virginia & maryland. apush “take five” what were the reasons for english colonization?
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Charters from King James I
Virginia Co. of Plymouth (crazy Pilgrims 1st attempt)
Maine
Virginia Co. of London
Jamestown
THE FIRSTE CHARTER OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANIE
April 10, 1606
James, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc.
Whereas our loving subjects, the knights, gentlemen, marchants and certain adventurers of our cittie of London, have asked that we give them a licence to make a colonie in that parte of America commonly called Virginia,
Wee doe, therefore, grante to the adventurers of the Virginia Companie of London that they shall beginne their Firste Colonie anie place they see fit between 34 and 41 degrees of latitude on the coast of Virginia. They will hereafter tende to the glorie of His Divine Majestie in propagating of Christian religion to suche people as yet live in darkness. These adventurers shall have all the landes, woods, rivers, mineralls, waters, fishing, and commodities within fifty miles of the seat of their plantacion.
And further we doe grant that all persons living in the colonie shall have all the liberties, and immunities the same as if they had been borne or lived in England.
Take Five
What terms in the charter do you think will lead to future conflicts between the colonies and Great Britain?
King James I gives directions
3 objectives:(1) find gold!
(2) find the northwest passage
(3) find the lost colony of Roanoke
Establishing a location:Not directly on the coast (why?)
Proceed up the river inland
Separate from the natives
Build a fort immediately (19 days)
Work in your “pods” for a few minutes to choose the top 5 items that you would have taken with you to Jamestown and why?
A Bad Omen?
Map Key*** = Jamestown
voyagers stuck in the English
channel for 6 weeks because of
A Headwind (they could
see their hometowns!!)
*** = 4 stops in the Spanish held
West Indies for supplies
45 people died en route
Arrived 4 months and 24 days
after leaving England…
104 men and boys arrive in
Jamestown—no women
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Jamestown Fort & SettlementJamestown Fort & Settlement MapMap
Jamestown Fort & SettlementJamestown Fort & Settlement MapMap
Problems with the colony
Seekers of fortune
Disease
Location, location,
location…
Hostile natives
Starvation
John Smith becomes council PresidentThe Three Sisters
Chesapeake BayChesapeake BayChesapeake BayChesapeake Bay
Geographic/environmental problems??Geographic/environmental problems??
Captain John Smith:Captain John Smith:The Right Man for the Job??The Right Man for the Job??Captain John Smith:Captain John Smith:The Right Man for the Job??The Right Man for the Job??
There was no talk…but dig gold, wash There was no talk…but dig gold, wash
gold, refine gold, load gold…gold, refine gold, load gold…
Arrives to the colonies in chains
Braggart and commoner
Charter from the King opened and Smith to serve on the council
All other leaders die
“good” relationship with natives
Befriended by Pocahontas
No work, no food!!!!
What did the colonists eat?
Tortoyses here (such as in the Bermudas) I have seene about the entrance of our bay, but we have not taken of them, but of the land tortoyses we take and eate dailie… William Strachey
fish lying so thicke with their heads above the water, as for want of nets (our barge driving amongst them) we attempted to catch them with a frying pan, but we found it a bad instrument to catch fish with
John Smith