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WELCOME. to. The Trip. Almost 400 years ago, on December 20, 1606, three merchant ships loaded with passengers and cargo embarked from England on a voyage that would later set the course of American history. Susan Constant. Discovery. Godspeed. The Ships.

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  1. WELCOME to

  2. The Trip • Almost 400 years ago, on December 20, 1606, three merchant ships loaded with passengers and cargo embarked from England on a voyage that would later set the course of American history

  3. Susan Constant Discovery Godspeed

  4. The Ships • The Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery reached Virginia in the spring of 1607, and on May 14, their 104 passengers all men and boys began building on the banks of the James River what was to be America's first permanent English colony

  5. What would it be like to sail on these ships?

  6. Jamestown • The first permanent English colony in America was founded on May 14, 1607, on a peninsula of the James River in what is now the state of Virginia. The colony was named after King James I of England. Here the first representative government in America was begun, and here the first black people were brought to the American Colonies

  7. The Indian Village • To make a canoe: a log was burned out in the middle and then hollowed out to make a place for people to sit.

  8. Jamestown Discovery • Since 1934 archaeologists have explored the site of Jamestown, uncovering many objects. Among the discoveries were remnants of a 1-acre fort, and more than 10,000 artifacts, and the skeletal remains of a European male.

  9. Jamestown Island, what will you see?

  10. Jamestown Island

  11. 1595Birth of Matoaka, nicknamed Pocahontas (“little plaything"). She is the oldest daughter of the powerful Indian leader, Powhatan. 1607She saves Captain John Smith from execution. 1612Pocahontas captured by the English captain Samuel Argyll. 1613Pocahontas converts to Christianity. 1614 Marries John Rolfe, and their son, Thomas, is born the next year. 1616Pocahontas travels to England as the "Indian Princess” 1617She dies, and is buried at Gravesend. Pocahontas

  12. The different faces of Pocahontas

  13. John Smith • 1582 - 1622 • Jamestown colonist • Marries Pocahontas • Started growing tobacco in Virginia.

  14. Old Church

  15. English Soldier • Wearing armor and caring a musket

  16. James Smith’s Map of Virginia 1612 • In his 51 years Smith was a collector and writer of exciting travelers' tales, an explorer, a mapmaker, a geographer, a soldier, a governor, a trader, a sailor, an admiral, and the editor of a seaman's handbook.

  17. Pottery • Pottery was used in every part of life, from cooking and gathering food to children’s toys.

  18. Weapons Gun Powder Holder Arrow Heads

  19. Belt Buckle

  20. Coins

  21. Turtle Shell • The animal bones from food supplies found in a pit dating back before 1610 showed that the 104 men and boys who landed at Jamestown survived primarily on fish and turtles! Sturgeon was the most common fish. A sturgeon may live up to 60 years, weigh up to 800 pounds and reach lengths of up to 15 feet.

  22. Household things • What are they?

  23. Pliers • Hint #2 It is a tool What is it? Hint #1 It is something that was used many years ago and is still in use today.

  24. Action Figure Children’s Toys Die

  25. What are these men doing?

  26. The Glasshouse • Inside the reconstructed Glasshouse of 1608, skilled artisans produce glassware in much the same way as did 17th-century craftsmen.

  27. Jamestown Island

  28. The End Hope you lerned alot!!!

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