American Colonies Emerge

1
American Colonies Emerge

• Chapter 2

2
Spains American Empire

• Section 1

3
Cortes Conquers Mexico

• Hernando Cortes conquistador
• Came to America in search of gold
• Aztec capital Tenochtitlan
• Gains trust of Montezuma
• Over takes city and people with superior weapons
  and disease

4
(No Transcript)
5
(No Transcript)
6
Settling the South

• Juan Ponce de Leon - Florida
• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado leads 1st
  expedition to Southwest US (Arizona)
• Spanish Missions Formed
• Forced Roman Catholic beliefs on native
• Natives weak from disease
• Looking for help
• Harsh treatment

7
(No Transcript)
8
(No Transcript)
9
Cartoon Project

• Create a Political Cartoon telling the story of
  an interaction between the Spanish and Native
  Americans
• At least 3 boxes
• All original artwork no computer
• Graded on quality and knowledge of event
• Possible events Columbus, Cortez and the Aztecs,
  Spanish Missions, etc.

10
(No Transcript)
11
Jamestown

• Section 2

12
Early Jamestown

• John Smith and the Virginia Company
• Joint stock company businesses in which their
  wealth for a common purpose
• 150 original settlers
• Inexperienced, gold fever
• Smith created law no work, no food
• Help from natives

13
Hope for Jamestown

• Most original settlers died
• Smith goes back to England
• 2nd wave of settlers no better
• Most died in first winter
• New leadership revives colony
• Harsh rules
• from tobacco
• Activity Why are laws needed to create orders?

14
Activity New Colony

• If you were planning on starting a new
  town/colony what 10 people would you want to
  bring, why would you choose these people (skills,
  knowledge???)
• Why do you think Jamestown did not have success
  in the beginning?

15
(No Transcript)
16
(No Transcript)
17
Brown Gold

• Tobacco trade saves American colonies
• Indentured servants contacted worker for a
  limited time in return for food, shelter and
  travel expenses
• Many were African who would gain freedom
• Activity What products keep the American economy
  going today? What about Yuma?

18
Conflict Between Classes

• Most colonists had little money and no say in
  government
• Tax money being misused
• Bacons Rebellion
• Nathaniel Bacon

19
Seeking Religious Freedom

• Sections 3 and 4

20
Puritans

• Puritan religious group wanting to eliminate
  Catholic ritual and tradition in the church
• Pilgrims Plymouth Colony
• John Winthrop Masachusettes Bay Colony
• City on a Hill
• Church and State strict rules

21
Separation of Church and State

• Roger William and Anne Hutchinson
• Religious freedom
• Tolerance accepting another's beliefs even if
  they are different from your own.