Standard 1The student will describe European settlement in North America during

the 17th century.

Jamestown Virginia Company Clip

Jamestown• It was started by the Virginia Company in 1607.– This was a joint-stock company.

• Established in modern day Virginia.• The British created Jamestown with the hope of getting rich

like the Spanish. GOD! GLORY! GOLD!• There were many difficulties early on:– Disease– Swampy land– Indian attacks– Poor leadership and focus

Mine Mine Mine Clip

Jamestown• The colony struggled mightily due to people not working, poor leadership,

and its bad location.• At one of its lowest points, settlers were known to turn to acts of

cannibalism. Quote- “"Whether she was better roasted, boiled or carbonado'd [barbecued], I know not. Such a dish as powdered (salted) wife, I never heard of."

• In the beginning, Native Americans helped the colonists survive, Powhatan and Pocahontas, but due to the British’s attitude towards the Native Americans, the relationship fell apart and became adversarial.

• The only thing that kept the colony from completely failing was tobacco.– Tobacco became a very important cash crop for the colonies.– Colonists in the South became extremely wealthy cultivating tobacco

for European consumers.

Early American Government

• The Virginia Company allowed the colonists to govern themselves.

• The colonists in Jamestown created the House of Burgesses.– It is the first representative government established in the

colonies.– You had to be at least 17 years old and own land to vote.– The House of Burgesses could create laws and levy taxes.

Jamestown

• In 1624, the King of England took over Virginia.– The Virginia Company

ran into hard times and went bankrupt.

– Virginia was making lots of money and the King did not want it to fail.

• Virginia became the first royal colony.

Native American Relations

• As Jamestown continues to expand, and gain in population, relations with local tribes began to sour.

• The Native Americans tried many times to fight the colonial expansion.– The Algonquin Tribe, Powhatan’s tribe, was nearly eradicated by

English efforts.

• Ultimately, the Native Americans lost and were forced to either leave the land or be placed on reservations.– This will become a common theme in American History.

Bacon’s Rebellion

• Nathanial Bacon led an army of poor farmers against the government of Virginia for not supporting the poor.

• The rebellion showed that the poor would not tolerate a government that ignored their concerns in favor of the wealthy.

The Development of Slavery

• During the late 1600s, England economy started to improve.• This improvement meant that there were fewer indentured

servants to come to the colonies to be used for labor on the tobacco farms.

• What are indentured servants?• This will lead to the started importation of African slaves.

Savages Clip

Let’s take a look at a few sources!!!!!

Who made up the first settlers?

• 50 or so “Gentlemen”• 7 members of the Virginia Company• 1 Preacher, 1 blacksmith, 1 sailor, 1 barber, 2

bricklayers, 1 mason, 1 tailor, and 10 or so laborers.

• And about 100 or so people without defined positions.

• What do you notice about these numbers?

What would be the possible motivations you would need to start

your life over in a new environment?

What kind of inducement might you require?

Make Your Own Recruitment Poster

Scenario: You are a member of the Pebblebrook Company, a competing company of the Virginia Company. Learning from the mistakes of the Jamestown settlers, your company has decided to start a new settlement in the new world. Your task is to make a recruitment poster for your company in order to make it as successful as possible.

For Your Poster You Need:

• A Visual Representation that attracts people to the New World.

• In addition, you must answer the following questions on the back of your poster.

• What kinds of skills did you deem necessary for your expedition?

• How many people would you take with you? • How will you get people to come?

• What was the House of Burgesses?A. The home of Puritan leadersB. Home of the governor of VirginiaC. The Parliament of VirginiaD. An elected governing body in Virginia

• Why was the House of Burgesses significant?A. It sat as court in the Salem Witch Trials.B. It created a series of trade laws for the colonies.C. It imposed and collected British taxes.D. It was the start of representative government in

Virginia.

• The Virginia House of BurgessesA. Established a model of representative

governmentB. Was established by King James IC. Provided a way for people to secure religious

freedomD. Was put in place in 1607 as a temporary

government

• What was the name of the first representative body in the American colonies?A. The Albany Plan of UnionB. The Continental CongressC. The Sons of LibertyD. The Virginia House of Burgesses

• The first successful British colony in North America wasA. Jamestown, VirginiaB. Quebec, CanadaC. Jamestown, MassachusettsD. New Amsterdam, New Netherlands

• The Virginia colony was built largely due to the labor of people who agreed to work for a master for a set number of years in exchange for that master paying their way to North America. These laborers were then promised land once their time of servitude was over. Such workers were known asA. Slaves.B. Contract laborers.C. Nativists.D. Indentured servants.

• Which colonial region was most known for plantations, large numbers of slaves, and the production of rice and tobacco?A. New EnglandB. SouthernC. MiddleD. Atlantic

• Who was Powhatan?A. A native American chief who made peace with the

Pilgrims and helped them through their first winter.B. A Native American chief who ruled over much of the

Virginia territory when English settlers arrived.C. A Native American chief who was shot and killed by

New Englanders in Rhode Island.D. The first African slave to arrive in Virginia by way of

the Middle Passage.

• What role did tobacco play in the history of Jamestown?A. It was the main crop the founders of Jamestown hoped to

grow when the first established the colony.B. It caused fighting when the colonial government outlawed

the crop and would not allow it to be imported.C. It turned out to be the cash crop that saved the colony.D. Although Virginians tried to raise tobacco, the crop failed

miserably.

• He led a rebellion in 1676 that forced Virginia’s leaders to recognize the growing discontent among small landowners. The uprising he led also showed the need to do something about shortages of land and led to slavery serving as the colony’s primary labor system. Who was he?A. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. John C. CalhounD. Nathaniel Bacon

• Which of the following list is associated with the southern colonies?A. Subsistence farming, slavery, profitable

shipping industry, Puritan faithB. Commerce, diversity, originally home to Dutch

settlementsC. Tobacco, rice, plantation system, large

numbers of slavesD. Fur trade, with trials, Mayflower Compact