The Colonies

1. The Colonies 5.4 - colonial era

2. The Thirteen NEW Colonies HAMPSHIRE ABENAKI VERMONT MAINE (claimed by (part of MA) perior NY and NH) e Su Lak OTTAWA ALGONKIN Scarborough La Portsmouth ke Boston Hu rio MASSACHUSETTS Onta ron OTTAWA NEW Providence e L ak Lake Michigan Huds IROQUOIS YORK FOX HURON M on R. issi Detroit e PENNSYLVANIA RHODE Mystic Seaport, Eri ssi p SAC ke DELAWARE ISLAND in Connecticut Ri La p CONNECTICUT i Philadelphia NEW ve MIAMI JERSEY r KICKAPOO WYANDOT Baltimore CENTRAL DELAWARE S ILLINOIS PLAINS AIN MARYLAND MISSOURI SHAWNEE NT Vincennes River VIRGINIA Williamsburg OU St. Louis io M Oh r ive NORTH CAROLINA N e eR IA e ss New Bern OSAGE nn CH Te R ive r CHEROKEE LA SOUTH pi PA av CAROLINA issip Ri a Wilmington S nn AP CHICKASAW ah Miss ve r Charles Town Ri GEORGIA ve CREEK r CADDO Savannah New York Harbor, NATCHEZ in New York City CHOCTAW St. Augustine ATLANTIC New Orleans OCEAN SEMINOLE Gulf of Mexico English (New England Colonies) English (Middle Colonies) English (Southern Colonies) Westover Plantation, N French in Virginia E Spanish W S FOX Name of American Indian Tribe Unit 3 I 197

3. NEW HAMPSHIRE or The Thirteen VERMONT (claimed by ABENAKI MAINE (part of MA) NY and NH) Colonies OTTAWA La ALGONKIN Scarborough Portsmouth ke Boston Hu o MASSACHUSETTS ntari ron OTTAWA eO L ak NEW Providence Lake Michigan Huds IROQUOIS YORK HURON on R. Detroit e PENNSYLVANIA RHODE Mystic Seaport, Eri DELAWARE ISLAND a ke in Connecticut L Philadelphia NEW CONNECTICUT MIAMI WYANDOT Baltimore JERSEY C E N T R A L DELAWARE S P L A I N S AIN MARYLAND SHAWNEE NT nnes River VIRGINIA Williamsburg OU ouis io M Oh er NORTH CAROLINA Riv N e e IA n e ss New Bern n CH Te CHEROKEE LA SOUTH PA av CAROLINA a Wilmington S n na AP CHICKASAW h Charles Town Ri GEORGIA ve CREEK r Savannah New York Harbor, in New York City CHOCTAW St. Augustine ATLANTIC

4. NEW HAMPSHIRE or The Thirteen VERMONT (claimed by ABENAKI MAINE (part of MA) New England Colonies NY and NH) Colonies OTTAWA La ALGONKIN Scarborough Portsmouth ke Boston Hu o MASSACHUSETTS ntari ron OTTAWA eO L ak NEW Providence Lake Michigan Huds IROQUOIS YORK HURON on R. Detroit e PENNSYLVANIA RHODE Mystic Seaport, Eri DELAWARE ISLAND a ke in Connecticut L Philadelphia NEW CONNECTICUT MIAMI WYANDOT Baltimore JERSEY C E N T R A L DELAWARE S P L A I N S AIN MARYLAND SHAWNEE NT nnes River VIRGINIA Williamsburg OU ouis io M Oh er NORTH CAROLINA Riv N e e IA n e ss New Bern n CH Te CHEROKEE LA SOUTH PA av CAROLINA a Wilmington S n na AP CHICKASAW h Charles Town Ri GEORGIA ve CREEK r Savannah New York Harbor, in New York City CHOCTAW St. Augustine ATLANTIC

