1. The Planting of English America (Chesapeake and Southern Colonies)
The Planting of English America (Chesapeake and Southern Colonies) * QUIZ TODAY *
Essential Questions:
What factors led to the creation and development of distinct colonial regions in British North America?
Readings:
Kennedy Ch. 2 (all except Cultural Clashes-Indians New World) and Ch. 4 (Southern Society)
“Reasons for Colonization” by Richard Hakluyt the Elder
“Precarious Beginnings in Virginia” by John Smith

2. Doc 1.3
Complete today’s document journal entry, and then be prepared to present your findings to the class.
You will be asked to share sections of your APPARTS so the rest of the class will have a more complete understanding of their own reading.

3. Questions for Richard H. the Elder
Clarifying? Challenging? Contextual?

4. Notes – Chesapeake/Southern Colonies

5. Reasons for English Exploration
Economic
Markets
Mercantilism
Religious/Political
Protestant Reformation
Rivalry with Spain
Social
Overpopulation
Nationalism

6. Early Attempts Cabot (1497) - claimed Newfoundland
Sir Walter Raleigh (1585) – Roanoke
Bad timing, no supplies, hostile natives

7. Jamestown Beginnings (1607)
VA Company of London (joint-stock company)
3 ships leave England in December 1606
settled in a low swampy area
1st Indian attack within 12 days
6 months later: only 38 of 104 left alive (death rates of 1/2 to 1/3 not uncommon)

8. Doc 1.4
Complete today’s document journal entry, and then be prepared to present your findings to the class.
You will be asked to share sections of your APPARTS so the rest of the class will have a more complete understanding of their own reading.

9. Questions for John Smith
Clarifying? Challenging? Contextual?

10. Gossip Magazine: Jamestown Edition
Step 1 – Complete the organizer provided on the key people of Jamestown Step 2 – In your group, rank the people in order of importance to Jamestown’s survival. Note: If consensus seems impossible, students may have more than one person or event listed in the same position. Step 3 – Select 2-3 people/events to feature on your magazine cover. Feel free to make up a name for your magazine as well. Your work will be judged based on historical accuracy, creativity of design, audience appeal, use of graphics to reflect the topic, and ability to understand what they are communicating. NOTE: Artistic ability will not be a deciding factor in determining your success.

11. Jamestown (continue notes)
Leadership – John Smith “No Work, No Eat” policy.
Starving Time
Smith gone, De La Warre prevents desertion
Turning Points
John Rolfe – tobacco cash crop
Private Property - Headright system
Political freedom – VA House of Burgesses (1619)
Women – recruited to stabilize and grow the colony.

12. Jamestown Indian Wars (more on this later)
Downfall of native populations: disease, disorganization, disposability
Labor
Indentured servants (worked for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to the new world)
Slavery (small percent)
Plantations – one crop economy
Government - Aristocratic

13. Maryland (1634) Lord Baltimore
money making venture (plantation colony – tobacco)
Refuge for Catholics
Act of Toleration

14. Carolinas (1670) Proprietary Colony N. Carolina S. Carolina
outcasts and dissidents, squatters. More democratic and open minded
S. Carolina
thriving West Indies trade (slave, indigo, rice)

15. Georgia (1733) Buffer against Spanish Florida and French Louisiana.
Asylum for debtors
James Oglethorpe
Slow economy

16. Common Traits of Southern/Chesapeake Colonies
relatively large landholdings
rapid increase in slavery after 1680
limited middle class - control by wealthy landowners
reasonably diverse through dominated by English Anglicans

17. Wrap Up
What factors led to the creation and development of distinct colonial regions in British North America?