1. Bell Ringer #11 – 9/28/10 Open your book to page 57.
Read about life at Jamestown, one of the first English colonies in America.
List 3 facts about Jamestown.

2. RED
Dominique
Corvina
Erika
Ashaunda
Sterling
BROWN
Dana
Semaj
Sadie
Kayla
Imani
PURPLE
Gregory
Brandon
Jarissa
Drake
Arthur
GREEN
Pamela
Tierra
Raymond
Marquis
Kierre
BLUE
Craig
Kiara H.
Chasmere
Nasheed
Montease
PINK
Jasmine
Tresura
Ebony
Trevyon

3. St. Augustine, Florida
Oldest city established by Europeans with the U.S. Settled by the Spanish in 1565.

4. Roanoke Colony
Around 1586 a group of English colonists created Roanoke, Virginia.
After 3 years w/o British supplies, no colonists were found in Roanoke.
Known as the “Lost Colony”

5. Jamestown, Virginia First permanent English settlement
Named for England’s King James, who signed the “Charter of 1606” to allow a Virginia colony.
100 men arrived in 1607; many starved to death

6. Jamestown People John Smith – elected as president
Powhatan – friendly American Indian tribe that helped the English learn how to fish and to grown corn (new crop to the English)
Pocahontas – 12 y.o. daughter of Powhatan chief. Threw herself over John Smith’s body when he was captured. Converted to Christianity and married colonist John Rolfe.

7. Tobacco
The Spanish brought it to Europe from America in the 1500s and pipe-smoking quickly became popular in Europe
Indentured Servants – settlers brought to Jamestown to work the tobacco fields. Free trip to America in exchange for years of servitude.
In 1622 Indians attacked Jamestown and killed 350 people. They were angry that tobacco fields were taking up their lands.

8. The Mayflower
Pilgrims took the Mayflower in 1620 to Plymouth, Massachusetts. They left England for religious freedom.
Mayflower Compact – document to maintain order. Gave male church members control of the colony

9. Plymouth Colony
Pilgrims were “Purists” – didn’t like elaborate churches and clothes. Wanted “purity”.
Squanto – Indian who spoke English and helped the Pilgrims

10. What would life be like here?

11. Homework Read Ch 3, Sn 2 (pgs 73-78)
Answer questions 1, 2, 3, & 4b on page 78
Due Friday