1. Colonial America

2. History of Jamestown
Established in 1607 by a groups of merchants who asked King James I for permission to establish a new colony.

3. Charter
Charter: a formal agreement

4. Settlers were Expected to:
Find gold and other valuables
Become fur and fish traders
Find a route to the Orient for trade

5. Captain John Smith
27 year old explorer, soldier, and leader of the Jamestown settlement.

6. Hardships Settlers Endured
Soil was swampy
Food was scarce
Work was difficult
Mosquitoes carried diseases
Lacked good farmland
Suffered attacks from the Native Americans

8. Reasons To Move to the “New World”
Religious Freedom
Persecution (death) by the King
Jobs
Land
Farming
Economci opportunities (money)

9. The 13 colonies were divided into three groups:
New England colonies (northern colonies)
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

10. Many northern colonists came to the New World in search of a separation of government and the Church.

11. The Middle Colonies attracted the most diverse number of European ethnic groups

12. By the mid-1700s there were more Africans living in some southern colonies than Europeans or Native Americans.

13. In 1700 there were 25,000 people living in the 13 colonies
In 1700 there were 25,000 people living in the 13 colonies. By 1775 the population had grown to about 2.5 million.

14. To symbolize the 13 colonies, the Great Seal of the United States features an eagle and 13 olive leaves, olives, arrows, and stars. The seal is now on the back of the dollar bill.

15. Country of Hampshire England
Colony
Origin of Name
Chief Producers
Massachusetts
1620
“Near the Great Hill”
Farming (corn & cattle), fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding
New Hampshire
1622
Country of Hampshire England
Farming potatoes), fishing, textiles, shipbuilding
Connecticut
1633
“On the long tidal river”
Farming (corn &wheat) fishing
Rhode Island
1636
“Red Island”
Farming (cattle & dairy) fishing, lumbering

16. Isle of Jersey in England
Colony
Origin of Name
Chief Producers
New York
1624
Duke of York
Farming cattle, rice, indigo, wheat),ironworks shipbuilding
Delaware
1638
Delaware tribe
Fishing & Lumbering
New Jersey
1664
Isle of Jersey in England
Ironworking & lumbering
Pennsylvania
1682
William Penn
Farming (cattle & dairy) papermaking & textiles

17. Queen Henrietta Maria of England
Colony
Origin of Name
Chief Producers
Virginia
(1607)
Elizabeth of England
Farming (corn, tobacco, wheat)
Maryland
Queen Henrietta Maria of England
Farming (corn, tobacco, indigo, wheat) shipbuilding
Carolina
(1663)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Charles I of England
Farming (rice, indigo, tobacco)
Georgia
(1732)
King George II of England
Farming (indigo, rice, sugar)

18. Northern Style Colonial Homes

19. Middle Style Colonial Home

20. Southern Style Colonial Homes