1. Early American Colonies
SOL USI.5a: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped Colonial America by: a) describing the religious and economic events and conditions that led to the colonization of America.

2. North American Colonies
Colonies in North America were established for RELIGIOUS and ECONOMIC reasons.

3. Roanoke Island (The Lost Colony)- 1585
Established as an ECONOMIC venture

4. Jamestown- 1607
First PERMANENT English Settlement in North America (1607)
An economic venture by the VIRGINIA Company of London.

5. Georgia- 1733
Settled by people who had been in debtor’s PRISONS in England.
Hoped to experience ECONOMIC freedom and a new life in the New World

6. The Fort at Savannah in Georgia