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Early America Notes Title a piece of paper Early America Notes. Make sure your heading is correct. European Colonies in America Take notes from the following the slides. Red - copy Black - just read but don’t write Colony a country or area under the control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. Europeans set sail In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. This started the European exploration of the Americas. Columbus sailed for Spain. He landed in the islands off of Central America. He was followed by many others from European countries. Jamestown First permanent English settlement in America. Founded by the London Company in 1607 to make money in America. Looked for gold instead of planting Nearly starved to death Jamestown Captain John Smith Forced colonists at Jamestown to work, at gunpoint, in order to get food. “No work, no food.” Kept Jamestown from going under the first harsh year. John Rolfe Married Pocahontas, the daughter of an Indian chief. Introduced growing tobacco to Jamestown Made a profit for the colony selling tobacco to England. John Rolfe and Pocahontas’ wedding Pocahontas Daughter of Powhatan Chief. She may have kept John Smith from being killed by her father. Married John Rolfe in 1614 and is baptized a Christian. Taken to England in 1616 becoming a bit of a celebrity. Dies after the return trip to Jamestown in 1617 at age 22. Pocahontas as she appeared in England. Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts) Founded by a group of Separatists seeking religious freedom in 1620. Became known as Pilgrims Sailed on the Mayflower. Wrote the Mayflower Compact, a legal document that became first form of representative government in America. Describe what you see in detail. Who do you think these people are? What do you know about these people? Bacons Rebellion, 1676 Nathanial Bacon wanted the governor to protect the farmers from the Indians, who were attacking their villages. The poor frontiersman we