1. Virginia Company A Charter: an Economic Venture supported by investors
King Charles granted the Virginia Company all land from present-day North Carolina to southern New York.
Called Virginia in memory of Queen Elizabeth I.

2. Job: Send back Gold, Foreign Foods, and Native American Products.
First Venture: 1607
Men Only, Traders Only
Job: Send back Gold, Foreign Foods, and Native American Products.
SURVIVE

3. –Quoted in America: A Concise History, 44
“All they wanted, one of them said, was to 'dig gold, refine gold, and load gold”
–Quoted in America: A Concise History, 44

5. Jamestown
Swamp Land
Three Sides Protected by Water-- afraid of an attack by the Spanish
Far enough inland
Deep enough waters right off shore to dock ships
Fort James Town 1608

6. Refused to Plant any Crops
PROBLEMS!
SWAMP=MOSQUITOS
MOSQUITOS=MALARIA
Therefore,
SWAMP=DEATH
No fresh water source
&
Refused to Plant any Crops

7. After Year 1: The Fort Burned Down
After Nine Months: 38 of 120 men still lived
"Our men were destroyed with cruel diseases, as Swellings, Fluxes, Burning Fevers, and by warres...but for the most part they died of mere famine."
-quoted in America: a Concise History, 44

8. Brought Supplies and 70 more colonists
Supply 1: January 1608
Brought Supplies and 70 more colonists

9. Brought more supplies, a few women, and non-English artisans
Supply 2: October 1608
Brought more supplies, a few women, and non-English artisans

10. By 1611 1,200 sent to Jamestown. Less than half will survive.

11. Pocahontas & John Smith
John Smith captured in winter of 1607
Ritualistic Saving by Pocahontas?
" a little Indian girl rushed in and took Smith's 'head in her arms and laid her owne upon his to save him from death.'
historicjamestowne.org, The World of Pocahontas
1870