Welcome 10/07/09 ( 1 / 2 DAY SPEEDY Schedule)  Today’s Pre-Class: (3 to 5 line response) Do you think that either original options (Natives/Europeans) would help Jamestown solve it’s labor problems? Why/Why not.  Today’s Agenda 1. Pre-Class & Roll 2. HW Recap/Collection 3. Jamestown Wrap up 4. Final Thoughts & HW

Jamestown Problem  Native American Option  Poor Relations between English  European Option  Jamestown unpleasant  Harsh rules surrounding servitude  Hard to convince people to sign on.  Jamestown experiments with both options initially.  What the eventually come to falls into their laps  Around the same time that the Tobacco Boom sets in…  A Dutch Trade Ship Arrives  Trades Africans for Food  First recorded Africans in Virginia (20 ca1620)  Role unclear, slaves or servants?

Final Thoughts  Today’s Exit Slip  Response 3-5 Lines  Historians are unclear about whether the first Africans in Virginia were slaves or servants.  What do you think is the difference between being a slave or a servant?  Tonight’s HW  Read the assigned article:  Answer two assigned questions: 1. Why did Virginia “look toward Africa” for their labor source? What reasons does the article give? 2. What benefits did the plantation owners see in enslaving Africans? What does the article tell you? THE HOMEWORK IS NOW POSTED ONLINE!