THE FIRST _________________ ENGLISH SETTLEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA JAMESTOWN PERMANENT THE FIRST _________________ ENGLISH SETTLEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA

Jamestown was primarily an __________ venture. economic

England wanted to establish an American colony to increase her _________ and _________. wealth power

Name 3 ways that an American colony would do this: They hoped to find gold and silver. The settlement would furnish raw materials. It would open new markets for trade.

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown? Stockholders of The Virginia Company of London who wanted to make a PROFIT

The king! Who was the English king who granted the charters? James I

What did the charters guarantee to the English colonists? English rights What did the charters guarantee to the English colonists?

When was Jamestown settled? 1607

Jamestown was located on a narrow __________ on the ________ River. peninsula James

Today the original Jamestown site is located on an _________ in the James River. island

gentlemen who lacked the necessary ______________. Most were... gentlemen who lacked the necessary ______________. skills for survival

4 reasons they chose a peninsula: It was easy to defend. The water was deep enough for ships to dock. They thought they had a good supply of fresh water. The river provided food and a pathway for exploration.

Hardships marshy unsafe water diseases

First strong leader John Smith

John Smith’s forced work program rule: “He that will not work, shall not eat!”

John Smith maintained a good relationship with the Powhatans and initiated ____ trade.

Winter of 1609-10 starving time

They decide to leave but... Lord De La Warr arrives with more men and 2 supply ships.

The Powhatans had introduced the colonists to 2 new crops: corn and tobacco

Who planted a new kind of tobacco? John Rolfe Who planted a new kind of tobacco?

Tobacco was sold in England as Jamestown’s _______ _______. cash crop

The economy of the Virginia colony now depended on ______________ as a primary source of wealth. agriculture

So everything was just great in Jamestown. Or was it? The Powhatans saw the colonists as ________ that would take over their ______. invaders land

Who arrived, against their will, in 1619? were captured and sold by sailors from Portugal. African men and women from Angola

Slavery allowed what to expand (grow)? THE TOBACCO ECONOMY

THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY In 1619, what else began? GOVERNMENT THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY The House of Burgesses were the first elected legislative (law making) body in the New World. 2 BURGESSES ELECTED by CITIZENS to represent each area of the colony Governor’s COUNCIL 6 men picked by the King GOVERNOR chosen by the VA Company

Women families Who arrived in 1620? _________________ arrived on a “bride ship,” and helped establish ___________ and a more permanent colony. families