3. First settlements (1500s  mid 1600s)Colonial settlements (mid 1600s  1700s)

4. 3 Sections 1. New England colonies 2. Middle colonies 3. Southern colonies

6. Jamestown colony  Why here? 1.Sea port – close to the Atlantic Ocean 2. Somewhat isolated from Native Americans, “Indians”

7. Jamestown colony  First permanent colony in America  In Virginia, 1607  105 volunteers from England  COMPLETELY unprepared for the upcoming months Who?

8. What happened?  King James (British Monarch) sent them overseas  Men focused too much attention on finding gold instead of farming 32/105 After 1 year how many lived?

9. How did Jamestown survive?  John Smith vs. Pochahontas vs. John Rolfe John Smith vs. Pochahontas vs. John Rolfe  What problems did Jamestown colonists face?  lack of food, harsh winter, fool’s gold  poor relations with Native Americans  How did they survive the winter/starvation?  Traded with Native Americans   How did they eventually earn money?  Focused attention on growing tobacco

10. What happened to many Native Americans?

11. Massachusetts Bay colony  Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620  Why here? 1.Sea port – easy access to Atlantic 2.Away from hostile Natives

12. Massachusetts Bay colony  First successful colony in America  13 years after Jamestown was settled  Why is this important?  learned from Jamestown’s mistakes  better prepared  Why was the colony formed?  To escape religious intolerance

13. Pilgrims  What images come to mind?

14. Pennsylvania Colony  Founded by ____________ in 1682.  Who?  Quakers  Why PA? Didn’t fit in anywhere else

15. Quakers  Religious freedom – no matter the religion  Opposed violence  Had peaceful relations with Natives

16. Jamestown vs. Massachusetts vs. Pennsylvania FORMED BECAUSE: POPULATION OF: WORK: Naïve, Selfish Dug for gold  plantations SUCCESSES: Tobacco FORMED BECAUSE: POPULATION OF: WORK: SUCCESSES: FORMED BECAUSE: Religious freedom didn’t fit it in w/ South or North POPULATION OF: Quakers WORK: SUCCESSES: