1. The First English Settlements
Chapter 3:
Colonies Take Root
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Ch. 3.1:
The First English Settlements

2. Section Focus Question
How did the English set up their first colonies?

3. The First English Colonies
► Roanoke, NC (1587)… ???

7. Founding Jamestown (1606)
► The Virginia Company of London received a charter from King James I giving them the right to settle land in the area of the Chesapeake Bay
► This charter guaranteed colonists the same rights as English citizens
Virginia Company Seal

8. ► Jamestown was founded along the James River in Virginia

10. ► After a rough start, tobacco saves
► After a rough start, tobacco saves Virginia’s economy (a popular export to Europe by 1620)

11. House of Burgesses
► (1619) A governor was sent by the Virginia Company to consult settlers on all important matters…
► The House of Burgesses was formed. It was the first representative government in the English colonies.
► Together with the governor, they made laws for the colony.

12. House of Burgesses

17. The Plymouth Colony
► (1620) The Pilgrims left England for the Americas… seeking religious freedom
► In England, the Pilgrims were known as Separatists because they wanted to separate from the official church, the Church of England

18. Mayflower Compact
► The Pilgrims drafted rules for their new home in Massachusetts
► The 41 men agreed to consult one another about laws for the colony and promised to work for the common good

20. ► The colony was named Plymouth

21. Section Focus Question
How did the English set up their first colonies?