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• Jamestown Settlement

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• What is a colony?

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• What is a colony?
• A colony is a piece of land that is ruled by
  another country.

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• What were four reasons for English colonization
  in America?

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• Four reasons for English colonization in America
  were (click for answers)
• Increase her wealth and power
• Find silver and gold in America
• Obtain raw materials that could not be grown in
  England
• Open new markets for trade
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• What were the 3 reasons why the Jamestown
  settlers came to America?

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• 3 Reasons Jamestown Settlers Came...
• Jamestown was primarily an economic venture for
  PROFIT
• Stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
  financed settlement of Jamestown
• First permanent settlement in North America in
  1607
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• On what river is Jamestown located?

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Jamestown is located on the James River.
Be thankful for the easy questions!
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• List three reasons the settlers chose the site at
  Jamestown.

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• The settlers chose Jamestown because
• Could defend easily from attack by sea
• Spanish attack
• Could dock ships at shore
• Water deep enough
• Believed they had a good supply of fresh water
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• What was the importance of the charters of the
  Virginia Company of London to the Jamestown
  settlement?

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• The charters were important because
• Charters were granted by King of England
• Gave the Virginia Company the right to establish
  a settlement in North America
• Established companies to begin colonies in the
  New World
• Extended English rights to the colonists
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What was the Virginia House of Burgesses and why
was it important?
It became the General Assembly of Virginia, which
continues to this day.
The first elected legislative body in America
giving settlers the opportunity to control their
own government.

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• By 1640 How had the Virginia House of Burgesses
  changed?

Picture depicts Patrick Henry speaking before the
House of Burgesses
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• By 1640 the House of Burgesses became a separate
  legislative body. (Separated from the Governor
  and the Governors Council)

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• What was the impact of the arrival of women on
  the Jamestown settlement?

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• The arrival of women in 1620
• Made it possible for the settlers to establish
  families
• Created more permanent settlement at Jamestown

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• How did Africans arrive in Jamestown?
• How did they impact the economy?

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• Africans in Jamestown
• Arrived against their will
• Arrived as baptized Christians
• Labeled indentured servants for a period of 5 to
  7 years
• Arrival made it possible to expand the tobacco
  industry
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• What are 3 CAUSES related to the following effect
• Effect Many settlers died

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• CAUSES related to the death of many settlers
  included
• Lack of safe drinking water
• Lack of certain skills
• Disease
• Starvation
• Indians
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• Using the graphics below, identify 4 things that
  increased settlers chance of survival

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• The chance of survival was increased by
• Arrival of two supply ships
• Colonists bartered for food with Indians
• Strong leadership of John Smith
• Forced work programs
• Emphasis on self sustaining agriculture
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• In addition to serving as a leader for the
  settlers, how else did John Smith effect the
  survival of the settlers? (use the picture clue)

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• Captain John Smith
• initiated trading with the Powhatans

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• Name three items the Powhatans had to offer the
  English

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• The Powhatans traded

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• In turn, what did the English exchange for these
  things?

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• The English exchanged

guns
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• What new crops did the Powhatans introduce to the
  English?

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• The Powhatans introduced to the English

Tobacco
Corn
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• How did the Powhatan people contribute to the
  survival of Jamestown?

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• The Powhatans contributed to the survival of
  Jamestown by
• Introducing new crops
• Beginning friendships with the colonists
  (Pocahontas)
• Believing the English and American Indians could
  live in harmony (Pocahontas)
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• Describe how and why the relationship between the
  Jamestown settlers and the Powhatans changed

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• The relationship between the settlers and the
  Powhatans changed
• From cautious but friendly to violent (how)
• Powhatans realized the English settlement would
  continue to grow (why)
• Powhatans saw the colonists as invaders that
  would take over their land (why)
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• What effect did agriculture have on the Virginia
  colony?

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• Agriculture served as
• Primary source of wealth

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• What is a cash crop?

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• What is a cash crop?
• A crop that is grown to sell for money rather
  than for use by the grower.

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• What was the most profitable cash crop at this
  time?

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• The most profitable cash crop at this time?

Tobacco

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• How did agriculture in the Virginia colony
  influence the institution of slavery?

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• The successful planting of tobacco depended on a
  reliable and inexpensive source of labor.

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Life in the Virginia Colonies
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Virginia Colonies

• Define the word Culture

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• A group with common characteristics and features
  such as

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• Who were some of the cultural groups that settled
  in Virginia during the early 1600s to 1700s?

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• Some of the cultural groups that settled in
  Virginia during the early 1600s to 1700s were

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• The English settled in primarily what regions of
  Virginia?

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Virginia Colonies

• Piedmont
• Tidewater

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• The homelands of the Algonquians, Cherokee,
  Powatans, and Souians were in what regions?

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• In which region was the first tobacco crop
  cultivated by John Rolfe and the Jamestown
  Settlers?

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Cultivate means to grow
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• John Rolfe and the Jamestown Settlers first
  cultivated tobacco in the Tidewater Region

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What year did the first settlement begin in the
Tidewater?
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In 1607 people from England occupied the
Tidewater Region.
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• What does the word Chesapeake mean?

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• The word Chesapeake means

Great Salt Water
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• Early Economy

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• Coins and Bills that people use to by things is
• Barter
• Credit
• Debt
• Currency

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Way to go!!!
Currency is coins and bills used to buy things.
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Virginia Colonies
The colonists used the barter system to obtain
goods and services. Compare the advantages of
bartering to using cash.
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Virginia Colonies

• Advantages of Bartering
• Acquire goods without money
• Not taxed
• Not everyone valued money (guess who???)

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• If you purchase something this way, you pay for
  it later
• Credit
• Debt
• Saving
• Currency

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Congratulations!!!
If you purchase something on Credit you pay for
it later.
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Virginia Colonies

• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using
  cash and credit

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What is ECONOMY?
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Virginia Colonies

• ECONOMY is the way a country runs
• Industry
• Trade
• Finance

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