Jamestown & the Virginia Colony

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Jamestown & the Virginia Colony US History: Mrs. Lacks

Exploring Virginia 1606: Bartholomew Gosnold’s joint- stock company, known as the Virginia Company of London, received a charter from King James I of England for a settlement in the New World.

Susan Constant Discovery Godspeed 104 Settlers (men & boys) Led by Captain Christopher Newport Primary purpose: economic (sought riches in the new world) Discovery Godspeed

Exploring Virginia (Apr 1607) Possible 2nd Settlement, Hog Island Jamestown First Landing, Cape Henry (VA Beach)

Jamestown

Jamestown

Jamestown Life was more than difficult Settlers faced lack of food rampant disease possible attacks by Natives Brackish water they fought amongst each other for political power, and work load Didn’t know the landscape of Virginia Not educated in how to plant crops here

Starving Time Winter of 1609-10 Disease, famine, and Indian attacks led to the deaths of most (only 60 of 500 survived) Crazed for food, some settlers were reduced to cannibalism

Capt John Smith saved Jamestown by Many myths (1) making friends with the Powhatan (2)“He who will not work, will not eat” Many myths

Powhatan Village

John Smith’s drawing of Chief Powhatan

John Rolfe Tobacco seed Save Jamestown (gave it a cash crop) Married Pocahontas

John Gadsby Chapman, The Baptism of Pocahontas (1840) 1616 Engraving

Tobacco Cash crop Jamestown survives, and colonists start moving out of the fort to establish farms