1. First English colony in north America
Explores landed in America for some time before the English settlers
arrived.
2. James I was king of England at that time and he sponsored a group of
people to come to America
John smith was the leader of the expedition
3. They arrived at Virginia and settle Jamestown in 1607
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When they arrived they found friendly native Americas (tribes)
like the powhatan and Algonquins.
They helped the English settlers to survive and to get food
Powhatan girl Algonquins Indian food
4. The new England colonies were farmers
They grew : wheat, peas, corn. They celebrate the first harvest.
This has become know as the first thanksgiving.
wheat peas corn Thanksgiving day
5. Before the colonist come to America Indian tribes had their own
religion customs and beliefs.
Rituals and customs of special
significance
Sweat lodge Spiritual cleaning
Sun dance ceremony Thanksgiving for summer
The sacred pipe Use in all ceremonies among participants
Totem pole Animal to wham people feel as special connection during
life animals spirit influences attitude
Dream catcher Web to trap bad dreams
6. Maya Aztec Inca
Sun polytheists :believe Sun/moon/earth
Human sacrifices in many gods sacrifices
sacrifices
7. The Christian era began in 1492. The Spanish introduced a different moral code :
baptism, the mass, concepts of god and evil, the idea of heaven and hell, the virgin
and saints.
The priestly labor was to teach Indians about the bible and baptize them. This
made Indias to feel confused but little by little, they lost their beliefs and got
the new religion.
So it stopped human sacrifice and rituals, the colonists built churches and the
priest had a great power and influence.
8. When Christopher Columbus came to America, he promised the queen of
Spain to give her gold.
For this reason, Spanish took indian as slaves to guide him to find gold.
IF Indias found gold, they received a copper necklace , but on the contray ,
Spanish cut their hands off.
Some time later, they realized there wasn’t enough gold , so Indians were
taken for slavery.
Labor : they worked in agriculture with no payment. This was the
Encomienda, and obrajes. Where they made textils for the Spanish.
Indians used to work day and night until they died.
9. Name : Estefano Camacho Vargas
Course : tenth grade A
Teacher: Doris Cumbe
