1. 2 The American Colonies Emerge Spain’s Empire in the Americas
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The American Colonies Emerge
CHAPTER OBJECTIVE
INTERACT WITH HISTORY
TIME LINE
SECTION 1
Spain’s Empire in the Americas
SECTION 2
An English Settlement at Jamestown
SECTION 3
Puritan New England
SECTION 4
Settlement of the Middle Colonies
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2. 2 The American Colonies Emerge
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C H A P T E R
The American Colonies Emerge
CHAPTER OBJECTIVE
To understand the reasons for the European colonization of the Americas, as well as how the original 13 English colonies took hold in what is now the United States

3. 2 The American Colonies Emerge I N T E R A C T
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The American Colonies Emerge
I N T E R A C T
W I T H H I S T O R Y
It is You are a colonist about to arrive in the land that England has claimed for itself and named Virginia. Although little is known about this place, you look forward to a life of adventure and prosperity. When you arrive, you are met by Native Americans who ask you why you have come to their land.
How can a land be shared by two different peoples?
Examine the Issues
• As a colonist, how does the presence of another people change your expectations?
• What obligations does a colonist have to natives who already inhabit the land?

4. 2 The American Colonies Emerge The Americas The World continued . . .
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The American Colonies Emerge
TIME LINE
The Americas
The World
1517 Martin Luther begins the Protestant Reformation.
1521 Hernándo Cortés conquers the Aztec Empire.
1534 Parliament declares Henry VIII head of the English church.
1540 Coronado explores the American southwest.
1575 Spanish settlers establish Saint Augustine, Florida.
1585 English colonists establish a colony at Roanoke Island.
1588 England defeats the Spanish Armada.
1607 John Smith and other colonists establish Jamestown.
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5. 2 The American Colonies Emerge The Americas The World HOME TIME LINE
C H A P T E R
The American Colonies Emerge
TIME LINE
The Americas
The World
1618 The Thirty Years War between Catholics and Protestants begins in central Europe.
1620 English “Pilgrims” found Plymouth Colony.
1630 English Puritans found the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1649 Oliver Cromwell establishes the Puritan Commonwealth in England.
1660 The English monarchy is restored with the accession of Charles II.
1664 England takes New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
1681 William Penn receives charter for Pennsylvania.