TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 WARM-UP – UNPACK STANDARD 1. WRITE THIS STANDARD IN YOUR rd NOTEBOOK in the 3 section. LEARNING INTENTION: 8.2 Trace and explain the founding of Jamestown, • UNPACK STANDARD AND including: Virginia Company, James River, John JAMESTOWN SUCCESS CRITERIA: Smith, Pocahontas, Powhatan, John Rolfe, “starving I can pick out clue words in time”, Tobacco, Bacon’s Rebellion, Indentured our standard. servants and slaves, The arrival of women, House of I can create questions that need to be answered to Burgesses master the standard. 2. CIRCLE OR HIGHLIGHT CLUE WORDS I can explain why people where motivated to move to 3. What questions do we need to know the Jamestown. answers to in order to MASTER this I can list at least 3 hardships the colonists endured. standard? I can explain how Jamestown survived. CLUE WORDS 8.2 Trace and explain the founding of Jamestown, including: Virginia Company, James River, John Smith, Pocahontas, Powhatan, John Rolfe, “starving time”, Tobacco, Bacon’s Rebellion, Indentured servants and slaves, The arrival of women, House of Burgesses. •Trace – •find or discover by investigation, track down •Explain – •make clear 8.2 Trace and explain the founding of Jamestown…. 1. Where is Jamestown located? 2. Why was it founded? 3. Who moved and lived there? 4. How did they survive? 8.2 …including: 5. What was the Virginia Company? Virginia Company, 6. Why was the James River important? James River, John Smith, Pocahontas, 7. Who was John Smith? Powhatan, John 8. Who was Pocahontas? Rolfe, “starving 9. Who were the Powhatan? time”, Tobacco, 10.Who was John Rolfe? Bacon’s Rebellion, Indentured 11.What was the “starving time”? servants and 12.Why was tobacco important? slaves, The arrival 13.What was Bacon’s Rebellion? of women, House of 14.What are Indentured servants and slaves? Burgesses 15.What is the House of Burgesses? Jamestown 1605- English merchants ask King James I for permission to found a colony May 14, 1607: Jamestown founded 1st permanent English settlement Jamestown was sponsored by the Virginia Company of London. King James I granted charter (permission to form a colony) The company also supported English national goals of expansion and riches. The Virginia Company was a joint- stock company. Investors bought shares in the company hoping the company would make money and that they would share in the profits. • The plan was for the company's settlers to find gold and establish trade in fish and furs. • The company sent 144 settlers in three ships to build a new colony in North America Motivations for Jamestown Settlement • Economic prosperity • Single men hoped to make fortunes in Virginia and return to England • Previous explorers brought home tales of vast amounts of gold and other valuable resources • English patriotism • Adventurers wanted to stake English claim to prevent Spanish from taking over all of North America. • Most men: Adventurers seeking fortune, No farming experience or James River useful skills • Jamestown surrounded by marshes, Colonists and disease-carrying mosquitoes, Unprepared • Hostile relations with the Native Americans • By 1st winter: 2/3 of settlers dead Brain Break Taking Control 1608- John Smith becomes leader, • Builds fort • Forced settlers to do work/build better houses • Hard workers rewarded w/food • Agreement w/local Natives(Powhatan), brought food, taught how to grow corn Captain John Smith Yes No October 1609 - Capt. John Smith was severely injured by an accidental gunpowder explosion; he returned to England for treatment in. 1609-1610, Winter: the “starving time,” when the population shrank from about 300 to 60 left at Jamestown. The Powhatan Indians placed the settlement under siege at this time. 9 of every 10 die for disease & famine 1610-1611: John Rolfe, arrived with the group from Bermuda, began experimenting with tobacco seeds he acquired from the West Indies. He tried to find a tobacco more pleasing to English tastes than the bitter native tobacco that the Powhatans grew. Tobacco Saves Jamestown • John Rolfe- introduced new type of tobacco • Sells well in England • Colony makes $ = colony survives Relations With Natives • 1614- John Rolfe marries Pocahontas(daughter of Powhatan leader) • 1622- Colonists kill Powhatan leader • Powhatan attack settlers, fighting continues • 1624- King cancels charter, Virginia becomes a royal colony • Ruled by governor chosen by king America the Story of Us: Life in Jamestown | History EXIT 2:55 minutes TICKET https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssS6UoBoiuc 1. List at least 3 hardships or struggles that the Jamestown colony endured. .