1. England’s First Colonies Jamestown Plymouth Massachusetts

2. Jamestown Paintings of Jamestown by Virginia Fry

3. Jamestown  Funded by the Virginia Company  Founded in 1607  Located on the James River  Named after King James I

4. Jamestown  Sailed from England aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery  Hardships: Suffered from Disease and Starvation

5. Jamestown  Strong leaders: John Smith “Don’t work, don’t eat” and Lord De La Warr “Farm or be imprisoned”  Major cash crop Tobacco, planted by John Rolfe. He married Indian Princess Pocahontas

6. Jamestown  Laborers: Apprentices, Indentured servants and Slaves  House of Burgess: First elected group of officials in the New World  Jamestown’s success encouraged other settlers to come to North America

7. Plymouth This lithograph depicts the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock on December 11th, 1620. The Mayflower is shown in the bay as smaller boats bring the settlers in. These brave Pilgrims crossed the ocean to obtain religious freedom on the shores of a New World.

8. Plymouth  “Separatists” wanted to find religious freedom in the New World  The Virginia Company granted permission to settle North of Jamestown, but had no money to support them.

9. Plymouth  Created the Merchant Adventurers, a joint-stock company, to raise money to support them.  Became known as the Pilgrims  Left England September, 1620

10. Plymouth  Sailed on the Mayflower  Landed at Cape Cod, on November 9, 1620  Had no Government; wrote Mayflower Compact

11. Plymouth  Hardships: Cold weather and little food; more than half died  Leaders/Governors: John Carver – died first winter William Bradford – served for 30 years

12. Plymouth  Squanto lived at Plymouth and taught the Pilgrims how to live in their new home.  Celebrated the first Harvest

13. Massachusetts Bay Colony An inscription on a rock in Gloucester, MA describing the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

14. Massachusetts Bay Colony  The Puritans wanted religious freedom  In 1628, formed the New England Company later changed name to Massachusetts Bay Company  Granted a Charter by King Charles I

15. Massachusetts Bay Colony  March 1630, “Great Migration” began.  First Settlement named Charlestown, moved due to Disease and no fresh water.  New settlement named Boston

16. Massachusetts Bay Colony  Puritans planned better for their colony. They were well equipped and well prepared.  Arrived early enough to plant crops.  Elected a governor before leaving England John Winthrop had a clear vision for Colony

17. Massachusetts Bay Colony  Colony grew and thrived with help from Winthrop’s planning and the Puritans’ work ethic  Basic unit of the Commonwealth – congregation. Each congregation set up own town.

18. Massachusetts Bay Colony  Elected lawmaking body: General Court - Chose the governor  Strict religious rules: “New England Way”  Eventually joined with the Plymouth colony to form one large colony: Massachusetts