are just and equal

Why do people explore/experiment? If you were searching for wealth on new land, what would you dig up? Who explores?

Why do people explore/experiment? If you were searching for wealth on new land, what would you dig up? Who explores?

Why do people explore?

What European powers began exploring North America around 1400?

Early European Exploration Dutch English French Spanish Scandinavian

Why Explore? Causes Results Competition between nations (other countries were doing it) Desire for wealth (natural resources on the new land – I don’t have it and I want it) Spread of religion (Christianity) Land acquisition Countries had more land with resources on it, this makes countries rich, to be rich means you also have power Colonies were established Permanent settlements/towns Columbian Exchange Natural resources were shared between the mother country and its colonies (see map) War(s) over this land

To take control of an area and have people live there Colonization To take control of an area and have people live there

Effects/Impacts Cultures that already existed in North America were destroyed Who had lived in North American before us? Destruction of Native American empires Through war: French and Indian War Unintentional: Disease Great Britain wins the east coast of North America Thirteen original colonies are established

Map Day See Colonial America packet: p. 4

British Exploration (why) and Colonization (where)

Why the British explored… Political Strength (competition) Becoming/maintaining world power status Spain on the way out, GB on the way up in terms of world power Everyone else is doing it and I don’t want them to be bigger and better than me Desire for wealth (wealth=power) Mercantilism Earning wealth through trade (GB huge population with few resources, America few people with great resources) Collect resources/raw materials send them to GB for manufacturing turn them into finished goods and resell them to colonies Religious freedom Pilgrims/Puritans

Life in the colonies? Brand new world… Began their own traditions… No “colonial” traditions Limited/no guidance No government/authority physically present Began their own traditions… What’s in a name? (What’s your name?) Fly a Flag

Baby Names, Groaning Cake and Designer Flags Read, highlight, annotate What’s Your Name? (packet) Try some Groaning Cake? – why did they have it? Fly a Flag – Read the class copy of Fly a Flag; design and make your own colonial flag On the reverse side of your flag – describe each elements’ significance/importance (paragraph)

Was life in the colonies all baby names and designer flags? What/who was there as the colonists landed? Houses? Businesses? Roads? People? Did these Native Americans live life the way colonists had been accustomed to (life in GB)? Were there ways of life that could be shared though? Exchange of ideas – farming, agriculture, travel

Was life in the colonies all baby names and designer flags? How did colonists get houses? Businesses? Had to bring people with these skills to the colonies (carpenter, blacksmith, mason, miner, lumberjack, businessmen, wealthy) Each boat that set sail for the colonies brought with them a new set of skills that Colonial America needed to grow

British Colonies Who (what country) founded the original thirteen colonies? What are the three regions that make up the original thirteen colonies? What were the strengths/weaknesses of each of the colonial regions? What did each of the regional colonies provide for Mother England?

British Colonies Southern Colonies Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

What did the South offer to Great Britain? Long growing season Fertile, vacant land Sun Access to ports/water Freedom of religion (Maryland) What does this mean for Great Britain in the big picture?

Southern Colonies First (successful) British settlement Jamestown, Virginia (1606) “deadly” experience (initially) Sent money, no experience and limited skill Can you survive w/o shelter, food, water and defense? Finally, colonists recognize the formula for success = diverse population (skills)

Southern Colonies Among the diverse population of the southern colonies were… Farmers Bankers Catholics Maryland – first American colony established for “religious freedom” Toleration Act of 1649 Indentured servants Slaves

Economy of southern colonies Plantations (really big farms) Tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice, Required labor: indentured servants (not slaves) As the demand for cash crops increased (industrial revolution, desire for American tobacco), what happened to the demand for labor? Slave trade developed By 1750 slaves were the main source of labor on southern plantations

Economy of southern colonies Was everyone in the south a wealthy plantation owner? Did everyone have slaves?

British Exploration Southern Colonies New England Colonies Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia New England Colonies New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island

What did the New England colonies offer Great Britain? Ports for trading companies Timber Whale oil Fisheries Religious freedom (reformation) What does this mean for Great Britain in the big picture?

New England Economy What is the climate/environment like in New England? Little demand for farm labor/slaves Subsistence/community farming Creating demand for skilled professionals

New England Economy Trade Raw materials Whale oil, fish, timber/lumber Natural resources (shipped to GB); manufactured (in GB) and sold back to the colonies Mercantilism

New England Community Diversity among colonists Trades/skills Wealth Merchants, fishermen, ship builders, lumberjacks, blacksmiths, printers, weavers Wealth Education/languages Religion

New England Community Mayflower - 1620 Mayflower Compact Legal contract that all agreed to have fair law as to protect the general good (of the community) Attempt at self-government (first in colonies)

New England Community Why was there no government for the colonies? What government had they been used to? Where was the King? First to establish local government that included… Court system Representative government (elections)

New England Community Religion and government closely tied together What makes that different from today’s US society? Separation of Church and State Government leaders were also church leaders Where do you think the government leaders found their voters/followers?

Great Migration Religious escape (1620-1640) Puritans Pilgrims Wanting to purify the Church of England Boston, Massachusetts Pilgrims Wanting to separate from the Church of England Plymouth, Massachusetts

New England Community

New England Community If we are going to survive as a community, we must… Be family oriented Have women and children involved Maintain faith in religion Provide education Why is this a need? Read what?

Education John Harvard – 1636 William and Mary College – 1693 Boston, Massachusetts William and Mary College – 1693 Virginia

New England embraced the opportunity to learn from Native Americans Will you teach us how to grow crops? Absolutely, in exchange for resources and finished goods.

Thanksgiving Exchange of information, techniques, tools (Native Americans/Colonists) Celebration of successful harvest Survival of the new colony

New England Colonies

British Exploration Southern Colonies New England Colonies Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia New England Colonies New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island Middle Colonies New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

What did the Middle colonies offer to Great Britain? Blend of New England and Southern colonies Staple crops Wheat, barley, oats (grains) Trade (beaver pelts) Hunting (deer, wild turkey) Mining (iron, coal) Minimal slave labor What does this mean for Great Britain in the big picture?

Middle Colonies Community Quakers Equality of men and women Nonviolence Religious tolerance

Penn’s Woods: Pennsylvania William Penn Establish a safe home for Quakers Equality of men and women Nonviolence Religious tolerance

Penn’s Woods: Pennsylvania 1681 granted a charter by King Charles II Penn limited his own power Created an elected assembly (representative self-government) Capital: Philadelphia- City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John) Largest colonial city - 1760