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Jamestown
What the playing field looks like….What the playing field looks like….
Spain was leading the competition to colonize the New World.
England didn’t want to be left out of the competition.
England’s Desires:England’s Desires:
1.1. Resources! Resources!
2.2. English merchants saw new customers.English merchants saw new customers. Native Americans & ColonistsNative Americans & Colonists
3.3. England was crowded and the New World England was crowded and the New World offered space.offered space.
NOT HERE…this area is claimed by FranceFrance.
EnglandEngland tries its first colony right here.
NOT HERE…this area is claimed by SpainSpain.
The 3The 3rdrd Time is a charm Time is a charm
Sixteen years after Roanoke, the English again attempted to colonize a portion of the North America.
How to pay for a colony:How to pay for a colony:
1.) A businessman wants to start a colony.
2.) He asks the King for permission.
3.) Start a company that will fund the colony.
Paying for a Colony:Paying for a Colony:
English merchants asked the King for a charter.charter.– Instructions on managing a colony.
The charter permitted a joint stock companyjoint stock company to fund the colony.– Investors who shared in the profits or losses of a
colony.
““Air Ball!”Air Ball!”
Roanoke IRoanoke I
““Air Ball!”Air Ball!”
Roanoke IIRoanoke II
““Slam-dunk!”Slam-dunk!”
JamestownJamestown
A Basketball Analogy:A Basketball Analogy:
Jamestown:Jamestown:
The Colony of Jamestown was founded when 105 colonists landed near the mouth of the James River, in Virginia.
Like Jamestown, the James River, and James Peninsula are named after…
KING JAMES
Despite England’s support, Jamestown suffered for 10 years.Despite England’s support, Jamestown suffered for 10 years.
1. Most settlers didn’t want to build houses or work in the fields.
Instead they mined for gold.
I’m a gentlemen. I’m a gentlemen. I’m not working I’m not working like a peasant.like a peasant.
Why Jamestown Almost Failed:Why Jamestown Almost Failed:
John SmithJohn Smith
The leader of Jamestown Colony.
He required all men work the jobs necessary for survival.
Why Jamestown Almost failed:Why Jamestown Almost failed:
2. Built close to a swamp, diseases spread because of bad water and mosquitoes.
Why Jamestown Almost failed:Why Jamestown Almost failed:
3. Native Americans often attacked the settlement.
Why Jamestown Almost failed:Why Jamestown Almost failed:
4. The winter of 1609-1610 was known as the “Starving TimeStarving Time.”– All but 60 of the 500 colonists would die.
Starving Time MenuStarving Time Menu
Starving timeStarving time
“The most miserable and poor creatures existed in Jamestown in 1609. They were preserved for the most part by roots, herbs, acorns, walnuts, berries and sometimes fish…even the skins of our horses. So great was our famine that a Savage we slew and buried we took up again and ate him. It was too vile to say and scarce believed what we endured.”
Governing Jamestown:Governing Jamestown:
When Jamestown showed no profit, the king made it a royal royal colonycolony. A colony governed
by the king.
Tobacco Shipments to Europe:Tobacco Shipments to Europe:
1616: 2500 lbs1640: 3,000,000 lbs
How to get to Jamestown:How to get to Jamestown:
1. Pay for passage.
2. Become someone’s indentured servantindentured servant:– A laborer who is under contract for a specified
period of time.
3. Slaves were brought whether they wanted to be here or not.
How Would You Set up JamestownHow Would You Set up Jamestown
The Goal of a Colony is to make lots of …Money
It also needs to be stable and sustainable.
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