5. NEW HAMPSHIRE or The Thirteen VERMONT (claimed by ABENAKI MAINE (part of MA) New England Colonies NY and NH) Colonies OTTAWA La ALGONKIN Scarborough Portsmouth ke Boston Hu o MASSACHUSETTS ntari ron OTTAWA eO L ak NEW Providence Lake Michigan Huds IROQUOIS YORK HURON on R. Detroit e PENNSYLVANIA RHODE Mystic Seaport, Eri DELAWARE ISLAND a ke in Connecticut L Philadelphia CONNECTICUT MIAMI WYANDOT Baltimore NEW JERSEY Middle Colonies C E N T R A L DELAWARE S P L A I N S AIN MARYLAND SHAWNEE NT nnes River VIRGINIA Williamsburg OU ouis io M Oh er NORTH CAROLINA Riv N e e IA n e ss New Bern n CH Te CHEROKEE LA SOUTH PA av CAROLINA a Wilmington S n na AP CHICKASAW h Charles Town Ri GEORGIA ve CREEK r Savannah New York Harbor, in New York City CHOCTAW St. Augustine ATLANTIC

6. NEW HAMPSHIRE or The Thirteen VERMONT (claimed by ABENAKI MAINE (part of MA) New England Colonies NY and NH) Colonies OTTAWA La ALGONKIN Scarborough Portsmouth ke Boston Hu o MASSACHUSETTS ntari ron OTTAWA eO L ak NEW Providence Lake Michigan Huds IROQUOIS YORK HURON on R. Detroit e PENNSYLVANIA RHODE Mystic Seaport, Eri DELAWARE ISLAND a ke in Connecticut L Philadelphia CONNECTICUT MIAMI WYANDOT Baltimore NEW JERSEY Middle Colonies C E N T R A L DELAWARE S P L A I N S AIN MARYLAND SHAWNEE NT nnes River VIRGINIA Williamsburg OU ouis io M Oh er NORTH CAROLINA Riv N e e IA n e ss New Bern n CH Te CHEROKEE Southern Colonies LA SOUTH PA av CAROLINA an Wilmington S na AP CHICKASAW h Charles Town Ri GEORGIA ve CREEK r Savannah New York Harbor, in New York City CHOCTAW St. Augustine ATLANTIC

7. Know the Thirteen New England Colonies Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Middle Colonies New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Southern Colonies Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

8. Famous Founders John Smith of Virginia (pgs. 162-163) Roger Williams of Rhode Island (pg. 208) William Penn of Pennsylvania (pg. 245) Lord Baltimore of Maryland (pg. 273) William Bradford of Plymouth (pg.172 ) John Winthrop of Massachusetts (pg.207)

10. ____ # ______ Name __ ____________ __ Date ________ Social Studies ers Famous Found Social Studies Virginia John Smith of Famous Founders Lord Baltimore of M aryland s of Rhod e Island Roger William William Bradford of Plymouth ennsylvania William Penn of P John Winthrop of M assachusetts

11. John Smith Jamestown In 1607, three ships sent by the Virginia Company sailed into the deep bay now 1607 called Chesapeake Bay. The ships carried Jamestown, Virginia 105 colonists, all of whom were men. The Even though both of the settlements at first women colonists did not arrive until Roanoke Island had failed, some English 1619. The new settlers sailed up a river merchants wanted to start a new colony they named the James River, in honor of in Virginia. With the permission of King their king. They chose a spot along the James I, these merchants set up the shore and began to build a settlement Virginia Company. they called Jamestown. The Virginia Company was owned by Jamestown’s location turned out to be many people, each of whom had given a poor choice for a settlement. The land money to set up the company. In return, was low and swampy. Swamps meant each owner had received stock, or a share mosquitoes, and mosquitoes could carry of ownership, in the company. The own- deadly diseases. ers hoped the company would make Many of the colonists were not used to a profit, because if it did, each owner farmwork, and they did not know how would make money. to hunt and fish in this unfamiliar land. They had come to Virginia to get rich, and they were so busy looking for gold

