EXPLORATION COLONIZATION Reasons for Exploration Spanish Gold God

EXPLORATION & COLONIZATION

Reasons for Exploration • Spanish – “Gold, God, and Glory” • English Video!! – Religious freedom – Economic opportunities (gold and tobacco) – Mercantilism • French – Economic opportunities in the fur trade

Major Consequences of European Exploration

13 Colonies Video • Video Tutorial • Colonization in Images (stop at 2: 34)

New England-why did each colony form? • Massachusetts – Religious freedom for Puritans/Pilgrims under John Winthrop • Connecticut – Religious freedom under Thomas Hooker • Rhode Island – Religious freedom under Roger Williams • New Hampshire – Trading post

Characteristics of New England • Religious influence thanks to Puritans – Slavery is bad – Large families – Focus on education • Town meetings • Shipping, fishing, trading, whaling (no agriculture)

Middle Colonies-why did each colony form? • New York – New Amsterdam trading post • New Jersey – More area for English colonists in New York • Pennsylvania – Religious freedom for Quakers under William Penn • Delaware – Religious freedom

Characteristics of Middle Colonies • “Breadbasket colonies” • Some trading • Grow wheat and other grains

Southern Colonies-why did each colony form? • Maryland – Religious freedom for Catholics • Virginia – Trading post/grow tobacco under John Smith and John Rolfe – Mercantilism • North/South Carolina • Georgia – Safe haven for debtors/buffer colony under James Oglethorpe

Characteristics of the Southern Colonies • Virginia (Jamestown 1607) is the first permanent English settlement in North America. • Grow tobacco in Virginia and Maryland • Grow sugar, indigo, and rice in Carolinas and Georgia

Colonial Government • Mayflower Compact (1620) – Pilgrims decision to dedicate themselves to a form an orderly society based on self-rule • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut – First written constitution in America • Virginia House of Burgesses – Early form of representative government; town meetings where male citizens get the chance to voice their opinions

Extra Resources/Games • • Interactive Map of the 13 Colonies http: //www. socialstudiesforkids. com/graphics/13 mapnew. htm • • Colonial Hangman http: //www. dynanotes. com/games/8 C_Colonial. Era. HM. swf • • Colonial Crossword http: //www. whenwecrosswords. com/crossword/colonization_of__america/1 1772/crossword. jsp • • Quizlet http: //quizlet. com/26383262/unit-2 -colonization-and-settlements-flashcards/ http: //quizlet. com/24873629/8 th-grade-colonization-flash-cards/ •