European Colonization of North America England Spain France Netherlands Varied. Virginia-economic profit. NE- Imperial Goals religious freedom for Puritans. Maryland- Catholics. Penn- Quakers. Georgia- debtor, buffer colony, South Carolina profit, etc. Large number of colonist settled along Area (s) settled the Atlantic coast. Distinct colonial regions emerge 1) New England 2) Middle 3) Southern Varied by region. NE- Puritan families. Types of people Virginia- early male dominated. who came? Middle- diverse religious & ethnic groups. Lots of people. Virginia- John Smith, Significant Nathaniel Bacon. NE- John Winthrop, individuals King Philip etc. Largely Protestant, but religious Role of Religion pluralism. Puritans in New England. Anglican church in Virginia. Quakers in Penn, Catholics in Maryland. Great Awakening ^ religious diversity Varied. NE- mixed- farm & trade Economic activity Middle- farming (cereal crops) Southern- cash crops / plantations Labor-Indentured servants to African slavery. Lived separate from natives. Religious Relationship with conversion not a priority. Numerous native population conflicts. NE- Metacom’s War. Chesapeake- Powhatan War Key Concept 2.1.I: “English colonization efforts attracted “Spanish efforts to extract wealth from “French and Dutch colonial efforts “French and Dutch colonial Spanish, French, Dutch, a comparatively large number of male the land led them to develop institutions involved relatively few Europeans efforts involved relatively few and British colonizers had and female British migrants, as well based on subjugating native populations, and relied on trade alliances and Europeans and relied on different economic and as other European migrants, all of converting them to Christianity, and intermarriage with American trade alliances and imperial goals involving whom sought social mobility, economic incorporating them, along with enslaved Indians to build economic and intermarriage with American land and labor that shaped prosperity, religious freedom, and and free Africans, into the Spanish diplomatic relationships and acquire Indians to build economic the social and political improved living conditions. These colonial society.” furs and other products for export to and diplomatic relationships development of their colonists focused on agriculture and Europe.? and acquire furs and other colonies as well as their settled on land taken from Native products for export to
European Colonization of North America England Spain France Netherlands Imperial Goals Varied. Virginia-economic profit. NE- religious freedom for Puritans. Maryland- Catholics. Penn- Quakers. Georgia- debtor, buffer colony, South Carolina profit, etc. Area (s) settled Large number of colonist settled along the Atlantic coast. Distinct colonial regions emerge 1) New England 2) Middle 3) Southern Types of people who came? Varied by region. NE- Puritan families. Virginia- early male dominated. Middle- diverse religious & ethnic groups. Significant individuals Lots of people. Virginia- John Smith, Nathaniel Bacon. NE- John Winthrop, King Philip etc. Role of Religion Largely Protestant, but religious pluralism. Puritans in New England. Anglican church in Virginia. Quakers in Penn, Catholics in Maryland. Great Awakening ^ religious diversity Economic activity Varied. NE- mixed- farm & trade Middle- farming (cereal crops) Southern- cash crops / plantations Labor-Indentured servants to African slavery. Relationship with native population Lived separate from natives. Religious conversion not a priority. Numerous conflicts. NE- Metacom’s War. Chesapeake- Powhatan War Key Concept 2.1.I: Spanish, French, Dutch, and British colonizers had different economic and imperial goals involving land and labor that shaped the social and political development of their colonies as well as their “English colonization efforts attracted a comparatively large number of male and female British migrants, as well as other European migrants, all of whom sought social mobility, economic prosperity, religious freedom, and improved living conditions. These colonists focused on agriculture and settled on land taken from Native “Spanish efforts to extract wealth from the land led them to develop institutions based on subjugating native populations, converting them to Christianity, and incorporating them, along with enslaved and free Africans, into the Spanish colonial society.” “French and Dutch colonial efforts involved relatively few Europeans and relied on trade alliances and intermarriage with American Indians to build economic and diplomatic relationships and acquire furs and other products for export to Europe.? “French and Dutch colonial efforts involved relatively few Europeans and relied on trade alliances and intermarriage with American Indians to build economic and diplomatic relationships and acquire furs and other products for export to
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