Colonialism
The settlement of America began with business interests driving the first British colonists to Roanoke in 1587. Jamestown struggled initially but eventually succeeded, while the Pilgrims sought refuge in Plymouth. The Middle Colonies were granted to English settlers, marking the gradual expansion of colonial America.
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Colonialism How America was slowly settled
Very First Colonists At first people came over to the Americas for business reasons They were sponsored by merchant companies The first British civilians settled an Island called Roanoke in 1587 established by Walter Raleigh When he returned to check on the settlement in 1590, everyone had disappeared
The New England Colonies King James 1 allowed the Virginia Company to send 144 men to establish a settlement It became known as Jamestown -1607 Wasn t successful until 1616 The first slaves were brought over in 1619
Jamestown Why were was Jamestown so unsuccessful for so long? He that will not work shall not eat John Smith
Cannibalism They were definitely cannibals Let s look over a story This is Jane http://news.nationalgeog raphic.com/news/2013/1 3/130501-jamestown- cannibalism-archeology- science/
The Pilgrims. Yay? A group of religious separatists settled Plymouth (Mass.) This group is known as the Mayflower Saints They had a rough time of it and survived only through the help of natives They were eventually absorbed by a larger group of Puritans sent over by the Massachusetts Bay Company
Middle Colonies King Charles gave the land of the middle colonies to English settlers Then in 1680 the king gave William Penn the area that is now Pennsylvania Most of the people who came over were rich enough to settle and establish themselves
The Southern Colonies The south is where most of the crops were grown and had close ties with the colonies in the Caribbean The Caribbean, and the Southern Colonies as a result, relied heavily on slavery Slavery therefore grew up with the South
