EQ: What was the motivation for
the establishment of each of the 13
American colonies? Color Mass.
New Hamp. RI
and Conn BLUE
Color NY, NJ,
Penn, and
Delaware RED
Color Maryland,
VA, NC, SC, and
GA GREEN
Glue the map into your notebook under
the EQ. Color and LABEL each colony.
A business in which
many people can buy
stocks (investors)
Joint-stock
Company
Examples:
Virginia Company
Apple
Wal-Mart
Related Words:
Stocks
Wall Street
NY Stock Exchange
Public Companies
England Tries Again…
• After the disastrous attempts at settling the
NC coast, England was hesitant to try again
• The Virginia Company- a joint-stock companyfunded the next New World expedition
• The VaCo hoped to make a profit off of the
New World’s resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne2tzfxQ6
T4
Jamestown
• Who founded it?
• When was it founded?
• What motivated the foundation of the Virginia
Colony?
• According to the song, what did the men believe
they would find in the New World?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSfYrPdTKV
A
• How did the Spanish motivate the Virginia
Company?
The other 12 colonies
Creating a Paper Slide Show
- Each table will be assigned a colony or two.
- Each member will answer one of the following questions on
their slide
- Use the websites provided on my website OR the textbook
1. Who founded the colony- who granted the charter and who was the leader?
2. When was it founded? For whom or what was the colony named?
3. What was the purpose of this colony or the motivation of the founder to
establish the colony?
4. What was the economy of the colony?
5. Which section of the 13 colonies is the colony located? Show on the map.
6. What was the relationship between the colony and England? Who ruled
the colonies?
The 13 Colonies
Colony and Region
Who founded the
colony? When was it
founded?
What was the
motivation behind
founding this new
colony?
What was the
economy of the
colony?
VirginiaSouthern Colony
Virginia Company
1607
Money- gold and
resources
Tobacco farming
becomes the major
economy
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
New York/New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Carolinas
Georgia
One Stray the Rest Stay
• Seat 1 will take the paper slide show to teach
another group
• Seats 2-5 will stay at their seats and learn
about another colony
• Each person will need to get the information
for each colony
• Seat 1 returns and Seat 2 will go to the next
group
Lockdown and Substitute
• Lockdown Procedures for Kreitman’s Room
• Substitutes for tomorrow and Friday
– Video and Notes
– Study Guide
– Unit 1 Test
• Behavior Expectations
What were the 3 major motivators for
settling in America?
What are the 3 Gs?
• Gold: Gold, silver, jewels, and agricultural
resources (tobacco, wheat, lumber, fur)
• God: escaping religious persecution in England
and in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
(Pilgrims, Puritans, Catholics, and Quakers)
• Glory: adventure in the New World,
interacting with the Natives, bringing glory to
England
Who governed the colonies?
• England ruled the colonies
• Set up Royal Colonies
– The King chose his loyal subjects to rule in the
New World
• England set up taxes the colonists had to pay
New England Colonies
• 1st Colony: Massachusetts Bay Colony
– Pilgrims escaping religious persecution
– Set Up the Mayflower Compact
• Founded by religious groups
• Founded for money
• Ship building and manufacturing
Mayflower Compact
• First governing document of Mass.
• To prevent dissent between Pilgrims and other
Puritans
• Set up just and equal laws
Middle Colonies
• NY and NJ were owned
by the Dutch- English
took over
• Breadbasket of the
Colonies
– Lots of wheat farms
• Pennsylvania: most
democratic colony
because of diverse
population
• Large cities
Southern Colonies
• Agriculture: tobacco,
corn, and cotton
• Huge plantations
emerged
• Landowners use slave
labor to work their large
farms
• Carolinas: 8 Lords
Proprietors- Carolina
Charter
A holder of property;
exclusive owner of
property
Proprietor
Related Words:
Examples:
Charter
8 Lords Proprietors of NC
Grant
Landlord
Deed
Property
Owner
EQ: What does it mean that North
Carolina was a proprietor colony?
• Today you will examine a PRIMARY SOURCEThe Carolina Charter
• Objective:
– To evaluate a primary source
– To understand what it meant to be a proprietary
colony
– To judge the fairness of England’s rule over the
colony
The Charter of Carolina
• Graphic Organizer: Each group member will be given 4
headings and will be responsible to complete their
sections
• Access online- go to wkman.weebly.com >> Syllabus
and Assignments >> Week 4 >> Charter of Carolina
• Seat 1: 1-4
• Seat 2: 5-8
• Seat 3: 9-12
• Seat 4: 13-16
• Seat 5: 17-19
Review- To be completed in your
notebook
• Who/what were the Lords Proprietors? What powers did they have?
– 8 Lords who were granted land in the New World and who would rule for
England
– Create laws
– Make and control trading ports
– Tax imports and exports
– Grant land
– Power to raise an army
• What laws did you find fair to the colonists?
– Free trade
– Power to raise armies
– Free religion
• What laws were unfair?
– Being English citizens (following England’s laws and paying taxes)
– Martial Law- means the English army can come in and enforce laws upon the
colonists)
– Taxing Imports and Exports