Good Morning Come in and find your seat – same one as the other day Take out your composition book Bring me money if you owe me and erase your name off whiteboard Be ready to work in 5 minutes –Today you will need scissors, tape and lined writing paper

Composition book set up…. The English Colonies (Table of Contents) Activity Extra Credit Ch. 2 Vocabulary Writing Prompt 2.1 notes

Chapter 2 Vocabulary 1.Jamestown: 2.John Smith: 3.Pocahontas: 4.Indentured servants: 5.Bacon’s Rebellion: 6.Toleration Act 1649: 7.Olaudah Equiano: 8.Slave codes: When you get close to the bottom of the page, DO NOT go onto the back!! Grab another sheet of lined paper, trim the red margin off of it, and continue. This page will then be taped at the bottom

Chapter 2 Vocabulary You will have a total of 33 words. Next to each word, write a meaningful definition. (in your own words so you understand it) Does NOT need to be complete sentences but the more you know, the better off you will be You will be required to finish the section one words by next class and the entire list by the end of the unit (date will be given later but you can work on it as you wish) For instance: If the key term is a person, tell me why that person is famous, where and when they lived If a key term is a place, tell me what significant incident happened there and when If a key term is a war, tell me the dates and sides fighting and who won If a key term is a law or policy, tell me what it states, why it was written and by whom.

Brainstorm Why did European explorers come to the America’s in the late 1400’s – 1500’s? Which European countries did these explorers come from?

Where did the European Colonists Settle?

Notes 2.1 – The Southern Colonies Jamestown 1 st English settlement Located in Virginia Given permission by King James in 1606 Most settlers died (starvation, disease) Free app – Early Jamestown

War in Virginia1622 Powhatan Indians verses English colonists Lasted for 20 years Virginia’s charter was cancelled and became Royal colony (directly controlled by the King)

Daily Life in Virginia Mostly farmers Sporadic battles with Indians Hard lives led to shortages of labor –Indentured servants & slaves were used Headright system – colonists who paid their own way to America were given 50 free acres of land Uprisings against Colonial Governments (Bacon’s Rebellion) due to high taxes and lack of protection from Indians

Jamestown Brain pop video