1. The First English Colony
Jamestown
The First English Colony

2. Culture: A way of life of a group of people
Language, religion, traditions

3. Colony
A settlement in a distant land that s governed by another country

4. How are these two terms related?
In your notes, write a few sentences about how these two vocabulary terms might be related to each other.

5. Reasons the English wanted to Colonize
Increase wealth and power (mercantilism)
New source of raw material
Wanted to find silver/gold
Would open up a new market for trade

6. Why settlers came to Jamestown
Charter: document granting the right to organize settlements in an area.
1606- a group of merchants (Virginia Company of London) received a charter from the King to sail to North America

8. When the settlers first arrived, Jamestown was located on a narrow peninsula bordered by the James River. Today Jamestown is located on an island in the James River.

9. Who arrived first? (Pilgrims or Jamestown settlers)
Who arrived first? (Pilgrims or Jamestown settlers)
What motivated them to begin a colony?
Name two challenges they faced when they first arrived.
Who was John Smith?
What was the starving time? How many people did they have by the end?

10. Jamestown
According to the clip, was establishing the colony of Jamestown easy? If not, what challenges did they face?
Please write your response in your notes.