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Queen Elizabeth allowed Walter Raleigh to sail over with 100 men to Roanoke Island. After a few months the settlers asked Raleigh tp sail back to England to get more supplies. 3 years later Raleigh arrived back to Roanoke none of the colonist were there the only clue they had were a carving of Croatoatan.
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The settlers started to grow tobacco and it turned into a profitable business. They traded with many tribes and exported the tobacco to England.
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Jamestown was founded by a group of 100 men but only 60 made it. Captain John Smith was captured by the Powhatans they were about to harm him but the chief's daughter Pocahontas saved him and made peace with the settlers.
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Virginia was a big plantation site. In Virginia many Africans were enslaved and had to work for the planters who treated them very bad.
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New York was one of the most largest and most important cities in the Middle Colonies. New York had ports and were centers of shipping and trade. The free market economy of these successful cities attracted artisans, shopkeepers, and merchants.
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The Pilgrims were struggling with food. Squanto a native to the area spoke English! He showed the Pilgrims how to plant crops in the New World. To thank Squanto and the other natives in his tribe they all had a big feast which is known as the first Thanksgiving.
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The people who sailed the Mayflower were called the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims were a group of people who wanted religious freedom from the Church of England. Because in England you had to belong to the Church of England.
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The proprietors of New Jersey wanted to make money from their colonies. They decided to dived the fertile land into smaller pieces and sell or rent pieces to colonists to farm.
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King Charles II decided to give William Penn land because he owed his family land. The name Penn decided to call his land is the name Pennsylvania because it means Penn's woods
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James Oglethorp wanted Georgia to be a place for poor people and debtors. Oglethorp thought it would be better to let poor people start new lives in Georgia. He offered them a free trip to Georgia and small farms of their own.
