Reasons for English Colonization England hoped to _______________________ in America (Mercantilism) England wanted to get ___________________ from the New World (Triangle Trade) England wanted new markets to sell its _______________________________(Triangle Trade & Mercantilism.

Roanoke Island (Lost Colony) _____________________asked Queen Elizabeth of England if he could lead a group of people to begin a colony in the USA. Queen Elizabeth gave Raleigh a _____________ (a document that allowed colonists to live on land owned by their country.) Picture Credit: http://www.huvard.com/becka/raleigh/welcome.html

________________(1st Time) In 1585, the first English people tried to begin a colony. This became the 1st English colony in the USA. It failed due to hunger and bad relations with the Native Americans. All but 15 men went back to England on a ship.

Roanoke (2nd Time) England returned in August 1590 to find no colonists on Roanoke Island. On one of the trees was written _________________. Croatoan was the name of an island nearby as well as the name of the Native Americans living in the area. Picture Credit: http://www.outer-banks.com/lost.cfm

Roanoke (2nd Time) The English attacked the Native Americans for revenge. They were defeated. They abandoned the colony and returned to England Picture Credit: http://www.outer-banks.com/lost.cfm

The Virginia Company In 1606, King James I gave permission to the ____________ _________________to try a colony. The Virginia Company was a _____________ ________________where investors bought shares in the company and shared the profits. Susan Constant Discovery Godspeed Picture Credit: http://www.bchs.k12.va.us/Technology%20Class/powerpoint/jamestown.ppt

Jamestown Colony On May 14, 1607, the settlers began building the first English ___________________ ___________________on the James River in Virginia. __________________ was named after the King James I and Virginia was named after the Virgin Queen of England. Picture Credit: www.cbc.cc.tx.us/acdem/social/hist1301/Hist1301-2anarr.ppt

Jamestown Colony Jamestown was about business The colonists of Jamestown were not seeking religious freedom. They were hoping to ___________________! Most of the men who first settled there were ______________________________. They did not expect to have to _________________________________.

Reasons for Jamestown Difficulties Not educated in how to ____________ ______________________in New World. Bad location for farming Not enough people in the Jamestown settlement especially _______________ ________________________________. Native American Battles Many settlers starved

Starving Time Jamestown depended on ______________ ________________________to supply it with what it needed to survive. While they waited for the ships to return, __________________________. This was known as the “__________________”