12. John Smith that no one bothered to plant or gather From the start, there were conflicts food. When the food they had brought between the Powhatan and the colonists. ran out, there was little to eat. During The colonists often stole Powhatan crops. their first winter, more than half the These thefts led to fighting, during which colonists died. both sides would capture people. Jamestown might have become One day, while exploring, Captain another Roanoke if it had not been for Smith was captured. A legend says Captain John Smith, a soldier, explorer, that Chief Powhatan ordered Smith and writer. When he became leader of to be killed, but the chief’s daughter Jamestown, he made an important rule Pocahontas (poh•kuh•HAHN•tuhs) saved for the colonists—anyone who did not his life. Historians do not know if this work did not eat. The colonists were soon story is true, but there was a short-lived busy planting gardens, building shelters, peace between the colonists and the and putting up palisades to protect Powhatan Confederacy. During this time, Jamestown from Indian attacks. both groups cooperated by trading goods. During this time, more than 30 tribes MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS of Eastern Woodlands Indians lived in How did John Smith contribute to the survival of Virginia. Most belonged to the Powhatan the Jamestown settlement? (POW•uh•tan) Confederacy, whose mem- bers were united under one main chief. When the colonists heard this, they gave the name Powhatan to all the tribes as well as to the chief. Jamestown

26. Roger Williams that their church should be separate New Ideas, New from the colonial government and the Settlements strict rule of the Church of England. They also believed that Puritan leaders In 1630, John Winthrop was elected should not punish people for having governor of the Massachusetts Colony. different beliefs. He and the other Puritan leaders kept Williams disagreed with Puritan lead- strict control over life in the colony in an ers over the treatment of the Indians, too. effort to create the perfect society. They He argued that the settlers ought to live did not welcome people whose beliefs in peace with the Indians. Before long, differed from their own, because they Winthrop and the other Puritan leaders thought that dissent, or disagreement, decided to punish Williams for his dis- might hurt their colony. sent. They held a court trial and found Some colonists did disagree with the him guilty of spreading “new and dan- Puritan leaders. One of those colonists gerous opinions.”* In 1635, the leaders was a minister in Salem named Roger voted to expel Williams, which meant Williams. He and his followers believed he had to leave Massachusetts. *Records of the court of assistants of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1630–1692. AMS Press, 1928. After Roger Williams was expelled from Massachusetts, the Narragansett Indians gave him shelter.

31. William Penn Pennsylvania and Middle Colonies Delaware Starting in the 1680s, the Middle 0 50 100 Miles ive r Lake eR Huron nc Colonies expanded. In 1681, King 0 50 100 Kilometers re Albers Equal-Area Projection Lake PENNACOOK w . La St Champlain Charles II gave a charter to William VERMONT (claimed Penn, an English Quaker. The charter ntario by NY Lake O and NH) NH made Penn the proprietor, or owner, of MO ONO Connecticut River ON CAY what is now Pennsylvania. HAW NDA SEN EID Albany MA U ie e Er GA Penn was given the land because the Lak K Hudson River A ECA G er Riv NEW A YORK CT RI king owed a large amount of money to De law MAHICAN PENNSYLVANIA Penn’s father. The new colony was named are R. na Newark an Morristown h Pennsylvania, which means “Penn’s ue Long Island Susq New York City woods.” Penn described the colony as a SUSQUEHANNOCK Philadelphia NEW JERSEY Lancaster N “Holy Experiment.” He wanted all the Wilmington LENNI LENAPE MD W E people living in Pennsylvania—Quakers Delaware Bay S and non-Quakers—to live together DELAWARE NANTICOKE peacefully. In 1682, Penn wrote The Frame of Present-day border ATLANTIC Government of Pennsylvania. This plan of MOHAWK American Indian OCEAN government set up a legislature called tribe the General Assembly, which would make the laws for the colony. Penn’s Analyze Maps frame of government gave citizens of Location What Pennsylvania city was on the Pennsylvania freedom of speech, freedom Delaware River? of religion, and the right to a fair trial by jury. Trial by jury means that people accused of breaking laws have the American Indians to be treated with right to have a group of fellow justice, or fairness. In a letter, he told citizens decide their guilt local Lenni Lenape Indians his or innocence. hopes for Pennsylvania: Penn also became the owner of what is now Delaware. When colonists “ I desire to enjoy it with your love and consent, that we may always live together in Delaware asked for their own assembly, he granted it to them willingly. as neighbors and friends. * *William Penn. William Penn’s Own Account ” Penn also wanted of the Lenni Lenape, edited by Albert Cook Myers. Middle Atlantic Press, 1970. William Penn Chapter 6 I 245 SXECA07ASEAX_U3C6L1.indd 245 12/13/04 3:20:03 PM

