Early failures and success of British 1607-1754
Why were the English were successful
1.Luck 2.Business 3. Culture 4. Climate
late because they were in war and they are parties
Political
1607-Virginia 2.1
Geographical
Success
James town-John Smith(success)
royal colony when they re-voted
were they land they got attacked by the Natives
Postive-House of Burgesses
Negative-War with Amerindians and slavery
Failures
John Rolfe-Sagadahoc
John White -Roanoke 1587 lost 1590 (failures)
1586-15 Grenville
1587-100 Grenville-Sir Fances rake
2.3(1620) Radicals in the wilderness-Pilgrims and Puritans and a city on a hill (success)
Praying towns-1646-1675
Massachusetts bay-1691 join 7,000
P
Massachusetts Bay-Became biggest and most influential
The Half-Way covenant-1662
Salem Witch Trials-1692
Economic
Caste system
50 acres if you bring something you start with 50 acres
Tobacco-Cash
sugar to make Rum
English product-wine,silk,olive oil
1710-The black outnumbered the whites
2.4-Traders in the wilderness
Dutch
New Netherland(New York)
protesetant
1664-English colony
The Quakers-Characteristics-(middles colonies)-NYC,New Jersey,Delaware,and PA
Three rivers-Pittsburgh
New jersey-1664
PA-Goverment-1667 promised land and freedom of religion
Delaware-1703