Early British Colonies

1. Early British Colonies Dina Self ITAH U.S. History 11th Grade June 21, 2011

2. California Standard • 11.3.1 Describe the contributions of various religious groups to American civic principles and social reform movements (e.g., civil and human rights, individual responsibility and the work ethic, antimonarchy and self-rule, worker protection, family-centered communities). Pilgrims in Colonial America

3. Objectives • Describe the English Settlement at Jamestown. • Identify the motives that led Puritans to New England and the colonies they founded. • Explain the pattern of life at New Netherland and Pennsylvania. • Define the economic relationship between England and its Northern American colonies.

4. John Smith Jamestown Joint-stock companies Indentured servant Puritan John Winthrop King Philip’s War William Penn Quaker Mercantilism Navigation Acts VocabularyForm 6 groups and become an expert group for two vocabulary words. Share definitions with class.

5. Why did people desire to come to the New World?

6. Describe the English Settlement at Jamestown • “In April of 1607, nearly four months after the Virginia Company’s three ships had left England, they reached the North American shore. Part way up the Chesapeake Bay, they chose a small, defensible peninsula and built Fort James to protect the settlement of Jamestown, named for their king.” Pg. 21

7. Describe the English Settlement at Jamestown • Jamestown was England’s first permanent settlement in North America. • Joint-stock companies allowed investors to invest in exploration, hoping a colony would yield a profit (find gold).

8. Describe the English Settlement at Jamestown • Tobacco was referred to as the “Golden Weed.” • Indentured servants received passage to Virginia in exchange for food and shelter upon arrival. They agreed to a limited term of servitude- usually four to seven years. • “The first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia aboard a Dutch Merchant ship in 1619.” Pg. 23

9. Describe the English Settlement at Jamestown • Colonists Clash With Native Americans • The colonists’ desire for land clashed with the Native Americans. • The English wanted more crop space and land to accommodate the growing population.

10. Identify the motives that led Puritans to New England and the colonies they founded. • “After King Henry VIII (1491-1547) broke with Roman Catholicism in the 1530’s, the church of England was formed. Although the new church was free of Catholic control, one religious group, the Puritans, felt that the church had kept too much Catholic ritual .” Pg. 24

11. Identify the motives that led Puritans to New England and the colonies they founded. • Some Puritans were called Separatists. • Separatists wanted to separate from the English church. • One group of Separatists, known today as the pilgrims. • They founded Plymouth Colony, the second permanent English colony in North America. • Other Puritans who were not Separatists looked at New England in the 1620’s. • They wanted to get away from religious persecution, political repression and dismal economic conditions.

12. Identify the motives that led Puritans to New England and the colonies they founded. • Massachusetts Bay Colony • They established the Massachusetts Bay Colony along the upper coast of North America. • “The port town of Boston soon became the colony’s thriving capital.” Pg. 24 • They believed they had a special agreement with God (to create a moral society.)

13. Explain the pattern of life at New Netherland and Pennsylvania. • “In 1621, the Dutch government granted the newly formed Dutch West India Company permission to colonize New Netherland and expand the thriving fur trade.” Pg. 26 • New Amsterdam (New York City) was founded in 1625. • The English took over the colony in 1664 without a fight.

14. Explain the pattern of life at New Netherland and Pennsylvania • William Penn was given some land from King Charles as a debt repayment owed to his father. • The king insisted it be called Pennsylvania or “Penn’s Woods.” William Penn

15. Explain the pattern of life at New Netherland and Pennsylvania • “William Penn belonged to the Society of Friends, or Quakers, a protestant sect that held services without formal ministers.” Pg. 26 • Penn wanted to create a good and fair society. • They supported: plain dress, opposed war, refused person of rank, equality, cooperation and religious toleration.

16. Define the economic relationship between England and its North American Colonies • The thirteen British colonies existed for the benefit of England. • The colonies exported large amounts of raw materials such as lumber and fur. • England imported manufactured goods to the colonies.

17. Define the economic relationship between England and its North American Colonies • “According to the theory of mercantilism, a nation could increase its wealth and power in two ways: by obtaining as much gold and silver possible, and by establishing a favorable balance of trade, in which it sold more goods than it bought.” Pg. 28

18. Define the economic relationship between England and its North American Colonies • Navigation Acts were established by Parliament to strengthen the control of colonial trade. • “No country could trade with the colonies unless the goods were shipped in either colonial or English ships.” • All vessels had to be operated by crews that were at least three quarters English or colonial. • The colonies could export certain products, including tobacco and sugar-and later rice, molasses, and furs-only to England. • Almost all goods traded between the colonies and Europe first had to pass through an English port.” Pg. 28

19. Define the economic relationship between England and its North American Colonies • The Relationship • Ties between the colonies and England suffer • The colonists begin to desire self-government

20. Share with a partner and write responses to questions. Select one response to share with the class. 1. Describe the English Settlement at Jamestown. 2. Identify the motives that led Puritans to New England and the colonies they founded. 3. Explain the pattern of life at New Netherland and Pennsylvania. 4. Define the economic relationship between England and its Northern American colonies.

21. Homework:Create a Brochure Front Flap Select one objective Insert picture relating to the objective Student name Class and period Date Inside Left Flap Picture relating to objective Quote or Facts Inside Right Flap Picture of location Information and facts relating to the objective Back Flap Sources Cited Where to find more information

22. Describe the English Settlement at Jamestown John Smith US History Period 2 June 20, 2011 Ex. Front Page Brochure Sample Sources Cited • Danzer, Gerald A., et al. The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21stCentury. Evanston, IL: 2006. Print. • Google Images. Where to find more information: http://www.nps.gov/jame/index.htm Ex. Back Page Ex. Back page

23. Brochure Sample “What man who is poor or who has only his merit to advance his fortunes can desire more contentment than to walk over and plant the land he has obtained by risking his life?” John Smith Jamestown was the first English settlement. Investors funded explorers to find gold in the colonies. Instead of gold, tobacco became one of the main crops of the new world. The colonists struggled at first since they were new to farming as a way of survival. Life was difficult in the new world. Right Page Left Page

24. Grade Interpretation:A=16-14 pts. B=13-11pts. C=10-8 pts. D=7-4 pts. F=3-0 pts.

25. Bibliography • Danzer, Gerald A., et al. The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21stCentury. Evanston, IL: 2006. Print. • Google Images.

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