Jamestown

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Jamestown

• The first permanent
• English colony

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Reasons for English colonization in America
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Reasons for English colonization in America

• England hoped to find silver and gold in America.

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Reasons for English colonization in America

• England hoped to find silver and gold in America.
• An American Settlement would furnish raw
  materials that could not be grown or obtained in
  England, while opening new markets for trade.

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Jamestown was primarily an economic venture.
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Jamestown was primarily an economic venture.

• The stockholders of the Virginia Company of
  London financed the settlement of Jamestown.

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Jamestown was primarily an economic venture.

• The stockholders of the Virginia Company of
  London financed the settlement of Jamestown.
• Jamestown became the first permanent English
  settlement in North America in 1607.

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• When the settlers arrived in 1607, Jamestown was
  located on a narrow peninsula bordered on three
  sides by the James River.
• Today, Jamestown is located on an island in the
  James River.

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Reasons for Site Choice
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Reasons for Site Choice

• The location could be easily defended from attack
  by sea (Spanish).

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Reasons for Site Choice

• The location could be easily defended from attack
  by sea (Spanish).
• The water along the shore was deep enough for
  ships to dock.

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Reasons for Site Choice

• The location could be easily defended from attack
  by sea (Spanish).
• The water along the shore was deep enough for
  ships to dock.
• They believed they had a good supply of fresh
  water.

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The King of England granted charters to the
Virginia Company of London.
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The King of England granted charters to the
Virginia Company of London.

• The charters gave the Virginia Company the right
  to establish a settlement in North America.

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The King of England granted charters to the
Virginia Company of London.

• The charters gave the Virginia Company the right
  to establish a settlement in North America.
• The first charter of the Virginia Company of
  London established companies to begin colonies in
  the New World.

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The King of England granted charters to the
Virginia Company of London.

• The charters gave the Virginia Company the right
  to establish a settlement in North America.
• The first charter of the Virginia Company of
  London established companies to begin colonies in
  the New World.
• The charters extended English rights to the
  colonists.

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System of Government

• In 1619, the governor of Virginia called a
  meeting of the Virginia Assembly.
• The Assembly included two citizen representatives
  (called burgesses)
• from each of the divisions of Virginia, the
  governors council, and the governor.
• (At that time, only adult men were considered
  citizens.)

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• By the 1640s, the burgesses became a separate
  legislative body, called the Virginia House of
  Burgesses.

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Virginia House of Burgesses

• The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first
  elected legislative body in America giving
  settlers the opportunity to control their own
  government.

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Virginia House of Burgesses

• The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first
  elected legislative body in America giving
  settlers the opportunity to control their own
  government.
• It became the General Assembly of Virginia, which
  continues to this day.

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• The arrival of women in 1620 made it possible for
  the settlers to establish families and a more
  permanent settlement at Jamestown.

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Did you Know?

• Colonists who wanted to marry one of the women
  sent to Jamestown had to pay a fee of 120 pounds
  of tobacco

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• Africans arrived in Jamestown against their
  will. It is believed that they arrived as
  baptized Christians and therefore were labeled
  indentured servants for a period of 5 to 7 years.

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The Headright System

• People lived on scattered farms, rather than
  towns.
• Tobacco farmers soon began founding large farms
  called plantations.
• These plantations were made possible by the use
  of the headright system.

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The Headright System

• Under this system, colonists who paid their own
  way to the colony received 50 acres of land.
• You could also earn an additional 50 acres for
  every other person (relative, friend, servant)
  you brought over.

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Hardships Faced By The Settlers
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Hardships Faced By The Settlers

• The site they chose to live on was marshy and
  lacked safe drinking water.

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Hardships Faced By The Settlers

• The site they chose to live on was marshy and
  lacked safe drinking water.
• The settlers lacked some skills necessary to
  provide for themselves.

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Hardships Faced By The Settlers

• The site they chose to live on was marshy and
  lacked safe drinking water.
• The settlers lacked some skills necessary to
  provide for themselves.
• Many settlers died of starvation and disease.

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Disease, Starvation, and Indian Attack

• 144 settlers left England in December 1606.
• By Spring 1608, only 38 remained alive.
• During the winter of 1608-09, the population of
  Jamestown went from over 400 to less than 60.
• The especially harsh Winter is known as The
  Starving Time

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Changes That Ensured Survival

• The arrival of two supply ships

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Changes That Ensured Survival

• The arrival of two supply ships
• The forced work program and strong leadership of
  Captain John Smith

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Changes That Ensured Survival

• The arrival of two supply ships
• The forced work program and strong leadership of
  Captain John Smith
• The emphasis on self-sustaining agriculture

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• Captain John Smith initiated trading
  relationships with the Powhatans.

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• Captain John Smith initiated trading
  relationships with the Powhatans.
• The Powhatans traded food, furs, and leather with
  the English in exchange for tools, pots, guns,
  and other goods.

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The Powhatan people contributed to the survival
of the Jamestown settlers in several ways.
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The Powhatan people contributed to the survival
of the Jamestown settlers in several ways.

• Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, believed
  the English and American Indians (First
  Americans) could live in harmony.

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The Powhatan people contributed to the survival
of the Jamestown settlers in several ways.

• Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, believed
  the English and American Indians (First
  Americans) could live in harmony.
• Pocahontas began a friendship with the colonists
  that helped them survive.

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The Powhatan people contributed to the survival
of the Jamestown settlers in several ways.

• Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, believed
  the English and American Indians (First
  Americans) could live in harmony.
• Pocahontas began a friendship with the colonists
  that helped them survive.
• The Powhatans introduced new crops to the
  English, including corn and tobacco.

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The Powhatan people contributed to the survival
of the Jamestown settlers in several ways.

• Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, believed
  the English and American Indians (First
  Americans) could live in harmony.
• Pocahontas began a friendship with the colonists
  that helped them survive.
• The Powhatans introduced new crops to the
  English, including corn and tobacco.

The Powhatan people realized the English
settlement would continue to grow. The Powhatans
saw the colonists as invaders that would take
over their land.
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Jamestown Websites

• Jamestown
• http//www.virtualjamestown.org/tscreators.html
• Jamestown Settlement Panorama
• http//nature.berkeley.edu/departments/espm/env-h
  ist/espm160/assignments/jamestownall/jamesc_pan.ht
  m
• Jamestown Interactive (temp. allow pop-ups)
• http//www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
• Jamestown Web Activity http//scott.k12.va.us/mart
  ha2/jamestown.htm
• Jamestown Quizzes
• http//www.scott.k12.va.us/martha2/VaStudiesTests.
  htm
• Quia Quiz on Jamestown
• http//www.quia.com/quiz/451552.html
• VA Indians VS.2D
• http//virginiaindians.pwnet.org/index.php