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Columbus• 1492- Two month
journey to the “New World”
• Described Indians as “handsome, gentle and generous”
• Treated the natives very harshly, turning them into slaves
• By 1505 he made 4 voyages
• Portugal- South America (Brazil)• France- Canada, Mississippi River Valley looking for fur• England- East coast for settlement
Immigration
Colonial Zones/
Regions
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New England:
Middle:
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Native Americans
Immigration: Why would people risk their lives to move from England to the “New World”?
1)Push- - Overcrowded - Few jobs- Crime, no homes, hunger- Religious abuse
2)Pull- 3) How? Pay/invest or as -open land $$ indentured servants
- religious freedom for Protestant men
Push and pull factors
Colony: A settlement in a distant region governed by a home country. Usually for natural resources and a place to sell goods.
New England Colonies
Cold, snowy winters, rocky soil-no work force
Forests for wood/timber
Ship building/trade
Puritan Christianity & religious freedom
Southern Colonies
Sugar
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo Slaves
Warm climate & fertile soil=long growing season for CA$H crops
Native Americans• Most Natives are killed• Disease is largest
factor- smallpox, measles, chicken pox, influenza, TB
• Also by war• Despite this, Indians
are usually helpful: helped colonists plant corn to survive