EARLY ENGLISH EARLY ENGLISH COLONIESCOLONIES

The English in AmericaThe English in America

1584-17331584-1733

ROANOKE ISLANDROANOKE ISLAND

• Island along coast of Island along coast of North CarolinaNorth Carolina• Sir Walter Raleigh raises fundingSir Walter Raleigh raises funding• 11STST attempt in 1585 is abandoned attempt in 1585 is abandoned• 22ndnd attempt in 1787 is led by attempt in 1787 is led by John WhiteJohn White • English families come over as part of English families come over as part of

an an Economic VentureEconomic Venture• The colonists disappear when White is The colonists disappear when White is

delayed in England while getting delayed in England while getting suppliessupplies

• The “Lost Colony” loses moneyThe “Lost Colony” loses money

Sir Walter Raleigh

John White engraving

JAMESTOWNJAMESTOWN

• Susan ConstantSusan Constant, , DiscoveryDiscovery and and GodspeedGodspeed sailed into the Chesapeake in 1607sailed into the Chesapeake in 1607

• Built settlement on the James River in Built settlement on the James River in VirginiaVirginia

• English colonists funded by the English colonists funded by the Virginia Virginia Company of LondonCompany of London

• John SmithJohn Smith’s leadership important in ’s leadership important in survival of colonysurvival of colony

• Colony is an Colony is an Economic VentureEconomic Venture – Tobacco – Tobacco makes money after other attempts failedmakes money after other attempts failed

John Smith

Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery

James Fort excavated

1608 James Fort sketch

Jamestown growing beyond the fort

PLYMOUTHPLYMOUTH

• The The MayflowerMayflower sailed to the coast of sailed to the coast of MassachusettsMassachusetts in 1620 in 1620

• Separatists (Separatists (PilgrimsPilgrims) borrow money ) borrow money from the Virginia Company of Plymouthfrom the Virginia Company of Plymouth

• Pilgrims are led by William BradfordPilgrims are led by William Bradford• Pilgrims come seeking Freedom of Pilgrims come seeking Freedom of

Religion Religion – want to avoid religious – want to avoid religious persecutionpersecution

• 11stst Thanksgiving celebrated with Indians Thanksgiving celebrated with Indians

The Mayflower

The First Thanksgiving

Plymouth Plantation

Pilgrims come ashore in America

MASSACHUSETTS BAYMASSACHUSETTS BAY

• Settled north of Plymouth on the coast of Settled north of Plymouth on the coast of MassachusettsMassachusetts (site of modern-day Boston) (site of modern-day Boston)

• PuritansPuritans led by John Winthrop arrive in 1630 led by John Winthrop arrive in 1630

• Puritans come for Freedom of Puritans come for Freedom of ReligionReligion – want – want to avoid religious persecution and want to to avoid religious persecution and want to establish a society based on their beliefsestablish a society based on their beliefs

• Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire formed by settlers who leave Hampshire formed by settlers who leave Massachusetts BayMassachusetts Bay

Puritan village

Puritan sharing the Christian faith

PURITANS GOING TO CHURCH

New England Indian tribes

PENNSYLVANIAPENNSYLVANIA

• Settled along the Delaware River – Settled along the Delaware River – modern-day modern-day PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia established established

• Settled by Settled by QuakersQuakers in 1630 after in 1630 after William William PennPenn obtained the land grant from the King obtained the land grant from the King

• Quakers came for Freedom of Quakers came for Freedom of Religion Religion - - they wanted to practice their faith without they wanted to practice their faith without interferenceinterference

• Greater degree of equality and freedom Greater degree of equality and freedom existed in Pennsylvania than in other existed in Pennsylvania than in other coloniescolonies

William Penn

William Penn leads Quakers to America “Choose your

church”

Making a treaty with the Indians

GEORGIAGEORGIA• Savannah, Savannah, GeorgiaGeorgia established by established by

settlers coming to the region between settlers coming to the region between Florida and the Carolinas in 1733Florida and the Carolinas in 1733

• English English debtorsdebtors (had been in prison) led (had been in prison) led by James Oglethorpeby James Oglethorpe

• Debtors came hoping to experience a Debtors came hoping to experience a new life and new life and Economic FreedomEconomic Freedom in the in the New WorldNew World

• English leaders believed Georgia would English leaders believed Georgia would serve as a military barrier (buffer) serve as a military barrier (buffer) against the Spanishagainst the Spanish

James Oglethorpe

A barrier between the Spanish and English colonies

A carefully planned agricultural colony

Tobacco