Colonial Foundations 1607-1763

Who We Are: Colonists Gentry Merchants Farmers Artisan-shopkeepers Poor People Criminals Indentured Servants

Contact between native americans and europeans

Relations with Native Americans French: - fur trade - good relations Dutch: - fur trade  good relations - expansion of territory  bad Spanish: tried to convert religions  bad

Native Americans Europeans Metal tools Woolen blankets Guns Alcohol European diseases (smallpox, measles, chickenpox) Adopted Indian names Learned how and where to find, catch, grow food Animal skins for clothing Guerilla warfare effective in fighting the British

Jamestown, Virginia British Colony (First Contact) Traded  Corn/Maize  SURVIVAL Powhatan Confederacy The Virginia Company Why did colonists come here? Life in Jamestown

Question to Answer What was the impact of European colonization on Native Americans?

Factors that influenced colonial development

Slave Trade Gold Trade in Africa Sugar in the Americas Force Pay a lot of money