...the page. 1. Virginia/Jamestown: 1607 2. Massachusetts: 1620 3. New Hampshire: 1623 4. Maryland:1632-1634 5. Connecticut:1635 6. Rhode Island: 1636 7. Delaware: 1638 8. NorthCarolina:1653 9. South Carolina: 1653 10. New York: 1664 11. NewJersey:1664 12. Pennsylvania: 1682 13. Georgia: 1732 See also: Roanoke Colony Brief History of the Thirteen Colonies The 13 colonies were chiefly governed by the British until the time of the Revolutionary war. However, others did try to seize control of the colonies several times, such as during the French and Indian war. Although the British controlled the 13 colonies on the east coast, the French took control of Canada, which is why it is not part of America today. The British tried to fight for that land, but were defeated and the French held control. The Spanish claimed Mexico and some of the western parts of North America including Southern California and part of the Caribbean, but the British were the chief rulers of the continent. Virginia/Jamestown Jamestown was the first of the 13 colonies after the failure to establish a colony on Roanoke Island. It was founded by The London Company in 1607. Jamestown was mainly founded for the purpose of making money. It was a port and trading center. Jamestown was a place for people to come and make their fortune. Another reason, much less pressing than the financial aspect, was to minister to and convert the natives to Christianity. In 1624, a larger area was named Virginia. This...
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...Jamestown Was the Start of America Jamestown was the first settlement to be founded in 1607. Jamestown is located on the northeast bank of the James River. It is about 2.5 miles southwest of present-day Williamsburg. Founded primarily for economic reasons, the company hopes to gain major profit from the resources of the new world. They wanted to expand England's territorial claims and create new opportunities. The ‘American Dream’ is freedom and opportunity for the world. They followed this belief by working hard and creating a new life for themselves. They also hoped to establish a firm base for Christianity for Native Americans. My claim is that Jamestown was the first place to be settled in North America when one hundred English men and boys arrived in North America. On May 13, they chose Jamestown, Virginia. They named their new settlement after their king James L. This all showed their hope for the new world and want to be successful. Many wanted more money, but for those who had nothing, they just wanted a fresh start, or their first. They valued creating a future and success for themselves....
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...As the colonies grew, they became the home to people of many land especially the English. The English colonization of North America started in 1607 when the British landed in Jamestown, Virginia and Massachusetts Bay Colony to start their first colonial town. Jamestown was founded by adventurers searching for profit from their settlement. Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by Puritans searching for Religion from the England Church. The Puritans occupied the Northern colonies (Massachusetts Bay Colony ), while the Virginia Company occupied the southern regions. Slavery was a common aspect of the American society. Eight Presidents including George Washington owned slaves during their Presidency. Although George Washington did own slaves there...
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...Fur Trade Area claimed o All along the Saint Lawrence River and later the Mississippi River to Louisiana Importance of Verazzano, Cartier, Champlain, de la Salle. o Verazzano was first to discover New York and claim it for France; has a bridge named after himself o Jacques Cartier sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and founded Montreal (but was considered a failure by the French) o Samual de Champlain founded Quebec City and is known as the father of New France o de la Salle sailed down the Mississippi, founded Memphis and claimed Louisiana (named after Louis XIV) for France 3. English Reasons for exploration o Mercantilism – more land and raw resources for land-starved English, along with the creation of new markets for goods Lost colony of Roanoke (story) o (2nd voyage to Roanoke 1st hitched a ride back with Sir Francis Drake) Sailed to Roanoke and ran out of supplies. John White then sailed back to England for supplies, but was delayed 3 years because of English-Spanish War. When he finally sailed back Roanoke had disappeared with only the word “CROATOAN” left behind. John white/Virginia Dare o John White was governor of Roanoke and artist of Native Americans. Virginia Dare was his daughter and the first European born in the New World. 1st settlement- Jamestown Early problems o people...
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...In the years 1607-1610 English colonists came to the new world and set up a colony called Jamestown. The people of Jamestown had to deal with many problems, but one of the main problems was that everyone was dieing. Many colonists died in Jamestown because of the drought, lack of food and Native Americans. One of the main reasons why the colonists were dieing was because the new settlers that were coming did not have the skills that they needed at the time. Most of the colonists were rich men who didn't want to work (document B). Because of this lack of skill or desire to do the labor, there was no one to grow crops or tend to the fields because no one knew how to. This led to the lack of food and starvation of many people. The lack of...
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...It was a settlement, a perfectly normal one… until.. Death. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. It was located in Virginia, near the Cobham Bay and the James River. There were 104 colonists that decided to settle here, but they didn’t sense what was coming. Through the years of Jamestown, the colony nearly died out within those years, and the death toll rose tremendously. The colony struggled by and managed to survive. The reason there were so many deaths because they colony faced many hardships, such as a horrible place to live, a lack of important workers and attacks by savage natives. First of all, the decision that the settlers chose to settle wasn’t a very well chosen place to live, as some of the most...
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...The both colonies were lead by English leaders that both went through very similar situations on a daily basis. The leader of Jamestown was Captain John Smith and the leader of Plymouth was William Bradford. These colonies both went through starving times, to losing many of their people from Native American tribe attacks. The two colonies traveled trying to find a place to settle for a better life. The main reason why they were trying to find a new place was because of the economic colonization problems these colonies were going through. These two English colonies settled and North America was born. Before Jamestown became a colony Smith became interested in the efforts of establishing a colony in North America. Once the English settled in...
