The Early The Early Colonies have Colonies have Mixed SuccessMixed SuccessWhile TWO early English While TWO early English

Colonies Failed Jamestown Colonies Failed Jamestown survived through individual survived through individual

effort and Hard Workeffort and Hard Work

Key Terms and Key Key Terms and Key PeoplePeople

Key TermsJoint-Stock

CompanyCharterJamestownIndentured ServantHouse of BurgessesBacon’s Rebellion

Key PeopleJohn Smith

A Whole new WorldA Whole new World As England defeat Spain they plan

colonies in the Americas

England hoped to gain trade markets in the new world and a new supply of raw materials

Mercantilism drives new colonies

Others Hoped to gain opportunity, gold, or religious freedom

Meet VirginiaMeet VirginiaEngland sets up the colony of Virginia

through Sir Walter Raleigh at present day Roanoke

When Native Americans feared losing their land they cut off Roanoke’s food supply

As Roanoke tried to re-establish itself, native Americans would defend their land

Plymouth Rock…and rollPlymouth Rock…and rollThe Plymouth Company would try

to establish a colony in Maine

Plymouth would be founded with convicts from English jails

Harsh winters, Food Shortages, and Fights with Native Americans send Plymouth to Failure

Taking stock of a Taking stock of a situationsituation

Learning that ONE person could not finance a colony, Joint Stock Companies

Investors would fund the colonies and share the profits and losses

England Would issue charters to the Virginia companies of London and Plymouth

Going to the JimmyGoing to the JimmyThe Virginia Company would send

100 settlers to found Jamestown

Diseases and the Search for gold ravaged the colony as they neglected to build houses or grow food

Humidity and Cold also added to the early failure as a colony

Tobacco RoadTobacco Road John Smith would arrive in Jamestown

and turned it into a hard working colony

As Native Americans stopped trading food with settlers the starving times left Jamestown with 60 Settlers

Tobacco, created by John Rolfe, would transform Jamestown, but leave colonists seeking a share of the profits

Power to the PeoplePower to the People As Settlers bought shares of land in the new

colonies, and as Africans came to Jamestown, the population more than tripled

Those who could not afford land would become Indentured Servants to earn their own way in the colony

After becoming upset with the governor of Jamestown they demanded representation

The colony would Set up the House of Burgesses to represent the people and become the first representational government

Rocky MarriageRocky MarriageAs Jamestown grew, John Rolfe

would marry Pocahontas to improve relationships with the Powhatan tribe

As Native Americans lost more land, the Powhatan tribe would kill 100’s of Jamesown settlers

Shake’n BaconShake’n Bacon Former Indentured Servants begin to resent

Wealthy Landowners and try to gain land from Native Americans

Nathanial Bacon tried to urge William Berkley to approve a war against Native Americans for land and plantations

Bacon’s Rebellion led to a revolt on Jamestown but also led to the death’s of Bacons Followers

The House of Burgesses would pass laws to help end Tyranny and plant the seeds of independence

This Has been Your This Has been Your First World Famous First World Famous

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