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Today’s targets:
1) Explain the economic & religious reasons for
founding the English colonies
2) Identify the Democratic Tradition established at
Jamestown
Read, “Jamestown is Founded in 1607” p. 63
Jamestown
Settlement, 1609
Jamestown Fort &
Settlement Map
Jamestown Fort &
Settlement
Chesapeake Bay
Jamestown Colonization
Pattern:
1620-1660
Jamestown Housing
Jamestown Settlement
Captain John Smith:
takes control in 1608
“Those that don’t work, do not eat!”
Pocahontas
Pocahontas “saves”
Captain John Smith
from the Powhatan Tribe
A 1616
engraving
John Rolfe
What finally made the colony prosperous??
Tobacco Plant
Virginia’s gold and silver.
-- John Rolfe, 1612
Review these target:
Can you answer these?
1) Explain the economic & religious reasons for
founding the English colonies
2) Identify the Democratic Tradition established at
Jamestown
Roanoke Colony
Jamestown Colony
funded by Sir Walter Raleigh
1.
Relief ship sent to help finds no one
alive when it returns.
2.
Colonist John Rolfe marries
Powhatan princess Pocahontas,
relieving tensions with Native
Americans.
Colony is successful.
3.
4.
BOTH
5.
6.
Both groups of colonists are motivated by envy of Spain’s success with
mercantilism.
Roanoke Colony
Jamestown Colony
funded by Sir Walter Raleigh
1.
Funded by Virginia Company
Relief ship sent to help finds no one 2.
Relief ship helps saves colony
alive when it returns.
Colonist John Rolfe marries
3.
Powhatan princess Pocahontas,
Remain in conflict with Natives
relieving tensions with Native
Americans.
Colony is successful.
4.
Colony is a failure
BOTH
5.
Colonist are unprepared for climate & starvation
6.
Located in Virginia
Both groups of colonists are motivated by envy of Spain’s success with
mercantilism.
Before Colonist Grew Tobacco
Colonist struggle to survive
After Colonist Grew Tobacco
7.
Some natives clash with colonists 8.
While others help them
Jamestown Colony has a
representative assembly
9.
Colonist remain in a small area
10.
BOTH
11.
Colonist are dependent on contact with England for survival
Before Colonist Grew Tobacco
Colonist struggle to survive
After Colonist Grew Tobacco
7. Colonist are given land as they
Demand a share in the wealth
Some natives clash with colonists 8. Natives attack Jamestown
settlement over land disputes
While others help them
9. Jamestown has a strong
single leader
Colonist remain in a small area
Jamestown Colony has a
representative assembly
Establish plantations along the
10. James River
BOTH
House of Burgesses
11. Colonist face constant tension & conflict with Native Americans
Colonist are dependent on contact with England for survival
Chesapeake Bay
Tobacco saves the
colony
Tobacco Prices: 1618-1710
Why did tobacco prices decline so precipitously?
17c Population
in the Chesapeake
100000
80000
60000
White
40000
Black
20000
0
1607
1630
1650
1670
1690
WHY this large increase in black popul.??
Create this flow chart on your note sheet
Self Government (Democracy) in Jamestown
Read “Representative Democracy” p. 65. How did the
colonists have to protect their right to self-government?
Self Government (Democracy) in Jamestown
Settlers
frustrated at
the lack of
selfgovernment
Elected
representatives
to meet once a
year
House of
Burgesses
has power
to pass
laws &
raise taxes
Read “Representative Democracy” p. 65. How did the
colonists have to protect their right to self-government?
Virginia
House of Burgesses
America: The Story of US (8 ½ min.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF89ZLCoUjo
1) Why did settlers risk coming to America?
For economic opportunities, various freedoms, or adventure
2) What hardships did the Jamestown settlers face?
Starvation, hostile natives, diseases, harsh climate
3) How did tobacco transform Jamestown?
made the colony profitable, population growth, & imported slaves