Cornell Notes: Early English Settlements

1. What happened at the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Queen Eliz. Gave Sir Walter Raleigh the right to claim land in N. America Roanoke Island, N Carolina 1585 Raleigh sent 100 men--went home after bad winter 2 years later--another group with John White White went to get supplies Returned 3 yrs. Later--everyone gone--CROATOAN on fencepost Cornell Notes: Early English Settlements

2. What is a charter? How did the Virginia Co. start? What happened Jamestown? What did John Smith do to help? The right to organize settlements in an area--from the king Group of merchants formed a joint-stock company--investors bought stock in the company 1606--144 settlers, 3 ships went to N. America--look for gold, fish, furs James river, king James Mosquitos, malaria, humid, indians, bad farmland Looked for gold, planted no food 38 died from disease, hunger Forced settlers to work Cornell Notes: Early English Settlements

3. What happened after Smith left? How did Tobacco save the colony of Jamestown? Starving time1609-1610 Problems with Native Americans 60 survived No gold or silver, but they grew tobacco and made money that way John Rolfe’s idea to grow tobacco-sweeter type Improved relations with Indians Rolfe married Pocahontas Cornell Notes: Early English Settlements

4. What is a Representative Government and why did it occur in Jamestown? Who were the New arrivals and why did they come? Early on in Jamestown, all men, military rule Strict rules, rigid discipline As the colony grew, colonists did not like taking orders from the Virginia company in England 1619--Company gave some say in the government to the colonists House of Burgesses--elected representatives--allowed to make local laws for the colony 100 women set in 1619--men paid to marry them. Cornell Notes: Early English Settlements

5. When and why were the first Africans brought to Jamestown? Cornell Notes: Early English Settlements • 1619 20 Africans were brought to Jamestown. • May have been brought as servants • Until 1640, some African laborers were free and even owned property • Slavery 1st recognized in Virginia law 1661.

6. New York & New Jersey The Dutch founded the colony of New Netherland in 1613 A trading post--furs Town of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island Religious tolerance Peter Stuyvesant--leader English captured the colony, named it New York Duke of York named Carteret and Berkeley proprietors (leaders) of New Jersey Middle Colonies Cornell Notes

7. Penn’s Colony Quakers--Society of friends--believed in equality of men and women before God. Lived in New Jersey. Supported non-violence Religious tolerance for all people William Penn wanted to establish a new colony --a safe place for Quakers Pennsylvania charter granted to Penn Penn limited his own power Established an elected assembly Promised religious freedom Philadelphia named the capital--Brotherly Love Middle Colonies Cornell Notes

8. Economy of the Middle Colonies Combination of the Southern and New England colonies Good climate, rich soil, large amounts of staple crops Staple Crop--crops always needed Slaves more important than New England Used more indentured servants 135,000 indent. Serv.m half moved to Philly. Philly became largest city. Trade was important--exported wheat Women were important, ran farms and businesses. Women worked in the home, mostly Colonial laws limited women’s economic opportunities Middle Colonies Cornell Notes

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