Smith and Bradford--Jamestown and Plymouth

Colonial America

• The French used their land for fur trading.

• The Spanish were busy conquering and spreading Christianity.

• The British chose to colonize their new land.

• 1607

• Economic

  • Profit

  • Company

• Tobacco​

Virginia​

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Massachusetts

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• 1620

• Religious Freedom

  • Pilgrims then Puritans

• Mayflower Compact

  • Social Contract​

• Warm climate

• Flat Land

• Fertile Soil

  • Cash Crops

    • Tobacco

    • Cotton

• Slavery

  • Transatlantic Slave Trade

  • Middle Passage​

Southern

Region

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The Powhatan Tribe

• Powhatan Tribe: A tribe that lived on the land by the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1600's.

• There were about 15,000 Powhatans there.

• "Three sisters": corn, beans, squash.

Jamestown Survives

• John Smith is captured by the the Powhatan tribe. John Smith says that Pocahontas saves his life by putting her own head between his head and the stone that her father, king of the tribe, was going to smash it with.

• With the help of the tribe, the colonists learned how to survived.

​Covers first settlement in New England by Pilgrims.

1st and 3rd Person personal narrative.

Very Religious in nature.

Starved when they first arrived.

Were helped by Squanto to survive.

William Bradford

◦ William Bradford was a Pilgrim leader and the second

governor of the Plymouth Colony.

◦ His book "Of Plymouth Plantation" of 1630 is a valuable historical account of the Pilgrims' journey to America and the early years of the colony.

◦ Bradford's leadership and his ability to forge alliances with

Native American tribes were crucial to the survival and
growth of the Plymouth Colony.

• Harsh Winter & Rocky Soil

• Swift Rivers

  • Fur Trapping

• ​Natural Harbors

  • Trading

  • Fishing/Whaling​

• Dense Forests​

  • Shipbuilding

  • Lumber​

New England Region

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Religion in Europe

After the Protestant Reformation, Christians in western Europe were divided into Protestants and Roman Catholics. This division led to fierce religious wars and persecution.

Most European rulers believed that they could not maintain order unless everyone followed the ruler's religion. The religion chosen by the ruler was known as the established church.

In England, for example, the established church was the Anglican church, or Church of England. In the 1530s, Parliament passed laws making the English monarch, King Henry the VIII, the head of the Church of England.

The Pilgrims--Separatists

One religious group in England that faced persecution were the people we now call the Pilgrims. At the time, they were known as Separatists. They were called that because, although they were Protestant, they wanted to separate from the Church of England.

Considering that the King was the head of the church, opposing the church meant opposing the head of the government. The English government bitterly opposed the Separatists.

The Settlement of Plymouth

In September 1620, more than 100 men, women, and children set sail aboard a small ship called the Mayflower. The journey was long and difficult.

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At last, in November 1620, the Mayflower landed on the cold, bleak shore of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts.

Life in Plymouth

• Settled in an abandon Native American village.

• Not prepared for the first winter, and only 50 people survived.

• ​Befriended the Wampanoag tribe.

• ​Squanto, a Native, taught them how to plant corn.

Pilgrim who wanted to separate from Church of England.
Came to NE on Mayflower with Families.
Helped Establish Plymouth Plantation.

Squanto Helped them survive 1st Thanksgiving

William Bradford

Helped Found Jamestown to find Gold. Mostly Men in group.
Arrogantly gave himself credit for success of Colony
Captured by Powhatan Tribe
Colony survived with help from Pocahontas
Tobacco became the Cash Crop

John Smith

Need to know about each Narrative