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Jamestown Colony

Jamestown Colony. 1607-1705. 1 1. **Present day Virginia. Chapter 3: pg. 86-88. Jamestown-Named after King James. In 1606, King James I gave permission to the Virginia Company of London to try a colony.

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Jamestown Colony

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  1. Jamestown Colony 1607-1705 1 1 **Present day Virginia Chapter 3: pg. 86-88

  2. Jamestown-Named after King James • In 1606, King James I gave permission to the Virginia Company of London to try a colony. • -Joint-stock company-business in which investors pool their wealth in order to turn profit (shares) • Christopher Newport led the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery to Jamestown. • **Jamestown colony=First permanent settlement in North America • Present day Virginia Susan Constant Discovery Godspeed

  3. Founded in 1607 • Charter- a written contract, issued by a government, giving the holder the right to establish a colony • Climate: • swampy and full of Malaria carrying mosquitoes • many colonists also became sick from drinking the water. Summers were harsh and winters cold and bitter • 1607-100 colonists • 1608-38 colonists

  4. Virtual Tour of Jamestown Colony • http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/departments/espm/env-hist/espm160/assignments/jamestownall/james_nt.mov

  5. John Smith-Soldier and adventurer • In 1608 with only 38 colonists alive John Smith took over • “He that will not work shall not eat” • Ordered a wall extending around Jamestown • Persuaded the Powhatan tribe to trade corn • Injured 1609 in a gun power explosion and returned to England • 800 more settlers arrived in Jamestown

  6. “Starving Time” • Because of growing tension with Native Americans the Powhatans stopped trading food and attacked settlers • Settlers were forced to eat rats, mice, and snakes. • Only 60 colonists remained alive • In 1610 two ships arrived and the “starving time” was over

  7. John Rolfe • John Rolfe in 1614 found a way to harvest tobacco. • This quickly became the cashcrop of Virginia. • He also married Pocahontas in 1614 and created peace with the Powhatan Native Americans for 8 years. • Because of the cash crop of tobacco more laborers were needed • Indentured servants- a person who sold his/her labor in exchange for passage to America

  8. House of Burgesses • Colonists were annoyed with strict rule of governor of the Virginia company of England • House of Burgesses • Created in 1619, became the first representative assembly in American Colonies Met once a year in an assembly

  9. Conflicts with the Powhatan The expanding tobacco plantations took over more and more Powhatan land In 1622 the Powhatan killed hundreds of colonists of Jamestown *Guess the artifact

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