England, Spain, and France Claim land because of the natural geography that exists in the new world'

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England, Spain, and France Claim land because of
the natural geography that exists in the new
world.
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People Settling in the New World became
known GREAT CONVERGENCE or migration The
values and institutions of Europeans life took
root in the colonies.
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MAP KEY The Church 1. Market Place 2.
Storehouse and Court of Guard 3. Streets of
"Settled" Houses (shown in rows) 4. Palisades of
Posts 5. Bulwarks of Half-moon Shape 6.Principal
Entrance, or "South Gate 7. Other Gates 8. Trench
or Moat around Palisade  
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• Jamestown was funded or paid for by a joint-stock
  company called the Virginia Company.
• (1607, Jamestown is the FIRST ENGLISH Permanent
  settlement in America.)
• 2. Roanoke Settlement failed, it was the first
  attempt by the English, and no one knows why,
  never heard from the settlers again.
• 4. Captain John Smith saved Jamestown from
  certain failure like Roanoke.
• 5. Algonquian Indians attacked the settlement,
  led by Powhatan.

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http//www.historyglobe.com/flash.htmla1 http//w
ww.historyglobe.com/jamestown/ Problems They
Faced Over half of them were gentlemen
Diseases killed many. Didnt know how to grow
crops well, and salt water/marshy land made it
difficult. Natives attacked. Decided all food
grown was shared equally.
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7. John Smith, their leader, said if you didnt
work, you couldnt eat. (Took care of many
issues) 8. John Rolfe married Pocahontas,
daughter of Powhatan, this created peace. 9.
Smith returned to England in 1609, men struggled
to survive, ate dogs, cats, mice, and cooked
leather. 10. By 1619, Many survived, as did
Jamestown, they set up a House of Burgesses, 1st
law making body of men representative owning land
in the new world. (Decided how much Tobacco sold
for and taxes for roads.)
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Jamestown Home
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Mayflower- Ship the Pilgrims came to the new
world on.
Mayflower Compact- agreement signed by Pilgrims
to do what was best for group, helped establish
idea of early democracy in America.
Pilgrims Want religious freedom from England in
1620.
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William Bradford- Leader of Pilgrims. Squanto-
Indian who helped the Pilgrims survive. (crops,
trade)
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Comparison of the South and New England
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Label your map showing the 13 colonies
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http//www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13map
new.htm
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Pequot Indians- Indian group that had trouble
with the first New England settlers. Chief
Metacomet- Leader of Pequot Indians, also called
King Philip. King Philips War- Conflict between
the Pequot and colonists, Indians were defeated.
Roger Williams- Founded Rhode Island and was
against strict Puritan ideas. Quakers- Radical
sect of Puritans (persecuted in England and
America) John Winthrop- Leader of Mass. Bay
Colony. James Oglethorp- Leader of the colony of
Georgia.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony- Settlement in New
England by Puritans. New England Way- Puritans
beliefs and society. Maryland- Founded by Lord
Baltimore as a refuge for Catholics. New York-
Founded by Dutch, claimed by Charles II and given
as a gift to the Duke of York. New Jersey- Given
as a gift to two other men from a chunk of New
York. Pennsylvania- Given to William Penn by the
Duke of York to pay off a debt. Georgia-
Established as a place to send criminals.
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Great Awakening- Return to religious faith in the
mid 1700s. Jonathon Edwards- Leader of the
Great Awakening. Plantations- Large Farms in the
South. Slaves- worked for plantations for white
masters. Magna Carta- Limited the Kings power in
England. Petition of Right- Gave people the right
not to be taxed without representation. English
Bill of Rights- Gave Englishmen their basic
rights. Bacons Rebellion- Led to more rights for
Colonists.
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Salam Witch Trials
http//school.discovery.com/schooladventures/salem
witchtrials/story/story.html