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2. Jamestown Settlers spent lots of time looking for gold and silver
Didn’t pay attention to their crops
Disease, poor leadership, bad leadership made the number of survivors decline by ½
Men didn’t want to work
Problems with Indians

3. The Starving Time Captain John Smith made new leader of Jamestown; he:
Made new strict laws/rules
Protected the settlement
Informed men “No Work, No Food”
Smith got hurt at one point and had to return to England

4. New Hope for Jamestown Settlers were going to leave Jamestown
However three new ships arrived carrying:
More men to help
New Supplies
Lord Delaware was made governor
John Rolfe married princess Pocahontas and planted tobacco (major money crop for the colonies)

5. Tobacco was in huge demand in England
In 1619 several things took place:
General assembly formed (House of Burgesses)
Colonists could pick representatives
90 women brought over the Jamestown to marry the men
Introduction of slaves to the New World

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7. The Plymouth Colony
Settlers tried to settle in New England however faced problems that made them return home
Poor planning by leaders
Very harsh cold winter

8. Religious Problems Grow
Pilgrims – were openly against King’s religious practices
Treated very badly by king
Wanted to go to the New World
Pilgrims Make Plans
Investors paid their way to the New World; however they do to go under certain conditions:
Had to settle on the land owned by the London Company
Had to work for 7 years and give all profits back to the investors
After 7 years they would be free
The Mayflower Compact
Elected a leader (John Carver)
Created on of the first democracy’s
They were setting up their own government
However this didn’t overcome all their problems

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10. Puritan Colony Made of well educated, upper class people
1629 Puritans leave for New World
Created Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop chosen as governor
Colony did well and grew rapidly

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12. English Colonies Grow in Number
Puritans wanted religious freedom however wouldn’t give it to others
All colonists were expected to follow puritans way or they were punished
Several groups decided to venture out on their own

13. Providence Due to strict policies people were unhappy
Roger Williams was forced to leave so he started the Providence Colony
He created a 100% true democracy (1636)
He established the first complete freedoms for a colony

14. Connecticut 2nd group broke off from Puritans, went to Connecticut
Thomas Hooker was their leader
Established Connecticut Colony in 1636

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16. Maryland (1634) Funded by companies interested in trade
Noblemen would “basically” own the colony
George Calvert (then his son) Cecilius Calvert were in charge of Maryland
He created the Toleration Act; which gave equal religious freedom to all colonists

17. Carolina (1663) Was wanted to grow different crops
Charleston became a major port
Although there was continuous problems in the colony
The colony was divided in 1729, and became North and South Carolina

18. Georgia (1733)
Many poor people were imprisoned for small offenses in England
James Oglethorpe wanted to take these people and start a colony
Arrived in Savannah, Georgia
Georgia had a great climate and land
This attracted many people

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20. New York (1609) Began as a Dutch colony
Grew very slowly (strict land ownership policies)
English forced Peter Stuyvesant (Dutch governor) to give up land
In 1664 English took over colony and renamed it after the Duke of York

21. New Jersey (1702) Also claimed by Duke of York
Tow of his friends settled there and it was split for them forming an east and a west New Jersey
Came back together as one colony in 1702

22. Pennsylvania (1681)
Given to William Penn by the King because the King owed him money
Named Pennsylvania after Penn; means “Penn’s woods”
Penn was a Quaker that believed in equality of all men and freedom to elect all public officials
Philadelphia (located in Pennsylvania) became known as “the city of brotherly love”

23. Delaware Duke of York also gave William Penn Delaware
Gave Pennsylvania access to Atlantic Ocean
Established as a separate colony; they however didn’t manage their own affairs until much later

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25. The Colonies Grow Larger
Settlement of the thirteen colonies happened between
Settlement was slow because of poor traveling conditions and Indians
Settlers came from many different countries
America became known as a place of safety and refuge
Desire for freedom and success brought many people to America

26. Colonial Life Develops
Settlers were working hard to make a good life for themselves

27. Northern Colonies Small farms (rocky soil and long, cold winters
Successful occupations were:
Ship building
Lumbering
Fishing
Trading
Iron works

28. Southern Colonies
Plantations (very large farms) were very successful due to the warm climate, fertile soil, and broad lowlands
Money crops were:
Rice
Tobacco
indigo

29. Middle Colonies Mix of northern and southern conditions
Linked northern and southern colonies
Grew lots of grains; became known as “bread basket”