English Colonies

Introduction… Hi! I’m Miss Holly. Welcome to Level 5 Social Studies! Today you will learn about English colonization.

What is a colony? A colony is a group of people sent out by a state, like England, to a new territory, like the New World – today what we call America.

Locate the colonies. The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast.

Early Settlers Settlers from Spain, France, Sweden, Holland, and England claimed land beginning in the 17th century.

Struggle for Control… The struggle for control of this land would continue for more than a hundred years.

English Colonies There were 13 original English colonies founded along the Atlantic coast of America.

Jamestown The first permanent settlement in North America was the English colony at Jamestown, in 1607, in what is now Virginia.

John Smith John Smith, the leader of Jamestown, and those with him had come to stay.

The Pilgrims followed, in 1620, and set up a colony at Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts.

English Colonies Other English colonies sprang up all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south.

The 13 English Colonies

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Connecticut

Rhode Island

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Maryland

Delaware

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Unique Colonies Each colony had its own unique characteristics, but historians lump them into groups based on where they were: New England ColoniesRhode IslandConnecticut MassachusettsNe w HampshireRhode IslandConnecticut MassachusettsNe w Hampshire Middle ColoniesDelawar ePennsylvaniaNe w YorkNew JerseyDelawar ePennsylvaniaNe w YorkNew Jersey Southern ColoniesMarylan dVirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaMarylan dVirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgia

Why Colonization? Let’s find out why these people left their homes in England and came to this new place, faced with so many problems.

Religious freedom First, because of religion. The Pilgrims in Massachusetts and the Quakers in Pennsylvania were examples of people who had left England so they could practice the religion they chose.

Religious freedom Maryland and Rhode Island passed laws of religious toleration. Meaning that people couldn't be harmed just because their religion was different from other people's.

No land Another reason for wanting to leave England was that there was no more land for grazing sheep. The people could not provide food or money for themselves. It was very crowded and restricted.

No land Grazing is animals walking around free across the land eating grass.

Excess population Also, between 1530 and 1600, the population of England rose from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000. That meant a lot of problems!

Excess population Moving to the colonies provided an effective solution for the over population problem.

Video Let’s find out what life was like in the Jamestown settlement from a History Channel video: =ssS6UoBoiuc

In Conclusion… Today we have discussed the colonies, where they were located, and why they decided to colonize the New World.

Extension activities.. First, write down two or three things you learned from watching this presentation. Write as much about it as you can. Second, complete the handout provided on the learning platform with this lesson.

See you next time! Good bye.

References America the Story of Us: Life in Jamestown. (2010). Retrieved from Colony. (2007). Retrieved from bin/student?book=Student&va=colony The 13 American colonies. (2011). Retrieved from 3colonies2.htm 3colonies2.htm Ratcliff, J. (2008). Historical Background to the English Colonization of North America. Retrieved from English-Settlement-Colonization