2. English Migration: 1610-1660

3. Jamestown Settlement, 1609

4. Jamestown Housing

5. Jamestown Settlement

6. Jamestown Chapel, 1611

7. Chesapeake Bay Geographic/environmental problems??

8. Jamestown Fort & Settlement Map

9. Jamestown Fort & Settlement (Computer Generated)

10. Jamestown Joint-Stock CompanyJoint-Stock Company – A way for English citizens to gain profit off of land in the new world. New world was rich in the resources that England needed for industries.

11. Tobacco Plant Virginia ’ s gold and silver. -- John Rolfe, 1612

12. English Tobacco Label

13. Tobacco Prices: 1618-1710 Why did tobacco prices decline so precipitously?

14. Plymouth Colony Puritans looking for religious freedom. Community produces and succeeds together. All actions for God.

15. John Winthrop We shall be as a city on a hill..

16. Overpopulation & Conquest England wanted to be the first to set up colonies and profit off of the resources. England needed the land to lessen the masses of people residing in the country.

17. Compare and Contrast differences between Jamestown and Plymouth colonies

18. Indentured Servitude Headright System

19. Indentured Servitude Headright System:  Each Virginian got 50 acres for each person whose passage they paid Indenture Contract:  5-7 years.  Forbidden to marry.  Promised “ freedom dues ” [land, $]  1610-1614: only 1 in 10 outlived their indentured contracts!

20. Smith ’ s Portrayal of Native Americans

21. PocahontasPocahontas A 1616 engraving

22. Powhatan Confederacy Where is most of the Powhatan territory located? How could this cause a problem?

23. Mercantilism What is it? Idea that colonies were there to benefit the mother country - practiced by Great Britain. Wool Sweater

24. Trade What was being traded? From Europe to Africa: rum, weapons, manufactured goods From Africa to the Americas: slaves From the Americas to Europe: raw materials, sugar can, etc.

25. Triangular Trade A historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions

26. Salutary Neglect What is it? British Parliament did not interfere in the government of the colonies, and America existed in relative political isolation.