1. Chapter 2 Notes
The Colonies Grow

2. Section 1: Spain and France Begin Colonies
Fall of the Aztecs
In 1519, Spanish explorer _________________ led a small group of men to overthrow the Aztecs
they wanted _________ and ___________.
how could he do it?
Spanish used _____________, ____________, and __________.
the Aztecs had never seen and were frightened of _________.
the biggest weapon the Spanish had was _________.

3. Section 1 Continued
Cortes and Montezuma

4. Section 1 Continued Spanish territory grows
They sent _______________ to South America in search of ________. He was to destroy the ____________ kingdom.
The Spanish explorer______________ discovered Florida.
He was looking for gold and the ______________________
_________________ discovered and claimed a large part of the United States.
Many _________ __________ discovered this area and set up missions in hopes of converting Native Americans

5. Spanish in North America

6. Other European Countries join in
Other Explorers
_________________ was sent from France in 1534 to find a water route to Asia
He discovered the __________________ and the land that today we call _______________ .
In 1608 ________________ sailed up the St. Lawrence River and set up the colony of Quebec.

7. Section 2: Jamestown
___________________ were setup to pay the cost of starting a colony.
In 1607, King James granted a _____________ ( a written agreement giving rights) to build _______________ in present day Virginia.
just as the colony was about to fail, ________________, the leader of the colony came along and saved it by becoming friends with the local Indians

8. Section 2 Continued

9. Section 2 Continued By 1619 ______________ had become a cash crop.
a cash crop is grown just for money
people from England signed on as _________ ___________.
During this year the 1st ___________ became slaves
In September of 1620 the _____________ landed at _____________

10. Section 2 Continued

11. Section 2 Continued
All of the men signed the _____________ _________ which said how the colony would be governed
the local Native Americans helped the ____________ live.
show them how to grow ________
Hunt _____ and ________
Fish for food
In 1628, the __________ settled present day ___________.
they came to America for ___________ reasons.

12. Section 2 - The Pilgrims

13. Section 3 The Growth of the Colonies
between 1607 and 1733 _____ colonies were established along the East Coast.
New England consisted of all of the present-day state and part of ______________.
________ __________ started a new colony after being kicked out of Massachusetts. He started Rhode Island.
He believed:
the church had too much power
the government should be separate form the church
all people should be free to practice their own beliefs

14. Section 3 Continued
_________ _____________ started the colony of Connecticut because he felt the leader of Massachusetts were too powerful
In 1623, two ________ __________ to explore present day New Hampshire. In ______ became a colony.

15. Section 3 The Middle Colonies
In 1609, _________ ___________ claimed the land on both sides of a major river, for England. This became known as ______ ________.
The largest settlement was called ________ _______________.
In 1664 the British claimed all land in New Jersey and New York away from the ____________.

16. Section 3 Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania was settled by __________
The King of England granted a rich Englishman named _________ _________ this land.
Settlers from _________ settled present day Delaware.
It was eventually given to the English and became a colony in _________.

17. The Middle Colonies

18. Section 3 The Southern Colonies
Virginia was the 1st English settlement in ______.
In 1632 Lord ______________ was given a charter for a colony.
He established __________________ for ____________ so they could practice their religion

19. Section 3 Southern Colonies
The Carolinas was given to ____ different English lords
In ______ the Carolinas were broken into two different colonies. North and South Carolina.
Georgia was settled by ____________.
__________________ asked King George to send people who owed money to America to start over as opposed to being sent to jail.

20. The Southern Colonies