BRITISH FIGHT AND FLIGHT IN THE NEW WORLD Claiming the Continent

Problems in the Colonies Disease Relations with the Indians Food Supplies Winter

Aristocrat who wanted to get rich quick Gained money from Queen Elizabeth to start a colony Named the Colony Virginia after the unmarried queen Sir Walter Raleigh

First attempt at a colony was in 1585 Sir Raleigh set out to colonize the small island Located in present day North Carolina Roanoke: Take 1

Success or Failure?

Roanoke Take 2 Fights with Indian tribes and lack of food made the colonists return back to England. Two years later they tried again However, this time the colony vanished. No one knows exactly what happened to the colonists

Third Time is the Charm

Jamestown Founded in 1607 Located in present day Virginia Finally, the English would establish a lasting colony

Colonist Activities Farming cash crops  TOBACCO transformed the colonies, because they could not find gold. The colonists relied on the money earned from tobacco to expand the colony. -The colonists discovered that tobacco was easily grown in Virginia. -Europeans loved this new leisure activity. -“Up the snuff.”

Tuesday 9/21 Tuesday Tunes Review Finish Jamestown Start In-Class Writing

What did they eat? Corn TThe colonists had to learn how to grow and farm corn from the local Indians. TThe Indians shared the secrets of growing corn to the starving colonists WWhat did the colonists eat before they learned about corn?

Rodents Snakes

John Smith Took control of the failing colony Brought order to Jamestown “He who works not, eats not.”

Funding the Colonies Colonists needed someone to support them with money, and in turn they would develop the land and send material back to the INVESTOR. Called a JOINT STOCK COMPANY If the colonists failed at developing the company, the investor would lose money.

Tuesday 9/22 Turn in your essay for homework points Discuss the Virginia Company and House of Burgesses Begin Plymouth settlement

The Virginia Company Funded the colony at Jamestown

Charter Capital Allowed the Virginia Company to settle Jamestown Almost a rent/lease agreement, since the land still belonged to the Crown The sum of all money and assets that a business has. The Virginia Company used this money to fund the colonies More on Joint-Stock

Governing Jamestown Called the House of Burgesses Allowed colonists to purchase land and earn money. Also the first elected government in the colonies. What group of voters are missing?

Were not part of the original settlement. Came over from Europe to help “settle” the men down. Imagine not living around any women Women

The Need for Another Colony Successes at Jamestown gave the British the confidence to start a new Colony. What colony was this?

Plymouth

Getting a charter King James I granted their land charter in 1620 Colonists were originally hoping to land in Virginia, but ended up in present day Massachusetts

The Puritans Were very religious Their entire lives were centered around praising God Left England in search of an easier way to practice their religion

The Mayflower The ship that was used by the colonists to reach the New World Took them a little over two months to reach their destination

Plymouth Rock What do you know about Plymouth Rock? Discovery Ed clip

The Mayflower Compact Was signed by the people on the Mayflower Was a “pact” for the members of the new colony to stick together

In Class Activity