Colonial America
1) The Colonies
Outline
2) The First European Settlements
3) Important Documents
The Colonies
A colony is a group of people
who move to a new land that
is ruled by their parent
country.
Colonists settled on these
lands in the 1600s and
1700s.
Considered separate; not
“United” states yet.
First European
Settlements
Roanoke Colony- The first permanent English civilization that was
established by Queen Elizabeth I and founded by Sir Walter
Raleigh. The colonist disappeared sometime before 1590.
Jamestown- First successful English settlement in North America.
Founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company, making it a joint-stock
company.
Plymouth: Colony founded in 1620 by the Puritans, or Pilgrims,
and where New England, the oldest municipality was established.
Municipality- a city or town that has a local government
St. Augustine- Founded by the Spanish in 1565 and it is the oldest
European settlement in North America.
The Mayflower Compact- An agreement among the Pilgrims that
established a tradition of direct democracy.
Important
Documents
Citizens were allowed to hold town meetings to solve local problems
and issues.
Voting was limited to men that owned land.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- America’s first written
constitution. Called for an assembly of representatives from each
town to vote on laws.
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