十三个殖民地的建立.pptx

The Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies; The thirteen colonies refer to the colonies established by Britain on the Atlantic coast from 1607 to 1733, and eventually these colonies became the main parts of the United States when it declared independence in 1776.;; In 1492, Columbus on his fourth voyage explored the Central America. Since then started the beginning of the discovery of America. And then European colonial invasion began. By the late 16 century, Spain had occupied the most of Latin America. Portugal had occupied Brazil. In 1588, Britain defeated Spanish Armada(无敌舰队), established maritime supremacy. ;In 1606, King James I of England authorized The Virginia Company to establish colony in the new world. On May 12, 1607, the expedition term contains three ships landed on a small island next to James (詹姆士河), and established their first permanent colony───────Jamestown(詹姆斯敦)which became the Virginia Colony(弗吉尼亚殖民地)in the future.;;The rest twelve colonies’ establishment; In September 1620,A group of English pilgrims contains 102 people came to the Massachusetts on a ship called Mayflower. They signed the Treaty of May(五月花号公约)and built the city of Plymouth(普利茅斯城). Thanksgiving Day But then half of them died of cold or disease in winter. In the second year, however, the Pilgrims flourished with plentiful food sources with the help of Indians, and Indians also taught them how to grow corn. In order to thank the Indians help, in the abundant harvest year, the immigrants invited the Indians to celebrate together.; Maryland In 1632, king Charles I of England gave Maryland area to Baron of Baltimore George Calvert (巴尔的摩男爵 乔治.卡尔文特), then the Baron died , so the area is inherited by his eldest son Ceci