1. Why Do We Celebrate Puritan Massachusetts But Not Jamestown?

3. I. Context: The 100 Year Delay and England’s Exploration

4. A. England’s Military Power: The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

5. B. England’s Excess Population: Enclosure & Primogeniture

6. C. England’s Economic Resources: Private Funding and the Joint Stock Company

7. II. May 14th 1607: No School for Jamestown Day?

8. A. The Argument for Jamestown Day
1. Jamestown was the First! (Kind Of) (Roanoke – 1585)

9. 2. A First Step Toward Democracy: The House of Burgesses

10. 3. Tobacco & an Eventual Economic Boom

11. B. The Argument Against Jamestown Day:
1. Jamestown’s Goal: Gold Trumps God

12. 2. Jamestown’s Early Years: Men, Malaria, and the Starving Time

14. 3. Jamestown & Native Americans: From Pocahontas to the Anglo-Powhatan Wars

16. 4. Jamestown & the Shift from Indentured Servants to Slaves

17. III. Comparing and Contrasting Southern Colonies

18. A. The Colonies’ Contrasting Origins
Maryland (1634) – A Haven for Catholics
Carolina (1670) – A Link to the West Indies
North Carolina (1712) – A Refuge for Poor Whites
Georgia (1733) – A Buffer against Spanish Florida

19. The Colonies’ Common Characteristics:
1. Economic: Rural Plantations, Wealthy Landowners & African Slaves

20. 2. Religious: The Church of England & Religious Toleration

21. The Short Answer Question! Woo!
Intro to the AP Exam
The Short Answer Question! Woo!

22. Sample Question
Using Matthaus Merian, “An Indian Massacre of 1622,” answer parts a, b, and c.
Briefly explain the point of view expressed by the artist about ONE of the following:
American Indians
British Colonists
Colonial Warfare
b) Briefly explain ONE development from the period 1492 to 1628 that led to the point of view expressed by the artist
c) Briefly explain ONE way in which the period from to 1754 challenged or supported the point of view expressed by the artist.