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Success at Jamestown

Success at Jamestown. Pgs. 173-174. Virginia Company of London. The Virginia Company planned to build a trading post in North America to make a profit. A profit is the money that is left over after all expenses have been paid. In 1607 three English ships set sail for America.

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Success at Jamestown

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  1. Success at Jamestown Pgs. 173-174

  2. Virginia Company of London • The Virginia Company planned to build a trading post in North America to make a profit. • A profit is the money that is left over after all expenses have been paid. • In 1607 three English ships set sail for America.

  3. Arriving in America • The ships arrived in America on May 24, 1607. • They sailed into a deep bay now called the Chesapeake then sailed up a river the men named the James, to honor King James of England. • 105 men and boys were aboard the ships. • Most of the colonists came looking for gold.

  4. Choosing the Site • The men landed on a peninsula and decided to start a settlement there. • The men named the settlement Jamestown. • The site they chose turned out to be a poor choice.

  5. A Bad Choice • The water was not good for drinking. • The land was wet and full of disease-carrying mosquitoes. • The men were cruel toward the local Indians. They took their lands and destroyed their crops. • They were in danger of Indian attacks.

  6. One Year Later • At the end of the first year 51 of the 105 colonists had died from: • Cruel diseases • Burning fevers • Battle with Indians • Starving – no one bothered to plant or gather food for the winter. They were too busy looking for gold.

  7. Captain John Smith • Life in the colony changed when John Smith arrived. • He probably saved Jamestown from becoming another lost colony. • Unbreakable Rule – Anyone who did not work did not eat! • Soon the colonists were planting gardens, building shelters, and putting up fences for protection.

  8. Pocahontas • More than 30 tribes of Eastern Woodlands Indians lived near the Jamestown settlement. • Chief Powhatan was the leader of these tribes. His daughter was Pocahontas. • A legend says Captain Smith was captured by the Indians and Pocahontas saved his life.

  9. A Lasting Settlement • Jamestown is the first lasting English settlement in North America. • Five years after the settlers started their colony, they found the gold that would make the colony rich. • It was tobacco. Selling tobacco was the beginning of a profitable business for the colonists.

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