Colonial Colonial AmericaAmerica

European Settlers - European Settlers - MotivesMotives•God (convert natives to God (convert natives to Christianity), Glory Christianity), Glory (acquire territory) and (acquire territory) and Gold (riches)Gold (riches)

•Religious FreedomReligious Freedom

European Settlers - European Settlers - MotivesMotives•Mercantilism (increase Mercantilism (increase national wealth)national wealth)–Mother country (Europe)Mother country (Europe)–Colonies (America, Asia and Colonies (America, Asia and Africa) – provide raw Africa) – provide raw materials and buy goods materials and buy goods from mother countryfrom mother country

European Settlers - European Settlers - StrategiesStrategies

•Government pays (ex. Government pays (ex. Spain’ king and queen Spain’ king and queen paid for Columbus's paid for Columbus's voyage)voyage)

European Settlers - European Settlers - StrategiesStrategies

•Joint Stock Company – Joint Stock Company – Unique to EnglandUnique to England–Investors buy stock in a Investors buy stock in a company that is going to company that is going to start a colonystart a colony

–If the colony is successful If the colony is successful the investors make a profitthe investors make a profit

European Settlers – European Settlers – Interactions and Interactions and Impacts with Impacts with NativesNatives

•Traded with nativesTraded with natives

•Westernize natives (ex. Westernize natives (ex. Convert to Convert to

Christianity)Christianity)

European Settlers – European Settlers – Interactions and Interactions and Impacts with Impacts with NativesNatives•Disease (small pox) killed Disease (small pox) killed thousands of nativesthousands of natives

•Pushed natives off of their Pushed natives off of their land and forced them to land and forced them to move Westwardmove Westward

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TheThe SpanishSpanish Gain land and richesGain land and riches

•Gain converts (Catholic)Gain converts (Catholic)

•Conquered and Conquered and destroyed native destroyed native cultures (Encomeinda cultures (Encomeinda system)system)

The FrenchThe FrenchFishing, Fur TrappingFishing, Fur Trapping

•Looking for the Northwest Looking for the Northwest PassagePassage

•Gain converts (Catholic)Gain converts (Catholic)

•Traded w/ natives (partners)Traded w/ natives (partners)

•Married Native American Married Native American womenwomen

The EnglishThe English•Commercial ventures ($)Commercial ventures ($)

•Joint Stock CompaniesJoint Stock Companies

•Religious freedom Religious freedom (Protestants)(Protestants)

•Friendly at first – later Friendly at first – later fought natives for landfought natives for land

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JamestownJamestown•Jamestown started as a Jamestown started as a Joint-Stock company, but it Joint-Stock company, but it was poorly managed and was poorly managed and later a Royal Colony later a Royal Colony (controlled by the king)(controlled by the king)

•Jamestown was founded in Jamestown was founded in 16071607

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JamestownJamestown•Settled by Jewelers, Settled by Jewelers, Goldsmiths, “gentleman” Goldsmiths, “gentleman” and 4 laborersand 4 laborers

•Most settlers went to earn Most settlers went to earn a profit. They expected to a profit. They expected to find gold, like the Spanishfind gold, like the Spanish

•John Smith became the John Smith became the leaderleader

JamestownJamestown•Jamestown nearly failed Jamestown nearly failed due to lack of supplies, due to lack of supplies, poor weather and poor poor weather and poor location 60 miles up the location 60 miles up the James River in a swampy James River in a swampy area (Defense).area (Defense).

JamestownJamestown

•Their neighbors were the Their neighbors were the Powhattan IndiansPowhattan Indians– PocahontasPocahontas

•The English mistreated the The English mistreated the Indians and used force to Indians and used force to get what they wanted. This get what they wanted. This angered the Indians who angered the Indians who refused to help the settlersrefused to help the settlers

What saved What saved Jamestown?Jamestown?

•Tobacco was grown and Tobacco was grown and the colony began to make the colony began to make a profit. Brought more a profit. Brought more settlers and $settlers and $

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New EnglandNew England•Pilgrims (1620) were religious Pilgrims (1620) were religious dissentersdissenters who wanted to who wanted to separate from the Church of separate from the Church of England. They faced fines, England. They faced fines, imprisonment or death in imprisonment or death in England for practicing their England for practicing their religionreligion

•Came for Religious FreedomCame for Religious Freedom

New EnglandNew England•The Pilgrims were headed for The Pilgrims were headed for

Virginia, but were blown off Virginia, but were blown off course in a storm, and ended course in a storm, and ended up in Massachusettsup in Massachusetts

•Created the Mayflower Created the Mayflower Compact – a document that Compact – a document that says the government gets its says the government gets its power from the peoplepower from the people

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New EnglandNew England•Puritans (1630) also sought Puritans (1630) also sought

religious freedomreligious freedom

•Wanted to create Wanted to create Cities on a Cities on a hillhill – religious cities that – religious cities that would serve as a model for would serve as a model for othersothers

•Covenant CommunitiesCovenant Communities– intolerant of dissentintolerant of dissent

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New EnglandNew England•Puritans were governed by Puritans were governed by

the male members of the the male members of the churchchurch

•Town meetings – discussions Town meetings – discussions about church rules that about church rules that eventually became legislative eventually became legislative assembliesassemblies

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