Jamestown and Colonial Virginia By Mr. Lin Image Courtesy of

Virginia Before the English American Indians Lived in Virginia They can be broken down into three language groups. –Algonquian –Iroquoian –Siouan Image Courtesy of funeral.jpg Image Courtesy of RY/indian.gif Image Courtesy of people/Indians/Indian03.jpg Image Courtesy of es/indianwebquest/Sioux/m1.jpg

Algonquian Indians Location –Lived along the Coastal Plains. Tribes –Included many tribes –Included the Powhatan Indians –Chief Powhatan had conquered most of the Algonquian tribes by the time the English arrived. –Chief Powhatan’s daughter was Pocahontas Life: –Fished –Hunted Image Courtesy of p?id=997

Algonquian (Powhatan) Indian

Siouan Indians Location: –Mainly in the Piedmont region. Tribes: –Made up of many tribes. –Included the Monacan Tribe. Life: –Gathered food –Hunted and fished in the rivers. Image Courtesy of dianwebquest/Sioux/m4.jpg

Iroquoian Indians Location –Some in Coastal Plains –Most lived near the Appalachian Plateau Tribes –Many tribes –Most famous were the Cherokee Indians Life –A lot of farming Image Courtesy of

First English Settlers King James I gave a company a charter (or right) to set up a settlement Virginia. –This company was called the Virginia Company of London Image Courtesy of es/image003.jpg

Godspeed, Susan Constance, and Discovery These three ships landed at Jamestown to settle a new English colony. Settlers included: –Adventurers: Soldiers, sailors, and men in search of adventure. –Noblemen: wealthy men in search of land and gold. –Indentured Servants: People who could not pay their way across the ocean, so agreed to work as a servant for an agreed amount of time.

Settling Jamestown Settling Jamestown was not easy –Many noblemen were not used to working. –They simply wanted to find gold! Instead, the settlers were under attack from Powhatan Indians and the threat of starvation. Image Courtesy of hp?id=13302

Starving Time ( ) Supplies were eaten up, or destroyed by rats. Other supplies simply spoiled. More and more people came, but there were little supplies. Indian attacks became more frequent. In the end, only 60 out of near 400 settlers were still alive! Image Courtesy of images/SusanConstant.jpg

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“Our men were destroyed by cruel diseases... But for the most part they died of mere famine.” - George Percy

“He who will not work shall not eat.” - Capt. John Smith

Government By 1618, the Virginia Company of London decided to have some settlers act like representatives to the governor. –House of Burgesses: This was the name of their meeting place. With the governor, the House of Burgesses could discuss and make some laws. Image Courtesy of esses2.jpg