Key Terms

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Key Terms The Encounter in North America

• Sir Walter Raleigh
• Roanoke
• John Smith
• Jamestown
• The 13 Colonies
• Quebec
• Northwest Passage
• Algonquians
• Dutch West India Company

• Manhattan Island
• New Amsterdam
• Iroquois
• Peter Stuyvesant
• New York

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Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Walter Raleigh ? English colonist sent to
  America in 1585.
• He would start the first English colony known as
  Roanoke
• His attempt to colonize Roanoke Island would turn
  out to be a failure

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Roanoke Island

• Roanoke ? first English settlement, located off
  of the coast of North Carolina.
• Would be a failed colony, Sir Walter Raleigh
  would return to England and upon his return to
  Roanoke, the colony was devoid of settlers.

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Jamestown, the First English Colony

• The English would make a second attempt at
  colonizing territory in America.
• This second expedition would be backed by James I
  and would land in what is modern day Virginia.
• The colony would be known as Jamestown,
  established in 1607.

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John Smith and Jamestown

• John Smith ? was the colonist responsible for the
  establishment of the Jamestown settlement.
• Colonists barely survived the 1st winter and
  would have probably died without the help of the
  Native Americans.

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Native American Attributes/Qualities

• Native Americans lived as hunters and gatherers
  they established no empires
• They believed in collective sharing of the land
  rather than private ownership.
• They were engaged in many rivalries. An example
  would be the dislike the Iroquois had for the
  Algonquians.
• Their behavior and choices would help dictate the
  fate of the colonizers that were arriving year
  after year.

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The Thirteen Colonies

• Over time, after the success (after much waiting)
  of the Jamestown settlement, more settlers came
  from England and established their own colonies
  across the Eastern American Seaboard.
• These territories collectively were known as the
  13 Colonies.

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Differences Among the Colonies

• Massachussetts Bay Company ? landed in Plymouth,
  established a religion based colony
• Rhode Island ? established by Roger Williams,
  sought to create a colony that allowed religious
  tolerance.
• Pennsylvania ? established by William Penn,
  acquired as an inherited debt from the king of
  England.
• Maryland ? named after Mary I of England, one of
  the first plantations to make use of the tobacco
  crop.

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The French in North America

• Samuel de Champlain, while charting the Canadian
  coastline, created the first French colony.
• Quebec ? first French colony, established in
  1608, located north of New York State.

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Qualities of Quebec

• Quebec was established as a trading post while
  other explorers looked for the Northwest Passage.
• Northwest Passage ? route that cuts through
  America to reach Asia.
• Quebec became a fur center.

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Native American Relations

• The French traded constantly with the Native
  Americans for furs. They would usually trade
  guns, knives and other items.
• The French were taught how to survive in Quebec
  by the Native Americans
• The French would have poor relations with the
  Iroquois this was due to the French removing
  them to take over fur-trapping areas.
• Iroquois would work against the French while
  other Native Americans (Algonquians and Hurons)
  would support them.

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The Dutch in North America

• Dutch West India Company would finance an
  expedition into New Netherlands in 1624.
• Dutch would arrive in New York State and split
  into three areas The Connecticut River, the
  Delaware River, and the Hudson River.

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New Amsterdam

• Sixty more families would arrive a year later and
  establish New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island.
• New York City would later grow from the
  beginnings of Manhattan Island.

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The Iroquois and the Dutch

• Iroquois ? Native American tribe that partnered
  with the Dutch in settling New York State
• Dutch would have issues with the Algonquians over
  use of land which would lead to open hostility.

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The Loss of New Amsterdam

• In 1664, Charles II would send ships to retrieve
  New Amsterdam under the claim that John Cabot
  discovered it first.
• Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch leader surrenders
  reluctantly and New Amsterdam becomes New York.