Early American Colonies

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Early American Colonies SOL USI.5a: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped Colonial America by: a) describing the religious and economic events and conditions that led to the colonization of America.

North American Colonies Colonies in North America were established for RELIGIOUS and ECONOMIC reasons.

Roanoke Island (The Lost Colony)- 1585 Established as an ECONOMIC venture

Jamestown- 1607 First PERMANENT English Settlement in North America (1607) An economic venture by the VIRGINIA Company of London.

Georgia- 1733 Settled by people who had been in debtor’s PRISONS in England. Hoped to experience ECONOMIC freedom and a new life in the New World

The Fort at Savannah in Georgia