The First French, Dutch and English Colonies

First French, Dutch and English Colonies

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Identify the four European countries that had settlements in North America in 1660.

• England

• Netherlands

• Spain

• France

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Identify the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States.

• Jamestown, Virginia
• Savannah, Georgia
• Roanoke, North Carolina
• Plymouth, Massachusetts

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In 1626, Peter Minuit bought Manhattan Island from local native Americans. 

He called this settlement ‘New Amsterdam’ ; the entire colony was called ‘New Netherlands’.  

What do we call this area today?

• New York

• San Francisco

• St. Augustine

• Los Angeles

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Describe what type of government ‘The House of Burgesses’ setup in Virginia in 1619.

• Direct democracy with no representatives

• A representative government with elected officials.
• A monarchy ruled by a king.
• An authoritarian regime with no elections.

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In 1215, English nobles had forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. 

What did the Magna Carta accomplish?

• It granted the king absolute power over the nobles.
• It abolished the feudal system in England.
• It established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law.
• It established a new religion in England.

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Bacon's rebellion was a small revolt that fell apart but it started because people wanted to settle

• Bacon's Rebellion started because people wanted to settle more land.
• Bacon's Rebellion was started by Native Americans.
• Bacon's Rebellion was a fight against British rule.
• Bacon's Rebellion was primarily about taxation issues.

Conflict over the riches of the Americas

Europeans nations began to compete for riches around the world. Religious differences heightened their rivalry. Soon , there were competing religious views.

European Colonization of North America

Motivations for others to colonize the Americas:

• WEALTH

RELIGIOUS CONFLICT

NORTHWEST PASSAGE

European Colonization of North America

Motivations for others to colonize the Americas:

• ​wealth (gold)

• religious conflict (god)

• northwest passage (glory... from getting goods from Asia)

French Colonization of North America

Samuel de Champlain founded Port Royal, the first permeant French Settlement in North America.


Pioneered (?)


Main Motivation (?)

French Colonization of North America

Samuel de Champlain founded Port Royal, the first permeant French Settlement in North America.


Pioneered - First permeant settlement in North America



Main Motivation - Fishing, Trapping, & Trading... an Christianity

Working together

French colonist worked with American Indians on settlements called coureurs de bois

Also known as runners of the woods

What did the French bring?
knives, kettles, cloth, and more

What did the Native Americans get in return?
better skins and other valuable furs

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a waterway through or around North America

• Northwest Passage

• Channel

• River

• Gulf

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Runners of the woods

• Coureur de bois

• Courier of trees

• Its ya bois

• Charter boys

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legal document giving certain rights to a person or company

• Charter

• Magna Carta

• Alliance

• COnstitution

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Representative to the colonial Virginia Government

• burgess

• congressman

• Representative

• Governor

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representative assembly in colonial Virginia

• House of Burgesses

• Congress

• Supreme Leader

• Council of Leaders

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political system in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them

• democracy

• Representative Democracy

  (Republic)

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

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signed in 1215, a British document that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights

• Charter

• Magna Carta

• Alliance

• COnstitution

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a 1676 raid led by Nathaniel Bacon against the governor and Native Americans in Virginia

• Bacon's fight

• Bacon's Revolution

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Bacon's Bar fight

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agreement between nations to aid and protect one another

• Charter

• Magna Carta

• Alliance

• Constitution

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What European nation originally settled the area that would become New York City?

• Spain

• France

• Spain

• Netherlands (Dutch)

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What was New Netherlands renamed to?

• New England

• New Worcester

• New York

• New Wessex

Labelling

Match the following settlements to the descriptions in each colored circle.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

New Spain

New France

Dutch

Jamestown