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Aim: How did the English start to build an empire in North America? Do Now: What English settlements have we learned about so far?
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Aim: How did the English start to build an empire in North America? Do Now: Take out New Netherland worksheet
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Roger Williams – minister who founded the first Baptist church in America Opposed taking Indian land with force He was forced to leave the colony Founded the colony of Rhode Island ◦ Religious freedom ◦ Separation of church and state
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New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware Religious freedom Fertile soil and good climate for agriculture
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Threat to English trade Its location hurt English colonies King’s brother – Duke of York – drives out Dutch English now have the Colony of New York
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Dutch established New Netherland Patroon – person who brought 50 settlers to New Netherland ◦ Received large land grant Indentured servants
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Duke of York gave his two friends part of his land ◦ New Jersey Freedom of religion Representative assembly
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Aim: How did the English finish creating the 13 colonies in the South? Do Now: How did the Colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware come about?
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William Penn - Quaker King Charles II owed the Penn family money Gave William land in America ◦ Pennsylvania – “Penn’s woods”
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Used land as colony for Quakers Religious freedom and equality for all Live in peace with Native Americans Southern counties later become Delaware colony
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Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Crops – tobacco, rice, and indigo Long, hot summers ◦ Good for farming
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Lord Baltimore – creates Maryland for Roman Catholics fleeing persecution Toleration Act – religious freedom Based on tobacco
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African slaves Royal colony – ruled by governors appointed by king Later divided into North and South
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James Oglethorpe – founded Georgia as a refuge for debtors Buffer zone between Spanish Florida 1700s – 13 English colonies
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