32. Pennsylvania and Middle Colonies Delaware Starting in the 1680s, the Middle 0 50 100 Miles iv er Lake eR Huron nc Colonies expanded. In 1681, King 0 50 100 Kilometers re Albers Equal-Area Projection Lake P w . La St Champlain Charles II gave a charter to William VERM (clai Penn, an English Quaker. The charter ntario by Lake O and made Penn the proprietor, or owner, of MO ONO ON CAY what is now Pennsylvania. HAW NDA SEN EID Alba UGA ie e Er Penn was given the land because the Lak K Hudson River A ECA GA er Riv NEW YORK king owed a large amount of money to De law MAHI PENNSYLVANIA Penn’s father. The new colony was named are R. na Newark an Morristown h Pennsylvania, which means “Penn’s ue Susq Ne woods.” Penn described the colony as a SUSQUEHANNOCK Philadelphia NEW JERSEY Lancaster “Holy Experiment.” He wanted all the Wilmington LENNI LENAP people living in Pennsylvania—Quakers MD Delaware Ba and non-Quakers—to live together DELAWARE NANTICOKE peacefully. In 1682, Penn wrote The Frame of Present-day border ATLA Government of Pennsylvania. This plan of MOHAWK American Indian OCE government set up a legislature called tribe the General Assembly, which would make the laws for the colony. Penn’s Analyze Maps frame of government gave citizens of Location What Pennsylvania city was on Pennsylvania freedom of speech, freedom Delaware River? of religion, and the right to a fair trial

33. N “Holy Experiment.” He wanted all the LENNI LENAPE Wilmington MD W E people living in Pennsylvania—Quakers Delaware Bay S and non-Quakers—to live together DELAWARE NANTICOKE peacefully. In 1682, Penn wrote The Frame of Present-day border ATLANTIC Government of Pennsylvania. This plan of MOHAWK American Indian OCEAN government set up a legislature called tribe the General Assembly, which would make the laws for the colony. Penn’s Analyze Maps frame of government gave citizens of Location What Pennsylvania city was on the Pennsylvania freedom of speech, freedom Delaware River? of religion, and the right to a fair trial by jury. Trial by jury means that people accused of breaking laws have the American Indians to be treated with right to have a group of fellow justice, or fairness. In a letter, he told citizens decide their guilt local Lenni Lenape Indians his or innocence. hopes for Pennsylvania: Penn also became the owner of what is now Delaware. When colonists “ I desire to enjoy it with your love and consent, that in Delaware asked for their we may always live together own assembly, he granted it to them willingly. as neighbors and friends. * ” *William Penn. William Penn’s Own Account Penn also wanted of the Lenni Lenape, edited by Albert Cook Myers. Middle Atlantic Press, 1970. William Penn Chapter 6 I 245

34. Lord Baltimore

35. William Bradford

36. John Winthrop From 1630 to 1643, more than 20,000 Puritans left Europe to settle in New England. A City on a Hill He hoped the colony would be seen by others as an example of Christian living. In 1628, a small group of settlers In a sermon, he said, arrived in North America with a charter from the king of England. This official paper gave them approval to start a col- “ . . . We shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all ony in New England. With their charter, they built a village called Salem on a bay people are upon us. . . . * ” they called Massachusetts Bay. Winthrop’s group of Puritans chose Like the Pilgrims, these settlers to build their “city upon a hill” to came to New England to practice the south of Salem, near the their religious beliefs and to mouth of the Charles River. start farms and businesses. They named their settlement Unlike the Pilgrims, how- Boston, after a town in ever, they did not want England. Most early settle- to break away from the ments in New England Church of England. They were built along the wanted to change the Atlantic coast to make it church to make it more easier for colonists to get “pure.” For this reason, they supplies from English were called Puritans. trading ships. In 1630, John Winthrop led the SUMMARIZE second group of Puritans to settle John Winthrop Why did the Puritans found the . Massachusetts Bay Colony. the Massachusetts Bay Colony? *John Winthrop. Pilgrims and Puritans: 1620–1676, by Christopher Collier and James Collier. Benchmark Books, 1998.

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