American Colonies Chart

You picked up a handout (American Colonies Chart) and used the computer to fill it in at your table groups.  I suggested that you at least look at the textbook (Chapter 1, Lesson 3) in order to better understand The Protestant Reformation, which played a HUGE role in English colonization of the Americas.  I also suggested that you check out some other online sources in order to fill out your chart...

• 13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies
• Shmoop: Colonial New England
• Wikipedia: Colonial History of the United States

But your best bet is probably to use your friend, YahGooBin, and simply conduct an online search.

W started class with a quick slideshow (Reformation Begat American Colonization Slides)as an introduction to English colonization of North America, which can be traced back through the Protestant Reformation (Martin Luther vs Pope Leo X: FIGHT!), the Crusades, the Schism of 1064, the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the adoption of Christianity as the official Roman religion, and the solidification of the Roman Empire itself.  Without the Printing Press, nor the problem of succession of the English Crown, the United States of America may very well might not have come into existence.