CH 3: Early English Settlements Lesson 1 U.S. History Mr. Rich Miami Arts Charter

Sections: Section1: England in America Section 2: Jamestown Settlement

Section 1: England in America North America Gilbert Expedition In 1583 Sir Humphrey Gilbert attempted to establish the first English colony in North America. His ship sailed down the East Coast of North America looking for a spot to settle, but their ship was lost at sea. Let’s keep going. What’s the worst that could happen?

Section 1: England in America I was hipster before it was cool. Raleigh Expedition In 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh established a colony of about 100 men on Roanoke Island (off the coast of North Carolina) They suffered a very difficult winter and decided to head back to England

Section 1: England in America It will totally work this time! Roanoke Island In 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh tried again by sending 91 men, 17 women and 9 children to re-start the abandoned settlement John White was a mapmaker that joined the settlement. He studied the native American tribes and mapped out the area. The colony began to run short on supplies and White traveled back to England to get more help.

Section 1: England in America Roanoke Island John White found that England was fighting a war with Spain when he arrived. Every available ship was sent to fight the Spanish Armada, a giant fleet of ships sent to attack England This meant that his short trip home dragged on for three years. When he got back to Roanoke Island with the supplies, he found the colony empty. The missing settlers were never found. I’ll be right back before you know it!

Section 2: Jamestown Settlement I am rocking these tights! The Virginia Company The failure of Sir Walter Raleigh's colony discouraged other settlements for a few years. In 1606 several groups of merchants began asking King James I for a charter (the right to organize settlements in an area) The Virginia Company received a charter to start a settlement in North America. (Guess where)

Section 2: Jamestown Settlement The Virginia Company In December 1606 the company sent 144 settlers in 3 ships to begin the settlement. Their goal was to search for gold and to obtain fish and furs to send back to England. They named their new settlement Jamestown in honor of the king who had given them their charter. Who wants to sing about looking for gold? Really? Nobody?

Section 2: Jamestown Settlement The Virginia Company Jamestown suffered hardships as most of the settlers searched for gold instead of planting crops. The settlers were not prepared for the winter and by spring of 1608 only 38 settlers were still alive!

Section 2: Jamestown Settlement John Smith He was an experienced soldier who was sent to lead the Jamestown colony. He forced the settles to work, explored the region and traded with native tribes for corn. 400 more settlers arrived in 1609 and Smith went back to England. Without a strong leader the colony, again, began to starve and they began to fight with their Native American neighbors over food. What do you mean I don’t look like what you imagined?

Section 2: Jamestown Settlement John Rolfe The settlers never found gold, but they found something that they could sell back in England: Tobacco. John Rolfe had brought seeds from the Caribbean and found that the plant grew well in the Virginia soil. Relations between Rolfe and the natives improved after he married Pocahontas, the daughter of the tribal chief.

Review Questions Why is Roanoke often called the “lost” colony? How many Jamestown settlers died in their first winter? What kinds of problems did the first English settlers have to overcome?