Discovery Godspeed Susan Constant What did England hope to find in America?

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Discovery Godspeed Susan Constant

What did England hope to find in America?

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

1607

gentlemen who lacked the necessary ______. Most were... skills

It was easy to defend. 4 reasons they chose a Jamestown… The water was deep enough for ships to dock. They thought they had a good supply of fresh water. The river provided food and a pathway for exploration.

swampy unsafe water mosquitoes

“He that will not work, shall not eat!”

John Smith maintained a good relationship with the Powhatans so the colonists were able to …

Winter of 1609 Starving Time

The Powhatans had introduced the colonists to 2 new crops: corn and tobacco

He also married Pocahontas in 1614peace with the Powhatan Native Americans for 8 years. Who planted a new kind of tobacco?

cash crop Tobacco was sold in England as Jamestown’s _________.

Move to Virginia! Pay your way to Jamestown = 100 acres of land. If you bring your wife you get 50 more acres, each servant also gets you 50 acres each! Headright (land grant) If you own your own land, you are more likely to WORK hard to make profit from your crops!

At first colonists in Jamestown lived under strict rules Virginia Co. decided to let the colonists have some say in local laws. 10 towns sent 2 representatives (burgesses) to an assembly.

“The plantation can never flourish till families be planted…” women were sent to Jamestown Colonists who wanted to marry one of the women had to pay a fee of 120 pounds of tobacco.

Also in 1619… Dutch ships brought Africans to the colonies for the 1 st time. Not brought as slaves. Most were indentured servants- would work for 5 to 7 years and then get their own land.