United States History:Early Colonial Period

Part 1

Ms. BlankSocial Studies DepartmentMiami Arts Charter School

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EARLY COLONIZATION

1565 - 1700

Treasures from the Americas!

Treasures from the Americas!

European Empires in

the Americas

European Empires in

the Americas

European Empires in the

Americas:

North America

European Empires in the

Americas:

North America

Backstory of Colonization!• You will get this fun and exciting tale in class next week!

• But feel free to take notes on the power point so that you can focus on what we do in class!

• Seriously, this is a cool story!

Key Ideas for Early Colonization:

• Several European powers involved

• 3 distinct regions formed in North America

• Indentured Servants & Slaves key features of Settlement of North America

• 3 types of colonies

European Powers:• The Spanish• Controlled Florida• All of Mexico• Much of what we know as the Southwest

• The French• Mostly in Canada … and eventually New Orleans

• The Dutch• Had a few colonies in what is now New York

• There is a cool story how New York got its name and how the English got NY! Ask me about it if I forget!

• The English (most important)• Had colonies up and down the east coast

The Spanish:• Controlled the following areas:• Most of South America• Central America• What we think of as the Southwestern U.S.• Florida

• Supreme Naval power until 1588

• Maintained control over their New World Territory until the 1800’s

The French:• Fur trade very important for French colonists• New France• Changed from privately owned and operated to a royal colony• Colony run by two people

• Governor• Intendent

• Indentured servants sent to populate colony• Women sent to serve as wives to eligible men

The Dutch:• Dutch East India Company• Founded 1602• Made the Dutch an economic power house

• West India Company• 1621• Extension of East India Company

• New Netherland• Focus on fur trade• Very diverse population---great example of American concept as the

“Melting Pot”

The English:• Had colonies in New England, Middle, & Southern areas

• Started gaining ground against the Spanish & French during the 17th Century (1600’s)

• Became the supreme colonial power in the New World during the 18th Century (1700’s)

THERE IS SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT FOR ENGLISH COLONIES THAT WE WILL BREAK THEM INTO REGIONS!

BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT JAMESTOWN!!

The English:• Jamestown, Virginia --- twice • 1st Permanent English Settlement in the US!• 1st: 1607

• Captain John Smith • Really cool story about Capt. John Smith! I’ll tell you about it in class!

• Disbanded in 1609• 2nd: 1610

• Colonists left original site to look for “greener pastures”• Ran into other colonists along the way and went back to original site to

restart the colony (it stuck this time)

• Powhatan Confederacy• A union of 30 different Indian tribes ruled by the leader of 1 tribe• Kind of like a Native American UN

3 Colonial Regions:• New England Colonies• CT, RI, MA, NH

• Middle Colonies• NJ, PA, NJ, DE, MD

• Southern Colonies• NC, SC, GA, VA

Wait a second … • Instead of me telling you about the colonies … why don’t you tell

me about them!• Ok, you need to find the following information about each region:• Climate & Weather• Government• Purpose• Economic activity• Date established• Religion

• I’ll give you a little bit of info to get you started!

Basic Info about the Colonial Regions:• New England • Mostly Puritan• Ship building & trade were key economic activities• HARSH winters• Long life expectancy

• Middle Colonies• Religions varied• Economic activities were a mix of the other 2 regions• Malaria was rough on these colonists• Life expectancy not so hot

• Southern Colonies• Protestant (Church of England)• Cash crops = key economic activity• Lovely weather usually, but kind of hot at times• Life expectancy for plantation owners = Pretty solid• Life expectancy for slaves = really bad

Cool Links to help you research! Feel free to check out other sites

• http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-early.htm

• http://faculty.polytechnic.org/gfeldmeth/colchart.html

• https://sites.google.com/site/theamericancolonies/comparison-chart-3

• http://courses.missouristate.edu/ftmiller/chartgui.htm

Indentured Servants & Slaves:• Indentured servant

• Laborer who agreed to work for a specified period of time in exchange for passage to America

• Awesome link about indentured servants• http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/indentured-servants-in-the-us/

• Slave• Person who is the legal property to another and forced to obey them• Reliable info about slavery can be found at the link below• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/

• Both lived pretty miserable lives

• Both did the same kind of work at first

• Both were pretty low on the social ladder

Indentured Servants vs. Slaves:

Indentured Servants:

• Came to America voluntarily• Entered into a mutual

contract with another person• Had the opportunity to get

out of indentured servitude• Usually died before they

earned freedom from abuse

Slaves:

• Came to America against their will• No contract• Generally bound to

slavery for life• Very few opportunities

to get out of slavery• Never earned freedom &

suffered significant abuse

3 Types of Colonies:• Royal Colony

• Proprietary Colony

• Charter Colony

American ColoniesTypeCharter

Proprietary

Royal

ColonyConnecticut, Rhode Island

GovernmentGovernor and Legislature Elected by Colonists

NoteGreat Britain had the right to approve governor, but governor could not veto legislature.

Connecticut, Rhode Island

Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania

Proprietor selected the governor and upper house. Colonists Elected the Lower House

Proprietor free to rule.

GA, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, SC, VA

Directly Ruled by Britain.

King appointed Gov. and Upper House. Colonists elected the Lower House.

THAT’S IT FOR NOW!

PART II WILL BE ALONG SHORTLY!