Jamestown and the Colony of Virginia

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Jamestown and the Colony of Virginia

What makes a colony? Government: Who is in charge and how do they lead? Economics: How are they going to make money or get the things they need to survive? Community: Who are the members of the community? What types of laws should govern a community? What should members of the community contribute?

The Virginia Company 1606- James I gives a land grant to the Virginia Company Joint-stock company

The Virginia Company Two branches of the Joint Stock Company London Branch (1607) 3 goals: Gold, God, Glory Economics: make money to send back to London Find a North-West passage to Asia Patriotism Outpost against Spain Missionary Activities

The Virginia Company April 1607 Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery reach Cape Henry Home of Chesapeake Indians May 14th 1607 find spot on James River Name it Jamestown

Captain Newport’s Peace Mission Puts some men to work He takes 21 men on a “peace mission” Learns that Chief Powhatan rules all area above Jamestown Plants and cross, tries to make nice, Returns to an attacked fort

Supply Ships arrive Out of the 140 men who arrived only 40 remain John Smith arrives 7-8 die during winter

3 planting seasons later 500 people in the colony Starving Fast Forward… winter 1609-10 3 planting seasons later 500 people in the colony Starving Resort to cannibalism 60 of 500 survive

May 1610- Enter Lord De La Warr Still not growing corn Lord De La Warr and the “Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall” Force the colony to work (read p. 80)

What Next? March 1612 Colony and Company not making $$ 1613-1614 John Rolfe saves colony with Tobacco 1617 Begin Head right system: Pay your own way get 50 acres of land bring anyone else get an additional 50 acres Bring Indentured Servants

What Next? Indentured Servants Agree to work for 7 years to get a passage to new world 1619 1st Africans arrive 1619 House of Burgesses 1st representative assembly in the colonies 1622- Powhatan attacks ¼ of settlement gone

Virginia Company Fails James I turns Virginia into a Royal Colony Dissolves the House of Burgesses Appoints his own people to run things 1639- Charles I reforms the House of Burgesses