The English Colonies Choose the sentences that are true in each pair 1A. The colony of Virginia was an immediate success B. The colony of Virginia faced many challenges in its early years 2A. Maryland was founded by Catholics escaping religious prosecution B. Maryland was founded by a group hoping to make a profit 3A. By the 1700s, enslaved Africans were the main source of labor in the southern colonies B. Indentured servants were the main source of labor in the colonies If YOU were there… You lived in a town near London in the early 1700s. Some of your neighbors are starting new lives in the American colonies. You would like to go with them, but you cannot afford the cost of the trip. There is one way you can go, though. You can sign paper promising to work as a servant for five years. Then you would be free—and in a new country! Pros…Go for free, free room and board, lots of land in America Cons: May not survive trip, may not survive 5 years
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The English ColoniesChoose the sentences that are true in
each pair
1A. The colony of Virginia was an immediate success
B. The colony of Virginia faced many challenges in its early years
2A. Maryland was founded by Catholics escaping religious prosecution
B. Maryland was founded by a group hoping to make a profit
3A. By the 1700s, enslaved Africans were the main source of labor in the southern colonies
B. Indentured servants were the main source of labor in the colonies
If YOU were there… You lived in a town near London in
the early 1700s. Some of your neighbors are starting new lives in the American colonies. You would like to go with them, but you cannot afford the cost of the trip. There is one way you can go, though. You can sign paper promising to work as a servant for five years. Then you would be free—and in a new country!
Pros…Go for free, free room and board, lots of land in America
Cons: May not survive trip, may not survive 5 years
Population of Jamestown
Date Population Reason for ChangeMay 1607 105 First Arrivals
October 1608 200 New ArrivalsSummer 1609 131 Death From Disease
August 1609 381 New Arrivals
October 1609 280 Indian Attacks
May 1610 90 “Starving Time”June 1610 375 New ArrivalsDecember 1610 250 Disease; Indian Attacks
Late March 1611 152 Departures; Indian AttacksLate May 1611 482 New ArrivalsAugust 1611 752 New ArrivalsDecember 1611 600 Indian Attacks
1615 400
1622 1240
1625 1300
1629 2600
1632 3200
1634 5200
1644 8000
Powhatan Confederacy
A Brief Tobacco HistoryThe colonists discovered the value of tobacco along with other
pursuits such as mining precious metals, glass-making, and ship-building. Led by James Rolfe from Jamestown, who married Native American princess Pocahontas, the colonists began exporting tobacco where pipe smoking was becoming popular. By 1703, the colonies had exported 23 million pounds of tobacco to Europe.
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The proceeds from tobacco laid the foundation for our infant nation's economic existence. The leaf was so valuable that it was used for wages, and to pay debts and taxes. During the American Revolution, tobacco paid the interest on loans from France, sustained the Continental Congress and purchased war materials.
George Washington, as Commander of the Revolutionary Army, issued a public appeal to supply his troops. Said the future President: "If you can't send money, send tobacco." Washington was himself a tobacco farmer, as was his colleague Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third President.
Tobacco
Shipping Tobacco to England
Jamestown Video- Fold a paper in to fourths and answer
2 Facts about SettlersWho were they?What types of people were needed vs. who actually came?
2 facts about important people in Jamestown
2 facts about how they adapted with crops and food
2 other facts
A Jamestown Clip http://172.26.64.6/SAFARI/montage/play.php
