Chapter 2 Section 3 England’s Southern Colonies

England’s First American Colonies Promoters of Colonization - wealthy gentlemen - English patriots - Protestants *wanted to advance fortunes and increase power of England

England’s First American Colonies page 44 What problems with England did promoters believe American colonization would solve?

England’s First American Colonies 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.

A Colony Fails… 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

The Virginia Company 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

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

Jamestown-Economy page 46 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?

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

Free Land Attracts Colonists Headright System - anyone who paid for passage to Virginia received 50 acres of land - population grew

Jamestown-Government page 47 House of Burgesses - first representative government in colonial America - elected leaders (Burgesses) to represent settlement - power to make laws - power to raise taxes What were the two types of colonial governments?

Effects of Virginia Expansion page 48 Explain the causes and effects of Bacon’s Rebellion.

Chapter 2.3 Assessment Questions Finish Terms and People on page 49 List characteristics of both the government and the economy in the Southern Colonial Region. Describe why Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in ‘Colonial America’ and not Roanoke. What was the importance of a ‘charter’ in regards to colonization? What was the overall significance of Bacon’s Rebellion?