Early Settlements Jamestown & Plymouth Jamestown & Plymouth

Jamestown first permanent settlement in America Established in Virginia in 1607 Established to seek/use/exploit the area’s mineral resources Three ships carried 105 people first permanent settlement in America Established in Virginia in 1607 Established to seek/use/exploit the area’s mineral resources Three ships carried 105 people

Hardships in Jamestown Swampy, low-lying site --impure drinking water, disease, malaria Starving time - winter of forced to eat dogs, cats, rats, snakes, toadstools, horsehides, carcasses of dead men 2/3 died from illness & malnutrition No gold Swampy, low-lying site --impure drinking water, disease, malaria Starving time - winter of forced to eat dogs, cats, rats, snakes, toadstools, horsehides, carcasses of dead men 2/3 died from illness & malnutrition No gold

John Smith Led Jamestown Kept the colony together until Jamestown reached its lowest point in the winter Famous connection to Pocahantas (myth - love story) Led Jamestown Kept the colony together until Jamestown reached its lowest point in the winter Famous connection to Pocahantas (myth - love story)

How did it survive? more colonists return Learned to grow tobacco & corn for export Powhatan Native Americans helped more colonists return Learned to grow tobacco & corn for export Powhatan Native Americans helped

House of Burgesses first meeting held House of Burgesses - first representative legislative body in the New World first meeting held House of Burgesses - first representative legislative body in the New World

Magna Carta English nobles forced King John to sign the Great Charter Stated that the kings could not raise taxes without consulting the council of nobles and church leaders This council would lead to the development of Parliament (House of Lords & House of Commons) English nobles forced King John to sign the Great Charter Stated that the kings could not raise taxes without consulting the council of nobles and church leaders This council would lead to the development of Parliament (House of Lords & House of Commons)

Plymouth, MA Pilgrims settle Plymouth in 1620 (Cape Cod) Travelled on the Mayflower men, women & children Pilgrims settle Plymouth in 1620 (Cape Cod) Travelled on the Mayflower men, women & children

Who were the Pilgrims? Separatists - Protestants who wanted to separate from the Church of England (radical Puritans) Early 1600’s this group of Pilgrims travelled from England to Leiden (Netherlands) Netherlands - allowed to worship freely BUT wanted children to grow up English, not Dutch Non-separatists also traveled to the New World Won a charter to establish a colony in Virginia Separatists - Protestants who wanted to separate from the Church of England (radical Puritans) Early 1600’s this group of Pilgrims travelled from England to Leiden (Netherlands) Netherlands - allowed to worship freely BUT wanted children to grow up English, not Dutch Non-separatists also traveled to the New World Won a charter to establish a colony in Virginia

Mayflower Compact November 11, males signed the compact Framework for governing the colony --united into a “civil body politic” of government Agreed to abide by laws that insured the good of the colony Beginning of government by the people in the New World November 11, males signed the compact Framework for governing the colony --united into a “civil body politic” of government Agreed to abide by laws that insured the good of the colony Beginning of government by the people in the New World

Life in Plymouth Early on they faced starvation BUT Native Americans helped them (Squanto) --showed them how to plant (Pokanokets - Massasoit) Special harvest led to Thanksgiving However, children of Pilgrims will fight with and kill Native Americans Instilled fear in the Native Americans Early on they faced starvation BUT Native Americans helped them (Squanto) --showed them how to plant (Pokanokets - Massasoit) Special harvest led to Thanksgiving However, children of Pilgrims will fight with and kill Native Americans Instilled fear in the Native Americans