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...J.W.: "Jamestown may have been the first English settlement here in our country, but it represents everything that modern America stands against. The colony's survival relied upon assistance from Native Americans and the exploitation of slave labor. Everyone marks the Pilgrims' arrival in Massachusetts as the genuine foundation of our great nation - to this day, we still follow ideals of puritanical work ethic and communal self-sufficiency." J.S.: "That may have been the rhetoric we all were taught in kindergarten, but that does not make it true. The Pilgrims are renowned for seeking freedom from oppression, but in reality, what they truly desired was the freedom of oppression. Anyone who disagreed with their overly strict ideals was outcasted...
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...win the fight against Spain which solidified Protestantism in England. When England got to the Americas, it was not successful in colonizing and most of their small colonies that were formed, failed. Spain on the other hand, was more successful and had better, stronger, and more populated colonies. 2. Why were so many English coming to the Americas? Many English people were coming to America because there was a rise in the production of cotton and the English were very successful in establishing...
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...America. This system was a way to control native american labor and behavior. Under this conquistadors were given grants of Native Americans allowing the conquistadors to utilize them for labor. The purpose of this system was to regulate the use of Native Americans but instead they were enslaved and the natives land was taken by the Spaniards. Puritans: A group of dissenters sought out to reform the Church of England. Due to the monarchs Charles I and James I who held a strong disdain for this group leading to many persecutions. Which in term led the group to seek religious freedom in 1629 by leaving on a charter from the Massachusetts Bay Company to the new world...
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...An important red-letter day in the history of America was the day England defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel. This event strengthened England’s confidence and marked the beginning of the end of Spain’s imperialism. While previously Spain was a dominant force of colonization and exploration, England finally began to gear up for an even more successful and lasting conquest of the Americas. England’s new sense of confidence, unity, and preparedness set the stage for colonization of what would eventually be the United States. The settlers of Jamestown had a difficult start in the New World. The settlers, mostly noble “gentlemen”, spent their time searching for gold instead of building shelter or looking for food. As a result,...
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...Europeans’ explored numerous part of the Americans during these years, however the discoveries which will be addressed d are the colonies of Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth. The Colony of Roanoke was settled in the 1584 with a population of 100 home owners on an island 17 miles away from Croatan island. The colony was founded through a patent given to Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen Elizabeth I. The colonist built homes, a fort, meeting places, and grew crops. In the year of 1587 some sailed back to England for much needed supplies. Three years past before the supplies were able to sail to Roanoke. When arriving to the colony, Governor White and his men found the 90 men, 17 women, and 9 children who stayed behind vanished. The only thing to...
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...America’s longest mountain range. (p. 15-16) 3. Identify the location of and describe America’s longest river. (p. 15-16) 4. Identify the location of the Northeast, Southeast, Great Plains, and Southwest Native American cultures. (complete THIS online activity to learn) 5. What was Iroquois culture like? (p. 17-19) 6. How did initial European settlement in North America impact the native people already there? (p. 19) 7. What was the Age of Exploration? (p. 22-23) 8. What was moved from continent to continent in the Columbian Exchange? (p. 32-33) 9. What were some positive effects of this trade? Negative? (p. 32-33) 10. Why do we know so little about Early Native American cultures? (p. 33) 11. Where did colonists establish their early settlements and why? (not in book… get the answer during class) 12. Why did the Africa slave trade start in America? (p. 35-36) 13. What was the motivation for English Colonization in the New World? Why did Royalty want to colonize and why did the settlers want to colonize? (p. 39-45) 14. How did Captain John Smith restore order to the settlement of Jamestown? (p. 42-43) 15. What are the differences between slaves and indentured servants? (p....
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...betrayed plot of White servants and Negro slaves in Gloucester County, Va. • 1712 - Slave revolt, New York, April 7. Nine Whites killed. Twentyone slaves executed. • 1730 - Slave conspiracy discovered in Norfolk and Princess Anne counties, Va. • 1739 - Slave revolt, Stono, S.C., Sept 9. Twenty-five Whites killed before insurrection was put down. • 1741 - Series of suspicious fires and reports of slave conspiracy led to general hysteria in New York City, March and April. Thirty-one slaves, five Whites executed. • 1773 - Massachusetts slaves petitioned legislature for freedom, Jan. 6. There is a record of 8 petitions during Revolutionary War period. The First Arrivals • 1619 in Jamestown • 20 Africans brought by the Dutch and traded to the English • English used them as workers on tobacco plantations • By 1660, slavery as we know it was established in Virginia NPS image In a detail from NPS artist Keith Rocco's painting of a Jamestown waterside scene in the 1660s, enslaved African load hogshead barrels of tobacco aboard a ship bound for England. NPS Image In a detail from NPS artist Keith Rocco's painting of a Jamestown waterside scene in the 1660s, newly-arrrived Africans are inspected by an English settler. Where did they come from? Western Africa • 3 influential kingdoms = Songhai, Benin, and Kongo • Future slaves taken by the Portuguese from here Commonalities of West African culture • Small villages • Respect family and tradition •...
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...This was all essential to the English explorers whom founded their first colony known as Roanoke Island. The first Englishman to take the challenge of colonization was the poet and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh gambled his own wealth in attempt to establish the first colony. In 1584, Raleigh sent a small group to test the viability of a settlement on Roanoke Island. The test failed: before the year was out, these men had eagerly headed home to English. (Berkin 55) Even after his first failed attempt, Raleigh was determined to try again in 1587. Even so, in 1588, England was locked in battle with Spain. Raleigh was unable to send supplies to his colony for over three years. (Berkin 55) A supply ship reached the Roanoke Island and the men on board couldn’t find a trace of the colonist. The board men were clueless as to the disappearance of the inhabitants of Roanoke apart...
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