- Charleston
- When and Where
- 1670 is when it was originally named in honor of King Charles II - William Sayle- Royal Charter.
- It is in South Carolina.
- Changed the name from Charles Towne to Charleston after the war of Independence.
- Mother Country
- England
- These settlers came here and William Sayle founded Charleston and established the government.
- How they got there.
- Came from England on boats.
- Sailed the across the Atlantic Ocean.
- Key Players
- King Charles II - King of England at this time.
- William Sayle - Established the settlement.
- Contact with the Natives
- Traded deer skins and hides with the Native Indians. The Cherokee and Creek tribes traded with these settlers.
- The Native Americans taught the settlers about farming in this area, growing things like corn, beans, etc.
- Agriculture.
- They grew corn, potatoes, cotton, and tobacco.
- Cotton was their major agricultural export.
- The Natives taught them how to grow better crops in this area. (The sister crops)
- Issues Faced
- Farming???
- Um.
- When and Where
- Massachusetts
- Origin of Settlers
- First settlers came from Humber, England.
- Escaping from the King's brutality for rejecting the official church of England.
- Originally went to Holland.
- Settlers arrive don a boat named the Mayflower.
- Before the Settlement
- Was originally inhabited by the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Nipmuc, Pocomtuc, Mahican, and Massachusetts Native American tribes.
- Date Settled and Conquered
- Settled in 1620.
- 2nd successful English Colony in North America after Jamestown.
- Contact with Natives.
- When the pilgrims arrived, they quickly built friendly relations with the Natives.
- Traded agriculture and hunting secrets.
- Key Players
- John Winthrop: Puritan leader; lead the pilgrims to Massachusetts.
- King James I: Granted charter to the colony.
- Matthew Cradock: First Governor.
- Agriculture
- Cleared land for Housing, farming, etc.
- Grew corn, squash, beans. Natives helped them with crop rotation and techniques.
- Hunted deer, beaver, etc.
- Issues Faced.
- Winter came and they didn't have many houses built.
- They were short on food, so their rations were low.
- Indians, some where uneasy with the pilgrims.
- Disease.
- Origin of Settlers
- Georgia Colony.
- Date Settled/Conquered
- Founded in 1732.
- James Oglethorpe was told from King George II to create a new colony which he would name Georgia.
- Located between South Carolina and Florida.
- A group of settlers joined Oglethorpe to find Savannah Georgia in 1733.
- Mother country is England.
- Agriculture
- Some major industry were indigo, rice, and sugar.
- The land was very fertile.
- Rice was grown along the coast and wheat further inland.
- Tobacco was their most successful.
- Oranges were also pretty darn successful.
- Key Players
- James Oglethorpe - Founded Georgia colony, also member of British Parliament and General.
- King George II - King of Great Britain and gave permission to Oglethorpe.
- Tomochichi - Chief of Yamacraw and very friendly with settlers. He and James became good friends.
- How Settlers Got There.
- Sailed across the Atlantic.
- Many of the pilgrims were in the overfull debtor's prison.
- Persecuted protestants also came.
- And they came as a military presence to other colonies.
- Contact with Natives.
- Upper Creek Tribe- Negotiating treaties to stop chance of attack.
- Yamacraw chief Tomochichi.
- Building roads
- Schools established.
- Indian Trade
- Trust fair, humane.
- Issues Faced
- Fresh water was hard to find.
- Swampy lands = Disease
- Swampy insects = Disease
- Lots of disease.
- Successes
- James Edward Oglethorpe ended slavery in their colony because he thought it wasn't right for their social and economic intentions.
- Date Settled/Conquered
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