THE FIRST
PERMANENT
ENGLISH
SETTLEMENT
Jamestown was
primarily an
__________
economic venture.
England wanted to establish
an American colony to
increase her _________
wealth and
_________.
power
Name 3 ways that an American
colony would do this:
1. They hoped to find gold
and silver.
2. The settlement would
furnish raw materials.
3. It would open new markets
for trade.
Who financed the
settlement of Jamestown?
Who was the
English king who
granted the charter?
James I
What did the charter
guarantee to the English
colonists?
When was
Jamestown settled?
1607
Jamestown was located
on a narrow
__________
peninsula on
the ________
James River.
Today the
original
Jamestown site
is located on an
_________
island in the
James River.
Most were...
gentlemen who
lacked the
necessary
skills
______.
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.
marshy
unsafe water
diseases
First strong leader
John Smith’s most
important rule:
“He that will
not work, shall
not eat!”
John Smith maintained a good
relationship with the Powhatans
so the colonists were able to …
Winter of 1609
starving
time
They decide to leave but...
Lord De La Warr
arrives with more
men and supplies.
The Powhatans had introduced
the colonists to 2 new crops:
corn
and
tobacco
Who planted a new
kind of tobacco?
Tobacco was sold in
England as
Jamestown’s
cash _______.
crop
_______
The economy of the
Virginia colony
now depended on
agriculture as
______________
a primary source of
wealth.
So everything is just great
in Jamestown. Or is it?
The Powhatans saw the
colonists as ________
invaders
that would take over
their ______.
land