Types of colonies JOINT-STOCK COMPANY: issued stock to investors to raise money(who would in return make profit).

CHARTER COLONY: self-governed, and their charters were granted to the colonists as opposed to proprietors

PROPRIETARY: established in territories which had been granted by the English Crown to one, or more, proprietors who had full governing rights

ROYAL: ruled by the monarch

Happy Tuesday! • Please grab a Roanoke handout from the front desk

• Your task is to select one of the theories about what happened to the people at Roanoke. They still do not know what truly happened, so there are no wrong answers. What you need to do is be able to choose a position and then defend it. You may use BYOT to look up any “clues” they have discovered and pull in that information. In addition to defending your theory, you must refute the other four theories.

Roanoke Video• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o99Y4Brq-

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JAMESTOWN

http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown/videos/jamestown-founded-in-1607

Reasons for leaving England

• Lack of economic opportunity• Stories of gold mines• Religious persecution

Establishing JamestownKing of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London (1606).

CHARTER is a document issued by a government authority.

What did the charter do?

1. Gave the right to establish colonies in New World2. Granted British rights to the colonists

Establishing JamestownMay 14, 1607: first permanent English colony is establishedWhy Jamestown?

1. Could be easily defended from attack by sea by the Spanish2. water to allow ships to dock with supplies3. thought good supply of fresh water

1608: John Smith becomes leader of established council

“He that will not work, will not eat.”HARSH DISCIPLINE kept the colony alive!

1610: Lord de la Warr governor also enforces strict, harsh discipline and an new abundance of supplies

Difficulties in Jamestown

STARVATION: 1609-1610 “starving time”

NATIVE ATTACKS

DISEASE

LACK OF FRESH WATER

LACK OF SUPPLIES

LAZINESS!

Of the 104 men and boys who landed, only 38 were still alive by January 1608.

Government in Jamestown

House of Burgesses (1619):First legislature in English colonies (bicameral)REPRESENTATIVE governmentMake own lawsMilitary law

Economy in JamestownJohn Rolfe introduced the first cash crop of the new world- TOBACCO

Effects of tobacco:$$$$$$Increased need for labor -> Indentured Servants

Free passage to Virginia, work for 5-7 years = FREEDOM

Women in Jamestown1620: 90 women arrive in Jamestown

120 pounds of tobacco to marry one of them

Why is the arrival of women important?

Powhatan

1608- establish necessary trade

Powhatan also taught English to farm and survive on the land

Friendly relations turn deadly-Death of Powhatan leaders,

realization English are invaders looking to expand

• What precedents were set by Jamestown?

Your assignment

Your task is to discuss/illustrate the hardships faced at Jamestown.

You can either create a “collage” of images you might have seen at Jamestown, or write a “diary entry” as a member of Jamestown colony.

Colonial Mini-Project

• Due September 8!

• Power point or Video

• Economy• Religion• Culture• Geography• History