Colonial America

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Colonial America

• CA Standards 8.1
• Learning Objective We will understand the events
  preceding the founding of the new nation.

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Applied Vocabulary

• Colony A settlement in a new area
• Charter An authorized grant to organize a new
  settlement.
• Cash Crop crops that could be sold easily in
  markets and over seas i.e. tobacco, cotton,
  sugar.
• Mayflower Compact A formal document setting up
  the first civil government in the colonies.
• Great Awakening A religious revival in the
  American Colonies that sparked new thoughts on
  religious and political Freedoms.
• Charter Colony A colony sold by the English
  monarch to stock holders to make money.
• Proprietary Colony Privately (individually)
  owned colonies.
• Royal Colony Colonies under direct English
  control.

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Reasons for Leaving Europe

• Why did European citizens leave Europe for
  America?
• Religion Freedom Escaping Persecution
• Money Wealth
• Social Immigration
• Europeans who wanted the opportunity to better
  themselves socially and economically
• They wanted a new beginning

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First Colonies

• In 1857 English colonists settled the first
  colony called Roanoke.
• It lasted 6 years before everyone disappeared.
• Known as the Lost Colony.

• In 1607, Jamestown in the Virginia colony was
  created.
• The settlers were saved by the discovery of the
  cash crop tobacco.

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Mayflower Compact

• A group of separatists called Pilgrims sailed for
  Virginia in 1620, but landed at Plymouth in
  Massachusetts.
• Mayflower Compact set up the first civil
  government.
• All agreed to obey the laws they passed for the
  general good of the colony.
• Influenced the development of democratic
  government in America.

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13 Colonies

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts
• New York
• Maryland
• Virginia
• Connecticut
• North Carolina

• South Carolina
• Delaware
• Georgia
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• New Hampshire

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Colonial RegionsEach colony was unique in its
characteristics. However, they are grouped
together based on location, reasons they were
founded, and what types of industries they had.

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

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New England Colonies
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Middle Colonies
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Southern Colonies
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The Great Awakening

• The Great Awakening Was a series of religious
  revival that swept through the colonies
• Influenced the social and political thought
• Jonathan Edwards
• inspired change through his preaching
• Experienced by all colonists
• helping to break down their differences
• unite the colonies form south to north.
• Changed colonists view on religious and political
  ideals.
• increased unity in support of revolution for
  independence.

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Types of Colonies

• Royal Colony
• Under direct control of the King.
• Parliament appoints governor and council.

• Charter Colony
• Self-Governing Colony
• Rights and privileges granted by the King and
  Stockholders.

• Proprietary Colony
• An individual or group given ownership of land
  from the king.
• Usually acted as governor and paid king rent.

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Causes of the French and Indian War

• Cause
• Ongoing power struggle between Europe and France
  in the colonies.
• Both English and French settlers attempted to
  colonize land in Ohio River Valley