1. Suppose you want to build a fort. Your first step is to look
around and see what materials are available.
The first people to live on a region must also learn to use the
available resources.

2. First People

 American Indians—Haudenosaunee
 Used the resources of the land to survive
 Governed themselves
 Traded with other nations

3. Natural Resources Used

 In the North—MicMac Nation
 Growing season was short, so they mostly hunted for
food
 They moved where the animals were
 Hunted sea mammals and land animals
 Fished and collected plants and shellfish

4. Natural Resources Used

 In the South—Lenni Lenape nation
 Grew corn
 Families worked together to fish and farm during the
long growing season
 Families hunted separately during the winter
 Lived in longhouses

5. Colonies and Traders

 1500s: explorers from Europe reached north America
 1620: Pilgrims came to Massachusetts
 Seeking a place to practice their religion freely
 Puritans soon followed

6. Colonies and Traders

 Dutch and French
 Began trading with American Indians
 American Indians gave them fur
 Dutch and French gave them pots, cloth, tools, and
beads
 Dutch and French lived mainly in Manhattan Island
and Hudson River Valley

7. Conflicts in the Colonies

 English colonies grew as more Europeans arrived.
 American Indians were forced from most of their land.

8. Conflicts in the Colonies

 In the mid-1700’s, many colonists disliked English
rule.
 War between Americans and English started.
 In 1776, American leaders met in Philadelphia and
declared that colonies should rule themselves.

9. A New Nation

 Americans won the war against England
 Constitution: a plan for creating and running a
government.
 It did not include women, American Indians, or
Africans in slavery
 Slavery: an unjust system in which one person owns
another

10. Let’s Review

Colonists fought Indians were
Indians for land forced from most
and resources. of their land.
Colonists fought Colonists were
England for free to govern
freedom. themselves.

11. Factories and Workers

 1790: Samuel Slater
 Built the first water-powered spinning machine
 1813: Francis Cabot Lowell
 Brought the first power loom to the East
 Allowed cotton to be spun into cloth
 Hired unmarried women to work in his factory

12. The Growth in Industries

 Industry: a business that makes good in factories
 Workers began moving from farms to cities for the
new jobs

13. Growth in
America

 Immigration: movement of people from one nation
to another
 Late 1800s millions of people had immigrated from
Europe
 Wanted to escape war and poverty
 Hoped to find a better life in America