美国早期历史课件.ppt

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1、EarlyAmericaNotesTitleapieceofpaperEarlyAmericaNotes.Makesureyourheadingiscorrect.EuropeanColoniesinAmericaTakenotesfromthefollowingtheslides.Red-copyBlack-justreadbutdon’twriteColonyacountryorareaunderthecontrolofanothercountry,typicallyadistantone,andoccupiedbysettlers

2、fromthatcountry.EuropeanssetsailIn1492Columbussailedtheoceanblue.ThisstartedtheEuropeanexplorationoftheAmericas.ColumbussailedforSpain.HelandedintheislandsoffofCentralAmerica.HewasfollowedbymanyothersfromEuropeancountries.Asyoucansee,theSpanish,French,British,andPortugue

3、seheldmostofthelandintheAmericas.SinceweareconcernedwithU.S.historyinthisclass,wewillfocusontheBritish.(Don’tworry,wewillgettoSpanishterritorybeforelong).JamestownFirstpermanentEnglishsettlementinAmerica.FoundedbytheLondonCompanyin1607tomakemoneyinAmerica.Lookedforgoldin

4、steadofplantingNearlystarvedtodeathJamestownCaptainJohnSmithForcedcolonistsatJamestowntowork,atgunpoint,inordertogetfood.“Nowork,nofood.”KeptJamestownfromgoingunderthefirstharshyear.JohnRolfeMarriedPocahontas,thedaughterofanIndianchief.IntroducedgrowingtobaccotoJamestown

5、MadeaprofitforthecolonysellingtobaccotoEngland.JohnRolfeandPocahontas’weddingPocahontasDaughterofPowhatanChief.ShemayhavekeptJohnSmithfrombeingkilledbyherfather.MarriedJohnRolfein1614andisbaptizedaChristian.TakentoEnglandin1616becomingabitofacelebrity.Diesafterthereturnt

6、riptoJamestownin1617atage22.PocahontasassheappearedinEngland.PlymouthColony(Massachusetts)FoundedbyagroupofSeparatistsseekingreligiousfreedomin1620.BecameknownasPilgrimsSailedontheMayflower.WrotetheMayflowerCompact,alegaldocumentthatbecamefirstformofrepresentativegovernm

7、entinAmerica.Describewhatyouseeindetail.Whodoyouthinkthesepeopleare?Whatdoyouknowaboutthesepeople?Bacon'sRebellion,1676NathanialBaconwantedthegovernortoprotectthefarmersfromtheIndians,whowereattackingtheirvillages.Thepoorfrontiersmanwerealsoupsetthatthecolonywasrunbyabun

8、chofrichguyswhodidn’tcareabouttheirproblems.BaconledagroupofarmedmenandattackedIndiantribes.Therebellio