Jamestown Note Outline
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Reasons for English Colonization
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Why Settlers Came to Jamestown
o Jamestown was primarily an _________________________________
o The stockholders of the ____________________________________ financed the settlement of
Jamestown. Financed means ___________________________________________.
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When the settlers first arrived, Jamestown was located on a ____________________________ bordered on
three sides by _________________________. Today Jamestown is located on an island in the James River.
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Reasons for the Location of Jamestown
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Virginia Charters
o The King of England granted charters to the ______________________________________________
o A charter __________________________________________________________________________
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Importance of the Virginia Charters
o The charters gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a ______________________________
o The first charter of the Virginia Company of London established companies to begin colonies in the
New World.
o The charters ________________________________________________________________________
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Jamestown: The Growth of Government
o In 1619, the governor of Virginia called a meeting of the ____________________________________
o By the 1640s, the burgesses became a separate legislative body, called ________________________
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• _____________________________________ was the first ____________________
__________________________________in America giving settlers the
opportunity to control ________________________________________________.
• It became the General Assembly of Virginia, which continues to this day.
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Women Come to Jamestown
o The first women settlers came Jamestown in 1620.
o The arrival of women made it possible for the ____________________________________________
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Jamestown Note Outline
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Africans Come to Jamestown
o Africans arrived in Jamestown against their will in 1619.
o It is believed that they arrived as baptized Christians and therefore were labeled indentured
servants for a period of 5 to 7 years.
o The arrival of Africans made ___________________________________________________________
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Hardships Faced By Settlers
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Changes That Ensured Survival
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o ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Captain John Smith
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
o He also initiated trading relationships with the ___________________________________________
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o However, due to an injury he left the colony to return to England in 1609.
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Trade With The Powhatan Indians
o The Powhatans traded _______________________________________________________________
Pocahontas
• Pocahontas, _________________________________________________________
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• Pocahontas began a friendship with the colonists that helped them survive.
• Pocahontas married colonist ______________________________________.
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Powhatans – Corn and Tobacco
o The Powhatans introduced new crops to the English, ______________________________________
o Powhatans & Jamestown: Growing Conflict
o The Colonists began stealing and attempting to intimidate the Indians.
o ___________________________________________________________________________________
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John Rolfe and the Second Saving of Jamestown
o In 1609, ____________________________________________________________________________
o Due to a tough winter which brought ___________________________________________________
o By spring of 1610, only _____________________________________________________
o John Rolfe helped turn Jamestown into a ________________________________________________
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