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1. You know the routine … 1. You know the routine … List section and prepare List section and prepare to guess:to guess:

Death Valley NPDeath Valley NP

- CaliforniaCalifornia- Hottest and driest of the NPHottest and driest of the NP- Racetrack PlayaRacetrack Playa

JamestownJamestown

What:What: City in Virginia where City in Virginia where the English have their first the English have their first successful settlement in the successful settlement in the New WorldNew World

When:When: 1607 1607

Significance:Significance: First successful First successful English settlement in English settlement in AmericaAmerica

House of BurgessesHouse of Burgesses

What:What: Jamestown’s legislature Jamestown’s legislature (law-making body) that was (law-making body) that was made up of elected made up of elected representativesrepresentatives

When:When: 1619 1619

Significance:Significance: First example of First example of self-government in the self-government in the English coloniesEnglish colonies

You’re the AuthorYou’re the Author

Title:Title: Early Troubles Early Troubles

Beginning:Beginning: Most of Jamestown’s Most of Jamestown’s colonists were townspeople. colonists were townspeople. They knew little about living in They knew little about living in the woods and could not make the woods and could not make sense of fish and game around sense of fish and game around them.them.

You’re the AuthorYou’re the Author

Key Words:Key Words: sickness, John Smith, sickness, John Smith, Chief Powhatan, Lord De La Chief Powhatan, Lord De La Warr, indentured servitude, Warr, indentured servitude, starving time, “dogs, rats, starving time, “dogs, rats, snakes,” corpses, Thomas Dale, snakes,” corpses, Thomas Dale, harsh lawsharsh laws

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1. Have your story from yesterday 1. Have your story from yesterday out on your desk.out on your desk.

2. Take a packet from the basket 2. Take a packet from the basket by the front door.by the front door.

2. Where are we…2. Where are we…

Denali NPDenali NP

- AlaskaAlaska- Mount McKinleyMount McKinley

- Highest Peak in North AmericaHighest Peak in North America- 20,000 ft above sea level20,000 ft above sea level- 50% of hikes are successful50% of hikes are successful- First climbed in 1913First climbed in 1913- Claimed 100 livesClaimed 100 lives

Jamestown: The First Successful Jamestown: The First Successful English SettlementEnglish Settlement

1.Describe the hardships Jamestown faced

2.Describe how Jamestown survived.

JamestownJamestown

I. JamestownI. Jamestown

A. BeginningA. Beginning

B. Early ProblemsB. Early Problems

C. Short-Term SurvivalC. Short-Term Survival

D. Long-Term SurvivalD. Long-Term Survival

Possible DemisePossible Demise Possible SuccessPossible Success

John Smith’s Journal