American Colonies Emerge Chapter 2 American Colonies Emerge

I.) Spain's Empire

Hernándo Cortés: God? Led conquistadors through Mexico Took gold / silver from Montezuma (Aztec leader) Destroyed Aztecs- War & Disease Created New Spain

Spanish Rule… Took history lesson from Moorish invasion Lived among, married natives Mestizos Worked natives  Encomiendas

Southwest, Florida and Popé’s Rebellion Florida: Juan Ponce de León Colonized New Mexico 1550s (present day Santa Fe, New Mexico) Popé: 1680 Religious leader leads rebellion against Spain Left Spain out of control in the region Lead to eventual downfall in the Americas

II.) English Settlements Jamestown 1607: Joint-Stock Company (Virginia) Headed by John Smith Disaster Strikes: Looking for Gold (Uh, hello!?!) 150 arrivesix weeks later only 38 Colonized on swampy land

1609--Jamestown Getting Better Tobacco is found (John Rolfe) People needed Headright System Indentured Servants 1619: First African slaves (20) begin to show

EXTREME MAKEOVER Hostilities with the Locals (Powhatans) English different than Spaniards Demand offerings from natives English get beat down Jamestown becomes Royal Colony

Does the above sound familiar??? The Poor Rise Up Felt they were not fairly represented in Gov’t Nathaniel Bacon fights natives & wealthy English Bacon declares poor have no rights, taxed too much Does the above sound familiar???

III.) Puritan New England Believed Anglican Church was too Catholic Wanted to purify Anglican Church Faith, Prayer, hard work, study of Bible Pilgrim??? (separatists) Puritan Believed “no hope” for Anglican Church Left for America in 1620 Plymouth Colony (2nd)

Puritans Reach Massachusetts (1630) Massachusetts Bay Colony (John Winthrop) Boston was port city Incorporates Plymouth Colony

Puritan Laws and Family Could not: Family Drink, swear, be lazy, steal, kill, etc. Family Children must behave No domestic disputes

“Forced Religion Stinks in the Nostrils of God!” Puritan Rebels with a Cause Roger Williams: “Forced Religion Stinks in the Nostrils of God!” Worship how one sees fit Natives should be treated w/ more respect Fled to Providence  Founded Rhode Island Anne Hutchinson Believed one could find God without Church or Ministers Banished to Rhode Island

Pequot War & King Philip’s War (Metacom) Pequot War (1637): English show destruction King Philip’s War (1675): Ended the reign of Native Americans in Northeast

III.) Middle Colonies New Netherland The Dutch Very Diverse More interested with trading than w/ fighting

Quakers Settle Pennsylvania Quaker??? Pacifists Anyone could speak at church “meetings” No ranks William Penn/Quakers settles Pennsylvania colony Helped found Philadelphia “City of Brotherly Love” Good relations with Natives Trade Courts Land