Virginia & Maryland

APUSH “Take Five” What were the reasons for English colonization?

The London Company, 1606 Get rich quick!

Susan Constant, Discovery & Godspeed

King James I

Charters from King James I Virginia Co. of Plymouth (crazy Pilgrims 1 st attempt) Maine Virginia Co. of London Jamestown

THE FIRSTE CHARTER OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANIE April 10, 1606 James, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. Whereas our loving subjects, the knights, gentlemen, marchants and certain adventurers of our cittie of London, have asked that we give them a licence to make a colonie in that parte of America commonly called Virginia, Wee doe, therefore, grante to the adventurers of the Virginia Companie of London that they shall beginne their Firste Colonie anie place they see fit between 34 and 41 degrees of latitude on the coast of Virginia. They will hereafter tende to the glorie of His Divine Majestie in propagating of Christian religion to suche people as yet live in darkness. These adventurers shall have all the landes, woods, rivers, mineralls, waters, fishing, and commodities within fifty miles of the seat of their plantacion. And further we doe grant that all persons living in the colonie shall have all the liberties, and immunities the same as if they had been borne or lived in England.

Take Five What terms in the charter do you think will lead to future conflicts between the colonies and Great Britain?

King James I gives directions 3 objectives: (1) find gold! (2) find the northwest passage (3) find the lost colony of Roanoke Establishing a location: Not directly on the coast (why?) Proceed up the river inland Separate from the natives Build a fort immediately (19 days)

Work in your “pods” for a few minutes to choose the top 5 items that you would have taken with you to Jamestown and why?

Take Five Look at the map… What observations can you make?

A Bad Omen? Map Key *** = Jamestown voyagers stuck in the English channel for 6 weeks because of A Headwind (they could see their hometowns!!) *** = 4 stops in the Spanish held West Indies for supplies 45 people died en route Arrived 4 months and 24 days after leaving England… 104 men and boys arrive in Jamestown—no women ***

Jamestown Fort & Settlement Map

Jamestown

Jamestown Housing

Jamestown Settlement

Jamestown Chapel, 1611

Problems with the colony Seekers of fortune Disease Location, location, location… Hostile natives Starvation John Smith becomes council President The Three Sisters

Chesapeake Bay Geographic/environmental problems??

Captain John Smith: The Right Man for the Job?? There was no talk…but dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, load gold… Arrives to the colonies in chains Braggart and commoner Charter from the King opened and Smith to serve on the council All other leaders die “good” relationship with natives Befriended by Pocahontas No work, no food!!!!

What did the colonists eat? Tortoyses here (such as in the Bermudas) I have seene about the entrance of our bay, but we have not taken of them, but of the land tortoyses we take and eate dailie… William Strachey fish lying so thicke with their heads above the water, as for want of nets (our barge driving amongst them) we attempted to catch them with a frying pan, but we found it a bad instrument to catch fish with John Smith

Starvation in early Jamestown