PPT-Jamestown

Founded 1607 By Veronica Ethan Miseal and Angela History of Jamestown Jamestown was first founded in May 1607 by the Virginia Company under England The purpose was to find gold and silver and find a water route to the Pacific. Tobacco debacle. Columbian Exchange. . European’s Emerge in the New World . Early Jamestown. Jamestown. Jamestown had a rough beginning. Virginia Company received a charter from King James I. 40 colonists died on the passage over. American History I - Unit 1. Ms. Brown. Colonization. The establishment of distant settlements controlled by the parent country. European rulers funded explorations into unknown areas .  set up colonies in North/South America. JAMESTOWN. 1607. 1609-10. 1614-1619. 1622. 1625. 105 men and boys set sail in December 1606. . Arrived at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, VA on April 26, 1607. swampy, humid; mosquitos, hot, hostile natives . Settlements. Let’s review what we already know about early explorers.. http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=112814. Map of the Eastern United States Coastline. The first three English . ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:. What . political, economic, religious, and social reasons . led to the establishment of the thirteen English colonies?. Which . historic documents and colonial practices contributed to the growth of . 1607. 1606-The Virginia . Company . (joint-stock company) of . London . (est. . by James . I) chartered the voyage. Charter guaranteed . colonists their rights as English men (extended the English Bill of Rights) and became . Early English Settlements. Jamestown Colony. The Beginning. King James sent a group of men to North America in 1606 to start a colony. . In May of 1607, the men finally arrived in Virginia, hoping to find gold. . Colonial America: 1587-1770. Texas 8. th. grd US History TEKS. (2) History. The student understands the causes of exploration and colonization eras. The student is expected to: . (A) identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America; and . st. 2016. Get your spirals/folders, a pen/pencil, and take out your . bellwork. sheet. . QUIZ TOMORROW, FRIDAY September 2nd!!!!!!. Bellwork. : What do you think? . Did early English . colonies want to convert natives? If not, what did they want to do?. Where?. Who?. What does our textbook say about. Pocahontas saving John Smith?. Page 159. In 1607, members of the Powhatan tribe captured John Smith and took him to Chief Powhatan. Smith believed that he was going to be killed, but Pocahontas kept him from being harmed. This famous event was probably just acted out as ceremony, but no one is sure. . What do you know about . Jamestown?. Bell Ringer. European Empires in the Americas . Which country controlled the pink land?. Which country controlled the blue land?. Which country controlled the olive land?. Review. 1. What event led to an increased demand in Europe for goods produced in Asia?. 2. Rumors of what precious metal in North America played a role in European exploration?. 3. What was the name of the theoretical water passage through North America to Asia?. Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607. Question #1. How was James killed?. Answer #1. The savages shot him with an arrow. Question #2. Who saved Captain Smith from being killed?. Answer #2. Pocahantas. Question #3. Settlement of Jamestown. The Virginia Company offered people willing to move to Jamestown a . headright. .. Headright. –. . 50. acres of land given to each person who could pay their own way to Virginia.