 Promoters of Colonization - wealthy gentlemen from southwestern parts of England - English patriots - Protestants *wanted to advance fortunes and increase power of England

 What problems with England did promoters believe American colonization would solve?

1. a growing population 2. increased poverty

 The Beginnings of a Colony… - Must obtain a charter- a certificate of permission from the King - Joint-Stock Company- a business venture founded and run by a group of investors who share the company’s profits and losses.

 Sir Walter Raleigh - tries twice to colonize Roanoke, a small island on the North Carolina coast. - English ships struggled to land supplies - Sandy, infertile soil

 Virginia Company - a corporation of merchants based in London - landed in Chesapeake Bay, a location north of Roanoke  Chesapeake Bay - good harbors - fertile land - navigable rivers *but also, powerful Indians

 Powhatan - powerful chief - united the region’s 24,000 Indians - hoped to use English against his enemies - wanted to trade for metal weapons  John Smith - wanted Indian lands - turn into profitable lands

 Jamestown - unprofitable settlement of diseased, hungry, and unhappy colonists - named to honor King James I

 Private Property - colonists were allowed to own and work land as their private property - worked harder to grow crops to ensure survival  What ‘commercial crop’ did colonists grow to market in England and make a profit?

 Tobacco - thrived in Virginia (hot, humid growing season) -region became principal supplier to Europe - profits attracted more immigrants - King taxed tobacco imports

 Headright system - anyone who paid for passage to Virginia received 50 acres of land - population grew

 House of Burgesses - first representative government in colonial America - elect leaders (Burgesses) to represent settlement - power to make laws - power to raise taxes  What were the two types of colonial governments?

 Explain the causes and effects of Bacon’s Rebellion.

 Bacon’s Rebellion - Causes - William Berkeley (royal governor of Virginia) placed heavy taxes on planters - he rewarded wealthiest class - contempt for free press and public education - war between Indians and settlers in Potomac Valley

 Bacon’s Rebellion - Effects - Nathaniel Bacon leads a revolt in Jamestown - drove out the governor - burned the town - *poor farmers would not tolerate catering of wealthy - *taxes reduced