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THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

Learn about Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, and how it aimed to increase England's economic wealth and power. Discover the financing, location, challenges, and successes of this colony.

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THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

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  1. JAMESTOWN THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

  2. Jamestown was primarily an __________ venture. economic

  3. wealth power England wanted to establish an American colony to increase her _________ and _________.

  4. Name 3 ways that an American colony would do this: • They hoped to find gold and silver. • The settlement would furnish raw materials. • It would open new markets for trade.

  5. Who financed the settlement of Jamestown? Virginia Company

  6. The king! Who was the English king who granted the charter? James I

  7. English rights What did the charter guarantee to the English colonists?

  8. When was Jamestown settled? 1607

  9. peninsula James Jamestown was located on a narrow __________ on the ________ River.

  10. Today the original Jamestown site is located on an _________ in the James River. island

  11. Most were... gentlemen who lacked the necessary ______. skills

  12. 4 reasons they chose a peninsula: It was easy to defend. The water was deep enough for ships to dock. They thought they had a good supply of fresh water. The river provided food and a pathway for exploration.

  13. Hardships marshy unsafe water diseases

  14. First strong leader John Smith

  15. John Smith’s most important rule: “He that will not work, shall not eat!”

  16. John Smith maintained a good relationship with the Powhatans so the colonists were able to … trade.

  17. Winter of 1609 starving time

  18. They decide to leave but... Lord De La Warr arrives with more men and supplies.

  19. The Powhatans had introduced the colonists to 2 new crops: corn and tobacco

  20. John Rolfe Who planted a new kind of tobacco?

  21. Tobacco was sold in England as Jamestown’s _______ _______. cash crop

  22. The economy of the Virginia colony now depended on ______________ as a primary source of wealth. agriculture

  23. So everything is just great in Jamestown. Or is it? invaders land The Powhatans saw the colonists as ________ that would take over their ______.

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