1. The American Nation In the Modern Era
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Chapter 1 THE NEW NATION
Section 1: Early Exploration and Settlement
Section 2: The English Colonies
Section 3: Independence!
Section 4: Founding the Nation
CHAPTER 1--THE NEW NATION

2. Objectives: Section 2: The English Colonies How was Virginia settled?
What role did religion play in the settlement of the New England colonies?
Why were the southern and middle colonies established?
How did the settlement of North America affect American Indians?

3. Settlement of Virginia
Section 2: The English Colonies
Settlement of Virginia
James I left colonization to private joint-stock companies.
The London Company settled Jamestown in by growing tobacco.
Indentured servants were used for cheap labor.
Colonial government was by a House of Burgesses.

4. Role of religion in New England
Section 2: The English Colonies
Role of religion in New England
the reason for leaving England
the basis of the Mayflower Compact
emphasis on the family
cooperation between church and state

5. Establishment of southern colonies
Section 2: The English Colonies
Establishment of southern colonies
desire for profit
need for land
place for debtors
Establishment of northern colonies
conquest of the Dutch
“Holy Experiment”

6. Effects on American Indians
Section 2: The English Colonies
Effects on American Indians
Indians fought each other for hunting grounds.
Europeans cleared land.
Indians and Europeans fought wars with each other.
Europeans brought diseases that devastated the Indians.