Aim: How did England colonize North America? Goals of English colonization Populating the region Setting up long term colonies Problems in setting up colonies Natives to take over Getting people to come Defend/Organize the territory
Benefits of Colonization $$$$$ ↑ population ↑ territory Natural Resources
Types of Colonies Royal Colony Proprietary Colony Charter Colony Controlled by King Proprietary Colony One person (usually fried of king) lives in the colony and runs it Charter Colony King allows colony to have self rule Penal Colony Place for prisoners Georgia (Why Georgia??????) Buffer from Natives/Spain
Salutory Neglect Original policy of British Leave the colonies alone as long as they made $$ and gave resources Is this a good way to run the colonies?
Reasons Colonists Came Over Rivalries/ Competition between countries Untapped Resources Curiosity $$$$$ Religious Freedom New Markets/Trade