1. Bellwork 10/1 Watch the clip of Pocahontas.
Write these in your binder:
How is Pocahontas portrayed?
How is the relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas portrayed?
Tell what happens overall

2. 4.1 English Colonies

3. Essential Questions
What were the negative effects of the location of Jamestown?
What was the true story of John Smith and Pocahontas?

4. London Company
In 1605 a company of English merchants, called the London Company, asked for the right to found a new settlement in North America
They wanted to settle in a region called Virginia
At the time, Virginia stretched from present day Maine to South Carolina
King James I granted this request promising the Company the rights to these lands

5. Settlement in Jamestown
After learning of the failures of previous colonies financed by one person, the London Company wanted a group to share the cost and risk of founding a colony
To attract investors and settlers, the LC printed advertisements praising Virginia.
Propaganda- Information that is spread with the purpose of promoting a cause.

8. The main purpose of Jamestown was to generate profit for England
The promise of wealth attracted adventurers and people who wanted a new start in America.
The main purpose of Jamestown was to generate profit for England
In April 1607, three ships containing 105 male colonists landed off the coast of Virginia
The ships sailed into Chesapeake Bay and up to the James River
They named the colony Jamestown, after the King of England

9. Life in Jamestown
The colonists were poorly prepared to start a settlement
Most wanted to earn their living in the new world, but had no practical skills to start a colony such as carpentry or farming experience.
Most were English “Gentlemen” a higher social class that looked down on physical labor
Captain John Smith was one colonist of the early colonists of Jamestown
He complained about the poor work ethic and lack of skills of the other colonists

10. Negatives of the Location
The colony was built on a marshland
This area was full of disease-carrying mosquitoes
The river water was too salty to drink
By the time winter arrived, 2/3 of the original colonists had died
The survivors were hungry and sick

11. John Smith John Smith took control of the colony
He forced the settlers to work and to build better housing
He also instituted policies that made all healthy people gather food
During an expedition for food, Smith was captured by Algonquian Indians
He was taken to the Powhatan (pow-a-tan) capital of Werowocomoco.

12. Pocahontas Daughter of Wahunsonacock
(wa-hoon-Suh-nuh-kik), chief of the Powhatan
Real name was Matoaka (ma-toke-a)
Pocahontas was a nickname that means playful or hard to control

14. Smith and Pocahontas Myths
Saving Smith’s Life
Smith wrote in his book that he was saved from death by Pocahontas
He said he was set on an altar stone to be clubbed to death by members of the tribe
He said Pocahontas flung herself on him to save him
The book was published more than 10 years after the incident
No one really knows if it actually happened
Some theories suggest if it happened, it was merely a symbolic public ceremony to show the Powhatan acceptance of Smith

16. Why would Smith create this story?
Bias- Supporting one side rather than remaining neutral
No one else was around to tell the story in 1624, as Pocahontas died in 1617
This story would make Smith’s adventures seem more fantastic and perhaps help him become famous
It also could have been done to promote Pocahontas’ story

17. Romantic Relationship?
There is no evidence to suggest of a romantic relationship between the two
Smith was 28 and Pocahontas was around 11

18. Pocahontas helps the Colonists
This fact about Pocahontas is true:
Pocahontas was trusted by the English and helped to formulate English/American Indian relationships
She carried food, gifts, and messages between the two cultures
She also was able to arrange for prisoner transfers between the two groups
The Powhatan taught the colonists how to grow corn.

19. Colonist/Powhatan Relations
While Pocahontas helped to mend the relationship between the two groups, it was not always peaceful
The colonists sometimes stole food from the Powhatan by force
There were also incidents and skirmishes between the two groups

20. Bellwork: 10/2 Review Paragraph:
In paragraph form, compare the Pocahontas myth to reality. Use at least 3 facts.

21. Essential Question
What saved Jamestown and allowed it to be profitable? How did this process occur?

22. Starving Time In 1609 400 more settlers arrived in Jamestown
A gunpowder injury forced John Smith to return to England, leaving the colony without a strong leader
That winter, disease and famine hit the colony
This time period was called the starving time
The next spring, only 60 colonists were still alive.

23. John Rolfe
Because the colony was struggling to survive, it obviously was not making money for the London Company.
Colonist John Rolfe helped to solve this problem
He knew tobacco grew well in Virginia, it was just not the type that was preferred in England
Rolfe introduced a West Indian variety to be grown in Virginia.
Soon the colonists were able to export tobacco to England for a profit

24. John Rolfe later married Pocahontas in 1614.
This marriage also helped Jamestown to form more peaceful relationships with the Powhatan.
Occurred while she was captured by the English
She later became baptized and was known as Rebecca
She met the King and Queen of England on a trip to promote the Jamestown colony and recruit new settlers.

26. Relationships Strained
Peace between the colonists and American Indians did not last
Colonists no longer depended on the Indians for food
As they colony grew, they began using Indian land to grow tobacco

27. Fighting between the groups continued for the next 20 years
Colonists killed a Powhatan leader, and Opechancanough (O-pech-an-cah-no) responded by attacking the settlers killed 350 men, women, and children.
Among those killed was John Rolfe
Fighting between the groups continued for the next 20 years

28. Life in Virginia
People began to live on scattered farms instead of towns
Tobacco farmers established plantations
This was due to the headright system
Colonists who paid their own way to Virginia received 50 acres of land
For every additional person they brought they would get 50 more acres
Life was difficult, as many people died from diseases and harsh weather
High death tolls led to labor shortages

29. Indentured Servants
Indentured servants were hired to help with the labor
Would work 4-7 years for those who paid for their trip to America
They would be provided with food, drink, clothes, and shelter
Living and working conditions were poor, and many indentured servants died before their term ended.

30. African Slaves Africans came to Virginia on a Dutch ship in 1619.
Some worked as indentured servants, others as slaves.
As time went on, less people were willing to work in the harsh conditions as an indentured servant
This led to an increase of African slaves.
Planters- owners of large plantations turned to using slave labor for their plantations

31. Bacon’s Rebellion
Many colonists were growing unhappy with conditions in the colony.
Poor colonists especially were upset with how the government was run.
They also felt they were not being protected from Indian attacks
They were also upset with the lack of available farmland, and began farming on Indian land.
In 1676 a group of former indentured servants attacked a group of American Indians
This group was led by Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter

32. At one point, Bacon and his men controlled Jamestown.
When the governor tried to stop Bacon and his men, they attacked and burned Jamestown.
At one point, Bacon and his men controlled Jamestown.
Bacon later died of fever, ending the rebellion.
The 23 remaining rebels were hanged to death.
The rebellion made it difficult to make peace with American Indians.