American History:

Unit I, part II:The English Colonies

American History:

• Quiz in a few moments (you can use your “E-book”) for the explorers part!

When you’re done:

• Read (and highlight) “Columbus I” and “Columbus II” in your e-backpack

Agenda: 10/20-21

• Take the explorers’ quiz• Early English colonies:– Jamestown– New England– “Middle Colonies”

In your single subject notebook:

• Write the prompt and the answer (in complete sentences):

• Generally speaking, what do students from other local schools think of Central Columbia students?

What is Columbus’ legacy?

• “Legacy”: • You make the argument:

Using the secondary sources you just read:

• Write a letter to your Language Arts teacher:• Start with either: “Dear Ms. Thompson,” or “Dear

Ms. Cronrath,”• Your first two sentences: “Today in Mr. Miller’s class

we read two secondary sources about Christopher Columbus. Using these sources, I have determined that his legacy is _______________.”

• Then use the sources to back up your point.• You must make a decision (even if you don’t care or

think it is a “mixed” legacy)

Today’s agenda (10/22 & 23)

• Review Columbus’ legacy• Instruction on the first English colonies in

“America”• Perhaps a video clip on two such colonies

Vocab: “The Columbian Exchange”

EQ: How did the English set up their first colonies?

• Background of English (and the rest of European) settlement:

• Reasons for exploration: “The Three G’s”:– “God”– “Gold”– “Glory”

• European exploration: Where is everyone else? • England a little “late” in settling (cue the defeat of

the “Spanish Armada” in 1588—Sir Frances Drake!)

EQ: How did the English set up their first colonies?

• Let’s get some “vocabulary” out of our way:• Colony:• Joint stock company:• Charter:

EQ: How did the English set up their first colonies?

• England’s first try at colonization:• “The Lost Colony of Roanoke”• 1585—Sir Walter Raleigh led an expedition to what we call

the Outer Banks of North Carolina• They left and came back to England• 1587—he sends another group led by John White (note

the date here)….White comes back for more supplies, but can’t come back until 1590…

• He comes back, but discovers the colonists have vanished…• The only thing they find is the word “CROATAN” carved

into a tree

EQ: How did the English set up their first colonies?

• Check point:• Speculate what might have happened to the

original English Colonists to Roanoke:

EQ: How did the English set up their first colonies?

• “The Business” of exploration:• King James I of England:• Granted a charter to two “joint-stock”

companies • The one that succeeds is called: The Virginia

Company of London

EQ: How did the English set up their first colonies?

• The Charter:– Guaranteed to

colonists the same rights as Englishmen as if they had stayed in England.

This provision was incorporated into future colonists’ documents.

Colonists felt that, even in the Americas, they had the rights of Englishmen!

EQ: How did the English set up their first colonies?

• Late 1606:• Virginia Company sends

three ships and 150 people (crew and passengers) to North America

• They land in what we call Virginia today, call the settlement Jamestown

• About 100 men land in April and begin “settlement”

• By winter, only 38 of the 150 survived– 40 died on the voyage

over– The others died by the

dozens in Jamestown!