Warm UP John Smith- a soldier and an adventurer that helped Jamestown survive because of his great leadership. House of Burgesses- The representative.

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Slide 2 Slide 3 Warm UP John Smith- a soldier and an adventurer that helped Jamestown survive because of his great leadership. House of Burgesses- The representative assembly (government) in the American colonies. Indentured Servant- people who could not afford the trip to America and worked to pay off the cost in the American colonies. Slide 4 Warm UP Cash Crop- a crop that can be sold for money! Joint-Stock Company- when a group of people put their money together to make money. House of Burgesses- The 1 st representative government in the English colonies. Slide 5 Warm UP Write the question and answer: Would you have traveled to Jamestown knowing what you know now? Why or why not? Slide 6 Warm UP (11-12) In your opinion, who had a larger impact on the success of Jamestown? John Smith or John Rolfe? Why? Slide 7 Warm UP (11-12) Colony- a piece of land outside a countrys borders that exist to benefit the country that owns it Joint Stock Company- people pool their money together to form a company and then agree to split all profits-like a modern day corporation House of Burgesses- The 1 st representative government in the English colonies. Charter- a document giving permission to do something. Slide 8 Warm-Up (11-12) Why was the House of Burgesses (HOB) necessary in Jamestown? What problems could have arose without the HOB? Slide 9 Agenda Moving of the Era Frame Ceremony Jamestown Notes (pg. 13 in your journal) Slide 10 Weekly Agenda Tuesday: Jamestown Notes & John Smith Homework: Historian Analysis Wednesday: Newspaper Homework: Complete your newspaper story Thursday: Peer Editing/Second Story Homework: Complete drawings Friday: Finish Newspaper Tutoring: make up work if you were absent Slide 11 Colony An area or settlement controlled by a distant country. To colonize means to set up a colony I am the King and you listen to me.. Slide 12 Hardship Something that causes difficulty (weather, disease, lack of food, ect) Slide 13 Royal Charter A document signed by the King that gives groups the right to perform a task. Slide 14 Joint-Stock Company Groups of people who join together and invest in a company. We are all partial owners of the Virginia company Slide 15 Gentlemen A man of refinement and high-class I am a lazy gentleman Slide 16 Before Jamestown.a mystery Slide 17 The Charters King James I granted two charters in 1606. One was for the Virginia Company of London and the other for the Virginia Company of Plymouth. Here is your charter (a official document) so that you can go create a colony for England in the New World. Hopefully this colony will be successful Royal Charter Slide 18 1607 The Virginia Company of London financed (paid) for an expedition to Chesapeake Bay that included 104 colonists. Slide 19 Jamestown The colonists landed in the Chesapeake Bay, settled on the James River and named their town Jamestown in honor of King James. Slide 20 Life in Jamestown Slide 21 Location The settlement was in a swamp-like are and full of mosquitoes that carried the disease malaria. Slide 22 The Colonists The colonists believed that gold was in the area. They spent all their time searching for gold and little time planting and building. Many were Gentlemen and unwilling to work. Im too good to do hard workLet the servants do it. Just rocks. No gold! Lazy gentleman! Slide 23 Identify What was the motivation for settlement at Jamestown? Social Economic Political Geographic Slide 24 Slide 25 John Smith 1607-1609 After a harsh winter and a long drought, many colonists die. Only 38 colonists were left. John Smith leads the colony by getting food from the Powhatan. Smith says No work, No food. 300 more colonists arrive from England. John Smith returned to England after a gunpowder explosion. Slide 26 1610 Many colonists die during a period known as the starving time. Men resort to eating things such as bugs, rats, snakes, horses, and each other. Afterwards, 800 more colonists arrive. Out of 300 settlers, 60 survive. Slide 27 We men didnt prepare well enough for the winter.. Slide 28 1612 John Rolfe John Rolfe obtained a high grade tobacco that the colonists begin growing it (cash crop). Tobacco is very popular in England and the colony makes a lot of money. Tobacco John Rolfe Slide 29 America: The Story of US Slide 30 1618- House of Burgesses (Republic) The House of Burgesses becomes the first to establish a colonial assembly. This is an example of representative government. We need to set the price of tobacco! Agreed! All in favor? Slide 31 1619 (Slaves) Indentured servants had been used to make Jamestown economically prosperous. By 1619, slaves begin replacing indentured servants to keep up with the demand for tobacco. Slide 32 Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Slide 33 1621 2,000 colonist have now settled in Jamestown. Slide 34 Warm UP (pg. 14-15) 1.What were some reasons Jamestown was nearly a disaster? 2.What were some reasons it survived? Slide 35 Jamestown Failure Poor settlement choice (swampy) Mosquitoes that carry the disease Malaria Angry native Americans Hunger (unprepared) Bad weather (no rain) Lazy Gentleman, without survival skills. Jamestown (3:00) Slide 36 Jamestown Success John Smith saved the colony from themselves with great leadership. He also convinced the Chief Powhatan to trade. John Rolfe- He cultivated tobacco. Pocahontas- Supposedly saved John Smith from death. John Rolfe and Tobacco (7:00)