Papers from the table John Smith Primary Source Today we will… identify how the 1st English colony was founded 2. analyze a primary source documents. Papers from the table John Smith Primary Source

Let’s Review… Who were some of the countries that sent explorers across the world? Give a couple details about Columbus’ voyage to the New World Briefly describe the Columbian Exchange (in your own words).

European Empires in the Americas Post Columbus Which country controlled the pink land? Which country controlled the blue land? Which country controlled the olive land? Which country controlled the purple land?

Read pages 87-91 in your textbook and fill in the blanks on the worksheet as you read about the 1st colony in the new world

England Wants a Part of America England watched with envy as Spain gained riches from its American colonies With Queen Elizabeth’s permission, Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to outfit a colony in North America In 1585, about 100 men set sail across the Atlantic Sir Walter Raleigh

ROANOKE The colonists landed on Roanoke, an island off the coast of present-day North Carolina The colonists had run short of food so John White returned to England , leaving behind 117 colonists ROANOKE

“THE LOST COLONY” (Because of war), White returned 3 years later He found no one there and only the word CROATOAN (a nearby island) carved in a tree

LET’S TRY AGAIN! 20 years after the failure of Roanoke, King James I gave a charter to the Virginia Company of London to settle between the Potomac River and present-day North Carolina

JAMESTOWN In Spring of 1607, a group of 105 colonists arrived in Virginia They began building homes and named their outpost Jamestown after their king

ALMOST A FAILURE Jamestown was located in a swampy area, the water was unhealthy, and mosquitoes spread malaria Many settlers died from disease The colony also had problems governing themselves and was close to failure by the summer of 1608

WORK OR STARVE John Smith noticed the colonists were NOT planting enough crops…they only wanted to look for gold Smith set up stern rules that forced the colonists to work if they wished to eat Smith also visited Indian villages and got Powhatan to supply corn to the English Powhatan

JOHN ROLFE and POCAHONTAS Many conflicts between colonists and Indians erupted Peace was restored when John Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan

DESPERATE TIMES John Smith returned to England in 1609 Desperate settlers cooked dogs, cats, snakes , and toadstools to survive They burned houses for firewood

A PRECIOUS CROP Jamestown’s economy improved after they started growing tobacco, which they learned from Natives

A NEW GOVERNMENT To attract more settlers, the Virginia Company sent a new governor with orders to consult settlers on all important matters Many settlers could elect burgesses (representatives to the government) Representatives met in an assembly called the House of Burgesses, which made laws for the colony The House of Burgesses marked the beginning of a representative government in the English colonies

WOMEN ARE OUTNUMBERED During the early years of Jamestown, only a few women made the journey In 1619, about 100 women came to Jamestown The women quickly found husbands and the Virginia Company charged each marriage 150 pounds of tobacco Women had to make everything from scratch

THE FIRST AFRICANS in VIRGINIA At least 15 black men and 17 black women were already living in Virginia by 1619 In 1619, a Dutch ship arrived with 20 Africans The Dutch sold the Africans to the Virginians who needed laborers to grow tobacco About 300 Africans lived in Virginia by 1644 Some were slaves for life, others worked as servants Some Africans were free planters In the late 1600’s, Virginia laws allowed colonists to enslave Africans for life

John Smith Primary Source Reading… HOMEWORK John Smith Primary Source Reading… Using a highlighter, read the primary source on John Smith and answer the questions on the back of the page