PPT-The American Colonies

Jamestown VA May 13 1607 Arrival of 104 Male Settlers WHY For what reasons did individuals come to America Colonizing America Wealth Colonizing America Religious dissent Types of Colonies. Chapter 1 Section 3. English Colonization of North America: Background. No English Colonization before the late 1500s. Late 1400s civil . war. Early 1500s Protestant Reformation (Henry VIII). Late 1500’s major issues over—ready to go. Create a tree map with 3 branches!. Title is “Revolutions in the Americas”. Branch #1 is “Haitian Revolution”. Branch #2 is “Mexican Revolution”. Branch #3 is “South American Revolution”. Mayflower Compact. 1620 Headed to Virginia – Massachusetts . Mayflower. Separatists. Seeking religious freedom . Others wanted land. Mayflower Compact. First written framework for self-government. . Geography. Five colonies that make up the south are:. Maryland. Virginia. North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia. Share a coastal area called the tidewater which was a flat lowland that includes many swampy areas. What were some similarities and differences between the three colonial regions?. Colonial Regions, Alike and Different. Life in the colonies reflected the physical geography of the settlements.. Climate and geography divided the new colonies into three regions:. By James Finn. The Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was an incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbour.. They were thrown by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians.. - Geography -. . NEW ENGLAND. MIDDLE. SOUTHERN. Geography. - Features that. make the region. unique. - Farthest north.. - Cooler Climate:. - Shorter growing. season.. - Helped prevent. 1607-1692. Key Concept 2.1: Europeans developed a variety of colonization and migration patterns, influenced by different imperial goals, cultures, and the varied North American environments where they settled, and they competed with each other and American Indians for resources. Create your new colony. You have found a new colony-congratulations! Now you have some decisions to make:. Economy-How will you make $$?. Government-How will it be structured?. Social/cultural aspects-what are they? What is life like? Are there social classes?. Review- Reasons for European Settlement. Desire for spices, fabrics, gold- things they couldn’t get in England. The Renaissance. New navigation technology- stern rudders that could sail into the wind. 1600’s . and 1700’s, they . became . the home to people of . many . lands. These people . brought . their own customs . and . traditions. In time, they . shaped . these old ways into a . new . American Culture. Rhode Island. Connecticut. Massachusetts. New Hampshire. New England. Climate and Physical Features. Rocky Soils. Short farming season. Subsistence farming. Bad farming conditions. Great harbors for port. 3.3. The Commercial North. 3.3 – The Commercial North . Main Idea. The Northern colonies developed a predominately urban society, based on commerce and trade. Essential Question. What is a natural right? What makes them so essential?. WHO? English, Persecuted Christians, Merchants, Shipping, a few Slaves and Indentured Servants.. Pilgrims, Puritans. SUBSISTENCE? Subsistence farms, fishermen, ship builders, merchants. TRADITIONAL PURITAIN DRESS.