Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North

• Jamestown- The first permanent English settlement in North America. • Colony- a group of people who leave their home country to form a new settlement. • Monarchy- a king or queen. A person who rules over a kingdom. • Charter- a document giving permission to do something.

• Cash Crop- a crop that can be sold for money! • Joint-Stock Company- when a group of people put their money together to make money. • House of Burgesses- The 1 st representative government in the English colonies.

• Why was the House of Burgesses (HOB) necessary in Jamestown? What problems could have arose without the HOB?

Colony An area or settlement controlled by a distant country. I am the King and you listen to me. . To colonize means to set up a colony

Hardship • Something that causes difficulty (weather, disease, lack of food, ect…)

Royal Charter A document signed by the King that gives groups the right to perform a task.

Joint-Stock Company Groups of people who join together and invest in a company. We are all partial owners of the Virginia company

Gentlemen A man of refinement and high-class I am a lazy gentleman

Before Jamestown…. a mystery

1607 • The Virginia Company of London financed (paid) for an expedition to Chesapeake Bay that included 104 colonists.

Jamestown • The colonists landed in the Chesapeake Bay, settled on the James River and named their town Jamestown in honor of King James.

Life in Jamestown

Location • The settlement was in a swamp-like are and full of mosquitoes that carried the disease malaria.

The Colonists • The colonists believed that gold was in the area. They spent all their time searching for gold and little time planting and building. Many were Gentlemen and unwilling to work. Just rocks…. No gold! Lazy gentleman! I’m too good to do hard work…Let the servants do it.

Identify • What was the motivation for settlement at Jamestown? Social Economic Political Geographic

John Smith – 1607 -1609 • After a harsh winter and a long drought, many colonists die. Only 38 colonists were left. • John Smith leads the colony by getting food from the Powhatan. Smith says “No work, No food. ” 300 more colonists arrive from England. • John Smith returned to England after a gunpowder explosion.

1610 • Many colonists die during a period known as the “starving time. ” Men resort to eating things such as bugs, rats, snakes, horses, and each other. Afterwards, 800 more colonists arrive. • Out of 300 settlers, 60 survive.

We men didn’t prepare well enough for the winter. .

1612 – John Rolfe • John Rolfe obtained a high grade tobacco that the colonists begin growing it (cash crop). Tobacco is very popular in England the colony makes a lot of money. Tobacco John Rolfe

1618 - House of Burgesses (Republic) • The House of Burgesses becomes the first to establish a colonial assembly. This is an example of representative government. Agreed! All in favor? We need to set the price of tobacco!

1619 (Slaves) Indentured servants had been used to make Jamestown economically prosperous. By 1619, slaves begin replacing indentured servants to keep up with the demand for tobacco.

Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

1621 • 2, 000 colonist have now settled in Jamestown.

Jamestown Failure • Poor settlement choice (swampy) • Mosquitoes that carry the disease Malaria • Angry native Americans • Hunger (unprepared) • Bad weather (no rain) • Lazy Gentleman, without survival skills. Jamestown (3: 00)

Jamestown Success • John Smith saved the colony from themselves with great leadership. He also convinced the Chief Powhatan to trade. • John Rolfe- He cultivated tobacco. • Pocahontas- Supposedly saved John Smith from death. John Rolfe and Tobacco (7: 00)

Recap 1. What were some reasons Jamestown was nearly a disaster? 2. What were some reasons it survived?

Agenda • • John Smith Analysis Newspaper Instructions Choose groups and name your newspaper Write your first story (independent) and peer edit if time allows. HW: write your second story and bring in up two printed images or magazine cutouts. Your drawing should be completed or mostly completed by tomorrow.

Who was John Smith?

Jamestown Newspaper • Pretend you are living in Jamestown between 1607 -1620. The Virginia Company has paid for you and a group of 104 men to travel to Virginia and help build the English colony of Jamestown. • Your job is to write a newspaper for the colony to tell people back in England what is happening in Jamestown. Using what you know about Jamestown, you will need to create 6 stories for the newspaper. • This is HISTORICAL FICTION. Get CREATIVE.

Example Story Students Caught in Mystifying Case (title of story) by __________ (your name here) Readalot, Pencilvania (Where)– According to numerous eyewitness reports, a major and shocking occurrence has happened in the community of Readalot, Pencilvania. (What, Who, When) The first reports indicate that on March 17, 2004, two unidentified students were caught holding and reading various textbooks and novels. (Why) An official investigation was launched yesterday to determine the truth about this matter. Since the investigation was announced, several witnesses have come forward to give testimony. (Interview) One parent’s comment was, “It couldn’t have been my child! My son is an underachiever, and only watches TV or plays video games. Someone must have forced those poor kids. I’m sure it wasn’t their fault. ” (Facts)Statistics show that only twenty-two percent of American adolescents read voluntarily. The community is in disbelief that local children would independently do such a thing. The names of the suspects have not been released, and they have not been interviewed. Their parents, however, have been contacted. The adolescents, both students at a local middle school, were not in class at the time. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of this strange and unexplained event. (What’s next? )Next week, a town meeting will be held to discuss the likelihood of future reoccurrences. Contact the local Reading Renegade Association for further information. Although the case remains unsolved, the community is keeping close watch on the students to determine the cause of this learning experience.

Where can I get information? • • • Notes from your Journal Blue Book – Pages 69 -73 Brown Book – Pages 27 -29 Pearson Book – Pages 71 -76 Books located on front table The Internet (reliable sources)

Today’s Goal 10 Minutes to…. • Come up with a Newspaper Name (6 points) • Split up the work ( 2 stories each) • Split up the art portion (3 drawings total/2 printed images) 25 minutes to…. • Write your 1 st story (10 sentence minimum)

• • • • • • • The Wall Street Journal The New York Times USA Today Los Angeles Times Daily News (New York) New York Post The Washington Post Chicago Sun-Times The Denver Post Chicago Tribune The Dallas Morning Newsday (New York) Houston Chronicle The Orange County Register Newark Star-Ledger Tampa Bay Times The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) The Philadelphia Inquirer/ Philadelphia Daily News Star Tribune (Minneapolis) The Arizona Republic Honolulu Star Advertiser Las Vegas Review-Journal The San Diego Union-Tribune Boston Globe Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Today’s Goal Complete your final drafts of your news stories and begin working on your paper. Whatever is unfinished is homework. We will have as little as 20 minutes to finish everything tomorrow. It is due tomorrow! Chris. martin@austinisd. org

Horrible Histories!!! • Jamestown - Horrible Histories (4: 00)