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CHAPTER 3 PREVIEW
A Look Back at Exploration
Chapter 3: Colonial America
The new interest in learning during the Renaissance also spurred
exploration. Europeans wanted goods from Asia, such as silk, spices,
and gold. European countries grew in wealth, power, and
technology.
European explorers tried to find shortcuts to Asia by sea because
overland routes were slow. One of these explorers, Christopher
Columbus, sailed west and "found" the New World. This had
important effects for Europe and the Americas.
Spanish conquistadors took over a large empire in the Americas,
conquering both the Aztec and the Incan empires. They came to the
New World for different reasons: profit, adventure, and religion.
As Spain grew wealthy from its American colonies, other European
countries explored North America, trying to find a Northwest
Passage by sea to Asia and to establish profitable colonies.
The first permanent English colony was Jamestown, VA in 1607.
John Smith's "work or starve" policy as well as tobacco helped the
colony succeed. Representative government was established.
Puritans (Pilgrims) settled Plymouth for religious freedom. More
and more colonists settled New England (Great Migration).
Many colonists from different countries settled in the Middle
Colonies for different reasons like trade or religious freedom.
Southern colonies grew and relied on cash crops like tobacco, rice,
and cotton. Large plantations depended on slavery.
Timeline of Events
1609
Henry Hudson sailed
up the Hudson River.
Since he was working
for Holland, the Dutch
claimed the land.
1614-1617
The Dutch built forts
along the Hudson
River. This became the
Dutch colony of New
Netherland.
COLONIAL DIVERSITY
The colonists adapted to their
environments and developed
different ways of life.
1664
The British took over
the Dutch colony of
New Netherland and
renamed it New York.
1600
NEW ENGLAND:
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1700
The success of Jamestown and Plymouth led to
bad for farming
shipbuilding, shipping, trade
1750
MIDDLE COLONIES:
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Good farmland, mild climate
“Breadbasket Colonies”
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Main crops were tobacco,
rice, indigo
Large plantations and slavery
other British colonies.
JAMESTOWN
In 1607 Britain established
its first permanent colony
in the Americas.
PLYMOUTH
In 1620 Puritans seeking
religious freedom
established a colony in
Massachusetts.
GREAT MIGRATION
After Plymouth, thousands
of colonists came to New
England for religious
freedom.
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SOUTHERN COLONIES:
Important events, people, and vocabulary
What did he do?
John Smith
Leader of the Jamestown colony.
Established a “work or starve” policy to get
everyone working. Jamestown was the first
permanent English colony. It was founded in
1607.
List each
colony in
the region.
New England
Colonies
RI
CT
NH
What is this document and why is it important?
Mayflower
Compact
(1620)
Agreement signed by settlers on the
Mayflower. They agreed to adhere to
written laws. It was the basis of selfgovernment in Massachusetts.
Middle
Colonies
NY
PA
NJ
DE
Southern
Colonies
MD
VA
NC
SC
GA
What was this? Why is it important to us today?
New
Netherland
Since Henry Hudson was working for the Dutch
when he found the Hudson River, the first
colony in New York was Dutch. Peter Stuyvesant
surrendered the colony to Britain in 1664. New
Amsterdam became NYC.
What was this? Why did it occur?
Great
Migration
Following the success of Plymouth,
thousands of Puritans migrated to America
for religious freedom.
Explain each one.
“Gold, God,
and Glory”
Like the Spanish conquistadors and
explorers, colonists came for different
reasons: money, fame, or religious freedom.
Explain the region—geography, climate,
economy.