1. The English 13 colonies (1585-1732)
Mrs. Chen’s 8th grade history

2. Do Now
The year is You have just sailed across the ocean and arrived in a strange land. Your family has traveled to the eastern coast of North America in search of freedom and prosperity. Your first task in the new land is to decide what you need to do to survive.
What dangers would you face as a settler?
What do you need to survive in the wilderness?
Why were some settlements built as forts?
What kind of settlement would you build?

3. England’s colonial beginnings
Religious and political rivalries increased between England and Spain in the late 1500s.
Spain had many colonies in the Americas and England had none.
England began directing its resources toward establishing colonies after its defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588

4. Benefits of colonies sources of raw materials
For England, colonies would provide…
Reasons for the English to go to America
sources of raw materials
markets for English exports
increase in trade and gold supply
a place to spread the Protestant Christian faith
lack of economic opportunity in England
stories of gold mines
escape religious persecution
chance to own land

5. Early Colonies
Financed by joint-stock companies backed by investors(people who put money into a project to earn projects)
Charters were written contracts by the government giving the holder the right to establish a colony.
In 1607, Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in present day Virginia
The colonists endured many hardships, climate, tensions with Native Americans, conflict amongst each other
Due to need of labor, some settlers became indentured servants and in 1619 the first African American slaves were brought to Jamestown

7. Graphic Organizer
Draw a three column chart below comparing the three regional colonies and fill in the chart as we continue with the lesson.
New England
Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

8. New England Colonies
The Pilgrims were a separatist group in England who wanted the Church of England to break completely away from the Catholic Church. King James attacked them for rejected the official Church of England so they asked the Virginia Company to settle in America
In 1620, the Pilgrims, in a ship called the Mayflower, landed on a site called Plymouth in New England.
The Pilgrim settlers signed an agreement called the Mayflower Compact, which helped to establish the idea of self-government and majority rule.
The Puritans were a religious groups who wanted to “purify” or reform the Church of England. They also wanted to settle in the Americas to escape bad treatment by King James.
In 1630 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by 11 ships carrying about 1000 Puritans.
The Puritan settlers were better prepared and established a commonwealth, a community in which people work together for the good of the whole.
In , The Puritan colonies fought a brutal war with the Native Americans

9. Pilgrims signing the Mayflower Compact

10. Puritans in Massachusetts Bay

11. New England Colonies Cont…
Settlers mainly from England.
Long winters and rocky soil made farming difficult. Most farmers practiced subsistence farming, growing enough food for themselves with a little extra to trade in town.
Larger plots of land were sold to groups of people, usually Puritans, causing more towns to develop.
The Atlantic Ocean provided resources, such as seafood; the forests provided lumber. As a result wealth came from shipbuilding, fishing, and trade.
There were few slaves, mainly as house servants.
England passed the Navigation Acts in 1651 to obtain profits from colonial trade.

13. Middle and Southern Colonies
The Middle Colonies were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
People who settled these colonies included Swedes, Dutch, English, Germans, and Africans
The Dutch were the first to establish the colony New Netherlands, but later on England’s King Charles II decided his brother, the Duke of York, should conquer that area and it became New York
The Southern Colonies were Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia.
The soil and climate were suitable for warm-weather crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo, leading to plantation society.
Native Americans and Africans slaves were used for labor.
Maryland was established by Lord Baltimore for Roman Catholics fleeing persecution in England

14. The Middle Colonies
Rich soil and longer growing seasons allowed for cash crops, crops grown to sell, mainly grain.
Immigrants from all over Europe made a diverse society that became religiously tolerant
By 1750 about 7% of the population were enslaved, including Africans.

15. The Southern Colonies
Rich soil and almost year-round growing season were ideal for plantation crops like tobacco.
These type of crops required much labor to produce, so planters used enslaved Africans.
By 1750, there were over 235,000 enslaved Africans in America, about 85% lived in the southern colonies
These large plantations were so self-sufficient, large cities and towns were rare.
Elite planter class developed and soon took control of political and economic power in the south.

18. Critical Thinking: Use your notes to answer the following questions
How was the Middle Colonies’ climate different from the New England Colonies?
How did the South’s labor system differ from the North? Why?
How did the resources of New England affect its economy?
Review your “Do Now” response. How would your response be different now that you have learned about the 13 colonies?