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Breaking Away: Decisions to Move to 1607
America Breaking away—First 1607
English settlers arrive at
Jamestown 1620
2.1 Why did the Chesapeake colonies not prosper during
the earliest years of settlement? p. 29 1620 a “new” Engand—
Pilgrims sign the
Poor governance in early Virginia, founded in 1607, led to starvation Mayflower Compact
and hostilities with the Powhatan Indians. Founded in 1634 as a ref- 1634
uge for Catholics, Maryland’s early politics were plagued by religious Breaking away— 1634
tensions that sometimes led to large-scale violence. Both colonies Colony of Maryland is
imported predominately young, male indentured servants as labor- founded 1636
ers and suffered high mortality rates from disease. This resulted in a “new” England—
transient and unruly societies with few stable families. 1636 Puritan settlers found
Hartford and other
A “New” England in America 1638 Connecticut Valley
a “new” England— towns
2.2 How did differences in religion affect the founding of Anne Hutchinson
the New England colonies? p. 36 exiled to rhode Island
1638
Religious persecution drove thousands of Puritans to New a “new” England—
England. John Winthrop hoped the settlers would reform English Theophilus Eaton and
Protestantism and create a “City on a Hill.” The Puritans did not John Davenport lead 1663
welcome dissent. They exiled Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson settlers to New Haven 1663 Southern Colonies—
to Rhode Island for their religious beliefs. Stable nuclear families and Colony Proprietors receive
good health helped Puritans avoid the social turmoil that plagued the charter for Carolina
Chesapeake colonies. 1664
middle Colonies—
Diversity in the Middle Colonies English conquer New 1664
Netherland 1677
2.3 How did ethnic diversity shape the development of the a “new” England—
Middle Colonies? p. 44 1677 New Hampshire
becomes a royal colony
After conquering the Dutch colony of New Netherland in 1664, 1681
the English renamed it New York. Despite the conquest, the Dutch middle Colonies—
remained an influential minority in the colony, and ethnic rivalries 1681
shaped the politics of New York for decades. In 1681, Charles II William Penn granted
granted William Penn, a Quaker, a charter to establish Pennsylvania. patent for his “Holy
Penn’s guarantee to respect all Christian settlers’ liberty of conscience Experiment” 1732
drew immigrants from across Northern Europe. Southern Colonies—
1732 James Oglethorpe
Planting the Southern Colonies receives charter for
Georgia
2.4 How was the founding of the Carolinas different from
the founding of Georgia? p. 49
Immigrants from Barbados began settling in the Carolinas in the
1670s. Barbadian immigrants to the Carolinas, many of whom were
wealthy planters seeking new lands for plantations, brought slavery
with them when they moved. Georgia was founded in 1732 as an
alternative to debtors’ prison for impoverished Englishmen and as a
military outpost to guard against the Spanish in Florida.

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