The First English Settlements

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The First English Settlements Chapter 3: Colonies Take Root (1587-1752) Ch. 3.1: The First English Settlements

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

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

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

► Jamestown was founded along the James River in Virginia

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

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.

House of Burgesses

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

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

► The colony was named Plymouth

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