How does geography influence the way people live? Roanoke & Jamestown Ch. 3.1 Essential Question: How does geography influence the way people live?

Learning Goal Students will be able to analyze historical and political maps, analyze and sequence information about early Colonial America, and evaluate and use primary sources and other appropriate resources to obtain factual information. Students will also be able to identify points of view of the leaders of colonies and explain their impact on the colony.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke 1584- Sir Walter Raleigh founded Roanoke Island Given land by Queen Elizabeth I 1585- 100 settlers are in colony of Roanoke First settlers to the new colony They left after a harsh winter

The Lost Colony of Roanoke 1587- More settlers went to Roanoke 91 men, 17 women, 9 children John White, explorer and leader of group gained a granddaughter after the arrival of the new group Virginia Dare was the first English child born in North America White returned to England for supplies but could not sail back due to war between Spain & England Returned but they had vanished and were never seen again Only found a post with “croatoan” carved on it

The Virginia Company Was a joint-stock company which funded settlement of Jamestown. Investors owned part of the profits produced in the colony

Jamestown Settlement (1607) Virginia Company owned the colony Settlers were looking for good trade (fish & fur), and search for gold 144 Settled in Jamestown Swampy land Lots of mosquitoes which carried diseases Hardships Had bad farmland- people did not know how to work land Did not have necessary resources to survive because of search for goods and trading. 1608- 38 of 140 settlers were still alive

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Captain John Smith Colony survived because of Smith, who was a soldier/explorer Forced Settlers to work and explore surrounding land Got corn from Chief Powhatan 1609- 400 new settlers arrive & Smith returns to England “the starving time”- Winter 1609-1610 video People in the colony could not survive without leadership. Spring 1610- 60 survivors total from winter and Native American attacks

Farming the Land The search for gold & silver was unsuccessful John Rolfe figured out a way to grow tobacco with seeds from the West Indies Colonies along the James River (east into Virginia) were growing tobacco and making lots of money Relations with Native Americans prospered when Rolfe married Pocahontas People began privately growing tobacco for their own gain- people worked harder to succeed. Colonies did better because of competition Colonists who paid own way to Virginia were granted 100 acres of land by the VA Company. Helped bring more people to the colony

Representative Government House of Burgesses Colonists grew tired of taking orders from the Virginia Company in London They were allowed to set up their own rules 10 towns sent 2 burgesses (representatives) to Jamestown Was the first representative government in the colonies

First African Americans 1619- a Dutch ship brought in 20 Africans who had been sold to work for Virginia planters as servants. These African laborers were free until about 1640 Slavery was first recognized in Virginia in the 1660s

Jamestown Lives On… John Rolfe grew two types of tobacco Colony grew Rolfe marries Pocahontas Private ownership House of Burgesses, July 30, 1619 Women are sent over 1619, Africans come over Virginia Company folds, England gets Jamestown in 1624

Summary Roanoke was the first English colony in North America but was unsuccessful after both attempts. Jamestown was owned by the Virginia Company of London (which was a joint stock company), and was the first successful colony in the Americas. It thrived after the colonists began to produce tobacco. The colonists were unhappy that they didn’t have a say in their settlement and the House of Burgesses developed.

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