US history

Why were the Spanish exploring?

• Gold
• Glory
• God

Why were the English Colonizing?

• to send criminals(Georgia)
• religious freedom(god)
• military power(glory)
• economic benefit(god)

Jamestown

• Founded in 1607(to make money)
• leader is John Smith
• located at Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
• government-house of Burgesses, 1619

Plymouth

• Founded in 1620 by Separatists(pilgrims) for religious freedom
• located at Cape Cod, Massachusetts
• government-mayflower compact 1620(social contract)
• self-government-direct democracy(town meetings)