Colonial America
By: Ben Eidson
Explores
• John Cabot- England– Newfoundland
• Juan Ponce de Leon- Spain– Coast of Florida and Florida Keys
• Giovanni da Verrazano- Italy– Atlantic Coast
• Jacques Cartier– St. Lawrence River
Spanish Settlements
• 1st permanent settlement– Spanish founded in St. Augustine in Florida– The Spanish had other settlements but most were
in Central America
England’s Colonies
• English's first colony– Roanoke, disappeared without a trace
• English first successful colony – Jamestown in now Virginia
• English Pilgrims– Plymouth rock
America Divided
• European superpowers that had colonies in America– England– Spain– France
France
– St. Lawrence river– Middle America
Spain
– Florida– Southwest America
England
– The east coast of North America– Northern part of Canada
13 Colonies-Northern Half
• New Hampshire• Massachusetts• New Jersey• New York• Rhode Island• Connecticut • Pennsylvania
13 Colonies- Southern Half
• Maryland• Delaware• Virginia• North Carolina• South Carolina• Georgia
Treaty of Paris
• After the French and Indian war there was a new divide in America.– England received all the land east of the
Mississippi river– To compensate Spain for the loss of Florida France
gave Spain all the remaining land in the Louisiana territory.
Picture References
• http://n4trb.com/StAugustine/StAugustine.htm
• http://www.goldridge08.com/13colonies.htm• http://www.frutasenma.com/English%20versi
on.html