Jamestown

20 Years after Roanoke…

Rich merchants wanted to try againRich merchants wanted to try again Formed Formed Joint-stock CompanyJoint-stock Company Called it Virginia CompanyCalled it Virginia Company

Back to the New World! 144 Settlers in 3 ships144 Settlers in 3 ships 40 died en route40 died en route Landed near a the Chesapeake Bay and the Landed near a the Chesapeake Bay and the

James river and built on a peninsulaJames river and built on a peninsula Lack of good farmland, marshy and hotLack of good farmland, marshy and hot

Jamestown

Building Timeline Jamestown founded April 1607Jamestown founded April 1607 1608 – New resupply ship arrives 38 1608 – New resupply ship arrives 38

colonists alivecolonists alive John Smith the leader for first 2 yearsJohn Smith the leader for first 2 years

Building…

1609 – 400 more settlers arrive to boost the 1609 – 400 more settlers arrive to boost the colonycolony

Winter of 1609-1610 “The Starving Time”Winter of 1609-1610 “The Starving Time” Spring 1610 40 aliveSpring 1610 40 alive

Things get better…

Colony taken from investors and made first Colony taken from investors and made first Royal ColonyRoyal Colony

Tobacco becomes a huge Tobacco becomes a huge cash cropcash crop

First Democracy in Action!

The House of BurgessesThe House of Burgesses First form of Representative government in First form of Representative government in

the Coloniesthe Colonies July 1619July 1619

The Beginning of the Peculiar Institution Slaves brought to colony in 1640’s to work Slaves brought to colony in 1640’s to work

the tobacco fieldsthe tobacco fields