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Colonial Virginia

By: Laura Savage and Virginia Hally

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Jamestown• Site of first English colony in the Americas in

1606

• Located along the James River

• London Company was authorized to settle in Southern Virginia

Settled Jamestown

• Plymouth Company was authorized to settle Northern Virginia Unsuccessful

• 104 settlers came from London with the London Company

• Named colony Jamestown after King James I

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John Smith• Set sail to Virginia on Dec. 20 1606

• Elected as one of the seven council members to govern the colony

• Captured by the Native Americans in 1607 and brought to Chief Powhatan

• Chief Powhatan was intrigued by Smith’s belongings

• It is rumored that his life was spared thanks to Pocahantas

• Released after four months of being held captive

• 1608 he was elected President of the local council

• Helped the colony survive the harsh winter with strong leadership “He who does not work, will not eat”

• Accidentally injured and had to return to England for treatment

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Native Americans• Algonquian Indians were natives of the

land

• Continuously raided and attacked the colonists’ settlements hoping the settlers would leave

• Made life almost impossible for settlers by stealing important supplies, pistols, weapons, and food

• In 1622 the Algonquians attacked settlements and killed over 300 colonists

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Jamestown Fort• Colonists built a triangular

wooden fort around to protect against the Algonquian attacks

• Fort enclosed a storehouse, church and many homes

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Culture• Main source of income came from

growing tobacco

• Wealthiest of the 13 colonies

• Tough conditions for survival between attacks from Native Americans, famine and extreme freezes in the winter

• Most women were married at age 16 and immediately started having children

• Most goods used for daily life such as clothing candles and metals were made at home

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Taverns• Taverns were the central place for drinking,

eating, socializing, entertainment andlodging for travelers

• Often music was played on the fiddle and people would engage in singing and dancing

• Taverns were not a place for proper women and prostitutes would often be found in them

• Heavy drinking took place in the taverns

• People could participate in gambling over card games, cockfights and horse racing

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_HUp6G85Xc

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Williamsburg• Replaced Jamestown as Virginia’s capital in

1699

• Williamsburg was more ideal because it was located on higher ground and more protected against attacks from the Algonquians

• Also moved to Williamsburg because of contaminated drinking water and dirty and unsafe living conditions in Jamestown

• Named after the reigning monarch at the time, King William III

• In 1780 the capital was moved once again from Williamsburg to Richmond where it remains today

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Politics• Pre-independence people were still obligated to the crown in England – many of the

goods produced in settlements like Jamestown were sent back to England

• Ruled by the crown until 1776

• Royal governors and local elected representatives ruled on behalf of the crown

• The General Assembly which was made up of a small group of wealthier citizens was in charge of voting

• Election day was a big social event in the colonies

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Politics• Created the House of Burgesses in 1619

- First order of business to set minimum price for tobacco.

• Royal charter revoked in 1624 and became a royal colony

• Commonwealth policy

• Confederate State

• 10th state to ratify the Constitution

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First Flag• Used in Hanover, VA

• In memory of officers, and men who served at Trenton

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Current Flag

Designed at the beginning of the civil war in 1861.

"thus always to tyrants"

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Slavery• Originated in Virginia

• Started in 1619 to work tobacco crops

• Continued for almost 250 years

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Architecture

Plantations

Farms

Colonial Houses

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Sources• http://www.williamsburg.com/history.cfm?subcategoryID=136&newUserLo

cation=1

• http://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/political/colonial.htm• http://www.williamsburgva.gov/Index.aspx?page=124• http://www.fundforclassics.org/assets/images/wllmsburgpic1.jpg• http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2326/2322506203_7520c19677.jpg• http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cescott/colonial.html• http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=6• http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/vaguide/history.html• http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/winter03-04/tavern.cfm• http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/virginiahistory2.htm• http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#virginia• http://www.vssr.org/flags.htm


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