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Colonies Take Root (1587–1752)

The First English Settlements

The New England Colonies

The Middle Colonies

The Southern Colonies

Spanish Colonies on the Borderlands

The First English Settlements

England Seeks Colonies:

Main Idea: During the age of exploration, England joined the other European powers in seeking colonies in the Americas.

Founding Jamestown

Main Idea: The first permanent English colony in Jamestown struggled in its first years.

Jamestown Prospers

Main Idea: The Virginia colonists set up a form of representative government and introduced slavery.

The Plymouth Colony

Main Idea: The Pilgrims founded the Plymouth Colony in order to practice their religion freely.

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The New England Colonies

Geography of New England

Main Idea: Farming is difficult in New England, but the region has resources like forests and rich fishing grounds.

Puritans in Massachusetts Bay

Main Idea: Like the Pilgrims before them, the Puritans founded a colony in New England in order to practice their religion freely.

New Colonies

Main Idea: Religious disputes led some people to spread out and start new colonies in New England.

Growth and Change

Main Idea: As the number of colonists in New England grew, the region went through many changes.

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Color Transparencies: The Salem Witch Trials

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1. Painting depicts injustices of the Salem witch trials: the judge and jury were all male, but the accused are mostly women.

2. Comparison of Trials:

Both then and now, an accused person is charged with a crime before being tried, and we hold trials with a judge and jury. In modern American trials the accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and have the right to legal counsel and a fair trial.

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Geography of the Middle Colonies

Main Idea: With a warmer climate and more fertile soil than New England, the Middle Colonies became a farming region.

New York and New Jersey

Main Idea: Before the English took over, New York and New Jersey were ruled by the Dutch as a single colony.

Pennsylvania and Delaware

Main Idea: Pennsylvania and Delaware were founded by Quakers, who believed in religious toleration.

Growth and Change

Main Idea: People from many European countries settled in the Middle Colonies during the 1600s and early 1700s.

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Color Transparencies: Penn's Treaty With the Indians

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The Middle Colonies

William Penn

Penn's Treaty With the IndiansTRANSPARENCY

1. At the center of the painting, settlers and Native Americans are signing a treaty. The houses suggest an English settlement. The settlers have brought boxes with them.

2. Mood of Painting: The painting shows a cautious but good relationship between colonists and Native Americans, and suggests respect for Native American rights.

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The Southern Colonies

Geography of the Southern Colonies

Main Idea: With a warm climate suited to crops requiring many workers, the Southern Colonies came to depend on slavery.

Virginia Grows

Main Idea: The Virginia colonists fought Native Americans while sometimes quarreling among themselves.

Religious Toleration in Maryland

Main Idea: Religious toleration among Christians was a key feature of the Maryland Colony.

Colonies in the Carolinas and Georgia

Main Idea: Large plantations took hold in South Carolina, whereas North Carolina and Georgia tended to have small farms.

Change in the Southern Colonies

Main Idea: The Tidewater region and the backcountry developed two different ways of life.

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The Southern Colonies (Continued…)

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Image Library: Founding of the 13 Colonies

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Spanish Colonies on the Borderlands

Spanish Florida

Main Idea: Spain established a colony in Florida decades before English settlers arrived in North America.

Settling the Spanish Borderlands

Main Idea: Spain controlled much of North America during the 1600s and early 1700s.

Life in Spanish Missions

Main Idea: Spain established missions to convert Native Americans and to teach them farming and crafts skills.

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History Interactive: Explore an Arizona Mission

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