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Preview 9/8/15 Write the following questions and answer in complete sentences. -Share personal examples of push/pull factors in your life. -What were the push/pull factors of the New World and Europe during the exploration era?
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Jamestown 1607
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Christopher Columbus 1492, discovered the New World
Spain began exploring and colonizing (conquering the Aztecs and Incas) Spain brought back gold and treasures
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Envious England Jealous of Spain’s good fortune Wanted gold and riches
Queen Elizabeth permits Sir Walter Raleigh to create a colony
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20 Years Later King James I issued a charter to the Virginia Company to create a colony Reason - $$$$$ 1607 – One hundred and five colonists arrived in Virginia Named colony Jamestown after King James I
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What the colonists thought they would find…
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What they actually found…
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Disastrous Start to Jamestown
Swampy conditions Mosquitoes spread malaria Unhealthy drinking water Starvation Many died
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Captain John Smith Leader of Jamestown
Complained colonists weren’t farmers but only gold seekers Established strict work rules NO WORK, NO FOOD!!!
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Suspicious Natives Didn’t like or trust colonists Hostile relations
They capture Smith with plans to execute him
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Answer Questions During Video
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Tobacco saves Jamestown
Had to eat rats, cats and dogs to survive Used wood from houses for firewood Began farming tobacco Tobacco became a huge money maker, saving the colony
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Jamestown’s Government
House of Burgesses (1st form of representative government in North America) Met to create laws for the colony
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Jamestown Primary Source
1)Read one of the four quotes individually or with a partner. Be prepared to tell the what you think the quote is about and your thoughts about the quote. 2)Class discussion of the quotes
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Exit Ticket Answer the following questions on a notecard in complete sentences. Make sure to include your name, date, and period on the notecard. Place in inbox when finished. 1) Why did the Jamestown men come to the new world? 2) How did they survive?
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