3. Jamestown Merchants and land owners started a business called the Virginia Company of London Set up the company to start a colony in Virginia Sold shares of ownership, or stock Any profits the company made would be divided among those who bought the stock Goal of Expedition: To make MONEY
4. Jamestown Cont. Settled in Chesapeake Bay after sailing down a river, named it James river after King James I Built houses, a church and a fort Life was much more difficult than imagined
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11. Difficulties at Jamestown Water was salty and unsafe to drink Mosquitoes carried deadly diseases, a problem with swampy lands Constant attacks Lazy “gentlemen” did not work to plant crops, had expected to find gold like Spanish By winter, nearly half of the colonists had died
12. John Smith A natural story teller, and a natural leader Became disgusted with colonists, forced them to work “He that will not work, will not eat.” Forced colonists to build houses, plant crops, raise livestock Made him unpopular, but kept them alive Story of Pocahontas
16. John Smith cont. Smith led trading with the areas Native American tribes Strong Leader Hurt in a gunpowder accident and had to return to England Colony suffered without him The winter of 1609 – 1610 was “The Starving Time” “If we were lucky, our food was a can of barley, split among five men each day.”
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18. The Adventures of John Smith http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures/John-smith
19. New Virginians Colony barley survived the winter 1614 John Rolfe found a solution…tobacco Tobacco became a cash crop: a crop that is sold for money King James I, “Tobacco is a stinking weed.” Grew it anyways, rejuvenated spirit
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21. “Peace of Pocahontas” John Rolfe married Pocahontas Marriage helped keep peace between English and Powhatan people Lasted 8 years Pocahontas became “celebrity” in England Died of Small Pox right before return to Virginia
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25. Africans Arrive in Jamestown Tobacco was growing everywhere, needed workers Many newcomers were indentured servants Indentured Servants: people who could not afford the trip, borrowed money, and agreed to work 5-7 years to pay off debt
27. Early Colonial Tobacco 1618 — Virginia produces 20,000 pounds of tobacco. 1622 — Despite losing nearly one-third of its colonists in an Indian attack, Virginia produces 60,000 pounds of tobacco. 1627 — Virginia produces 500,000 pounds of tobacco. 1629 — Virginia produces 1,500,000 pounds of tobacco.
28. Tobacco Prices: 1618-1710 Why did tobacco prices decline so precipitously?
30. First Africans were indentured servants, early population included both free and indentured AA’s Christians could not be enslaved by English law Eventually all African Americans were forced to work
34. 1619 Women are brought to colonies House of Burgesses met for the first time Made laws for the colony Members were white men who owned land Not always fair, but first step towards developing own govt. Burgesses (citizen or freeman) More conflict with Native Americans 1924: King James I took back over
36. Virtual Map of Settlement http://www.virtualjamestown.org/jamestown_development/settlement_v2.html
Editor's Notes
Virginia company offered to send colonists to North America. Game them tools, weapons, medicine, seed, and other goods. In return, the colonists had to repay the company. Repayment was made with a share of any gold the colonists found or any crops they grew.
