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Sarah Duncan, Social Studies Instructional Specialist, Portsmouth Public Schools VS.3 Study Card 2008
Reasons for the English Colonization in
America:
England wanted to establish an
American colony to increase her
wealth and power.
England hoped to find gold and
silver in America.
An American settlement would
furnish raw materials that could
not be grown or obtained in
England, while opening new
markets for trade.
1607 ~ Jamestown was located on a narrow peninsula bordered on 3 sides by the James River.
Today ~ Jamestown is located on an island in the James River.
Reasons They Chose Jamestown to
Settle:
1. Instructions told the settler to go
inland and find a suitable place
for their colony.
2. The location could easily be
defended from attack by sea,
from Spain.
3. The water along the shore was
deep enough for ships to dock.
4. They believed they had a good
supply of fresh water.
Hardships Faced by the
Settlers
1. The site they chose to
live on was marshy
and lacked safe
drinking water.
2. The settlers lacked
some skills necessary
to provide for
themselves.
3. Many settlers died of
disease and starvation.
Changes that Ensured Survival
1. The arrival of supply ships. 2. The forced work program of
Captain John Smith. 3. The emphasis on agriculture
resulted in the survival of the colony.
The Arrival of Women and Africans made the Jamestown colony a more diverse colony.
Africans arrived in 1619 against their will. Both African men and women were captured in
present-day Angola by Portuguese sailors. The status of these early Africans as slaves or
indentured servants is unknown. Their arrival made it possible to expand the tobacco
economy.
Women arrived in 1620. Their arrival allowed the colony to establish families, making
Jamestown a more permanent settlement.
Sarah Duncan, Social Studies Instructional Specialist, Portsmouth Public Schools VS.3 Study Card 2008
The Virginia Charters: The King of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London to:
Establish a settlement in North America
and Extended English Rights
to the settlers.
1619 ~ The governor of Virginia called a meeting of the
General Assembly. This included two representatives (called
burgesses) from each of the divisions of Virginia along with
the governor’s council, and the governor. They met at ONE
legislative body.
1640’s ~ The Burgesses became a separate legislative body,
called the House of Burgesses. They met separately from
the Governor’s Council as one of the two legislative bodies
of the General Assembly.
Today’s General Assembly dates from the establishment of
the House of Burgesses at Jamestown in 1619.
The House of Burgesses (1640’s) was the first elected
legislative body in English America, giving the settlers the
opportunity to control their own government.
In the 1700’s, the English took the power back by ignoring
the legislative body, and placing a representative of the
King as governor of many colonies.
Interactions at Jamestown Captain John Smith: Imitated trading relationships with the Native Peoples. Native Peoples:
Traded mainly food with the English in exchange for tools, pots, and cooper for jewelry.
Native Peoples contributed to the survival of the Jamestown
Colony by introducing new crops to the English, including corn and tobacco.
Powhatan, chief of many Tribes, provided leadership to his people and taught the settlers survival skills. Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, served as a contact between the native peoples and the English.
Over time, the native peoples realized the English settlement would continue to grow, and the native peoples came to see the
settler as invader who would take over their land.