What region was claimed by England on the North American continent?

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America and what year was it established?

Jamestown1607

What was the second permanent English settlement in North America and what year was it established?

Plymouth1620

After the establishment of Jamestown colony, thousands of immigrants made their way to English America, establishing the original 13 colonies.

The English colonies were separate communities scattered along the Atlantic coast from New England to Georgia. Few people in the Carolinas ever saw or spoke with a person from Massachusetts or New York or Pennsylvania.

People did not often use the word “American” to describe themselves or their country. Most thought of themselves as English or Dutch or French--whatever their homeland was. Eventually, the land would change these Europeans into resourceful Americans.

Although there were no formal ties between colonies, geographic and cultural factors drew the colonies together in groups.

NEW ENGLANDMIDDLESOUTHERN

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire.

Plymouth settled in 1620. Pilgrims and Puritans came

seeking religious freedom. Life was shaped by religion and

geography. Geography: Cold harsh winters,

poor rocky soil Subsistence farming: farming for

enough food for your family Economy: Depended on forests

and the sea (fishing, shipping, trade, whaling, lumber)

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.

Geography and Economy: Rich soil, grew food cash crops.BREADBASKET (wheat,

oats)

Most DIVERSE colonial region--immigrants came from

many European countries and practiced a variety of religions.

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

Vast, low-lying swamp land Geography: Warm weather

and soil ideal for cash crops

Economy: Lived off the land (agriculture)

Tobacco, rice, sugar cane, indigo

Slave labor Wealthy planters built large

plantation homes filled with the finest of furniture, china, and other luxuries

The differences that developed between these regions proved to be of great historical significance, because these differences will eventually lead to the __________________.