1. Welcome 10/06/09  Today’s Pre-Class  Give me three facts about slavery in the ancient world.  Today’s Agenda 1. Pre-Class & Roll 2. Recap/Collect HW 3. Jamestown 4. Problem Solving 5. Final Thoughts

2. Jamestown  Jamestown – 1 st Permanent British Colony  Established by joint-stock companies from Britain  THEY WERE IN IT FOR THE MONEY!  Hoped to grow, rice, sugar, silk etc.  Expected to find gold.  Envisioned partnership with the Native Americans – not so much.  Native Americans attack on Day 1  A huge failure that would one day spark the slave trade in North America.

3. Is there hope for Jamestown?  Early attempts at cash crops (rice, sugar, etc.) failed  BUT THEN! In 1620 Jamestown developed a Tobacco plant that became popular in Europe (Smoking was fashionable)  Suddenly the colony that barely survived stood a chance of surviving AND turning a profit!  But there is just one problem, you need a reliable source of labor to grow tobacco.

4. History Problem Solvers!  The Challenge: You and a partner have been assigned the task of identifying a suitable source of labor to grow your new profitable tobacco plants for Jamestown.  Your Task: You and a partner must read through the assigned articles and identify a pro/con – advantage/disadvantage list for: 1. Native Americans as source of labor 2. Europeans/Virginian Colonizers as source of labor  Based on these lists, you and a partner must make a recommendation to the governor of Virginia as to which group would make the best source of labor.  *Remember if either group have more cons than pros you can’t recommend that group  **Your recommendation, and your lists must be based on facts you find in the readings.

5. What you need to complete and turn in  1 pro/con list for Native Americans  1 pro/con list for Europeans/Virginia Colonizers  1 recommendation statement for each list – 1 paragraph (7-10 sentences).  Lists = 20 minutes  Recommendations – 5 minutes

6. Outcome?!?!?  You should’ve noticed in your work that the disadvantages/cons for enlisting Native Americans and more Europeans greatly outweighed the advantages/pros.  Jamestown realized that as well.  By 1625 there were 23 Africans living in Jamestown.  Sold to British by Portuguese

7. Final Thoughts  Today’s Exit Slip  But why Africa? Why do you think Jamestown turned to Africa for a source of labor.  3-5 reasons (1 line each).  Tonight’s HW  Read through “Virginia looks toward Africa for labor” 1. List Pros/Cons for Africa 2. Explain why this source of labor was better than the other options – Why Jamestown chose Africa!