ENGLISH COLONIZATION

Goals

Identify the goals of English colonists Explain why English colonists came to

America Describe the relationship between

England and the colonies

Roanoke 1587

Importance of colony? Sir Walter Raleigh The mystery of CROATOAN

Jamestown 1609

Significance of settlement? Why was this settlement created? Resources-------Tobacco John Smith

Jamestown

Several problems doomed the colony Location/Starvation/Leadership Milestones that the colony achieved?

Bacon’s Rebellion

Bacon raises army to fight the Indians without English support

Virginia settlers stage a revolt against the royal governor.

Jamestown attacked and burned

Pequot War

Connecticut Puritans vs the Pequot Puritans hunt down and kill the Pequot One of the earliest examples of open

Indian resistance

King Phillip’s War

Native Americans led by Metacom (King Phillip)

Metacom created a united Native America force

First example of collaborative organized Indian resistance

Plymouth Colony

King Henry VIII Puritans/Pilgrims Mayflower Compact---terms of rule

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Little religious tolerance Ruled by theocracy------religious leaders The Salem Witch trials

New England Colonies

Fishing, Lumber, Farmers Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut,

Massachusetts Rhode Island

Middle Colonies

Farmers and traders---diverse economy New York/New

Jersey/Pennsylvania/Delaware Similarities and differences?

Southern Colonies

Staple crops are the economic focus Huge farms Slave labor will be in high demand Maryland/the Carolinas/Georgia Virginia

Mercantilism

Colonies provide for the Mother Country Finished goods vs raw materials Triangular Trade Trade restrictions

Goal

What issues events led to stressed relations between England and the colonies?

Conflict/Resolution

Indians vs English settlers/Indians forced west

English vs settlers/settler revolts eventually fail

Religious conflict/groups separate or tolerate