The Jamestown ColonyThe Jamestown Colony

Times were hard in England in the Times were hard in England in the 1500s- Wanted to travel to America: 1500s- Wanted to travel to America: to bring fish, furs and timber back to to bring fish, furs and timber back to

England ($)England ($) to find gold and silver ($)to find gold and silver ($) to farm ($)to farm ($)

What kind of people do you think What kind of people do you think should travel 1st to this new land?should travel 1st to this new land?

Virginia CompanyVirginia Company 3 ships carried 100 colonists and 3 ships carried 100 colonists and

suppliessupplies All men All men Some were farmers Some were farmers Few skilled craftsmenFew skilled craftsmen Some were servantsSome were servants MANYMANY were gentlemen- did not do were gentlemen- did not do

physical labor/workphysical labor/work They believed they were going there to They believed they were going there to

strike it rich.strike it rich.

NO ONE TOLD ME I

HAVE TO WORK!

However….However….The first months were hard! Land was The first months were hard! Land was marshy, bad water, poor soil! Many marshy, bad water, poor soil! Many became ill. Lack of food and supplies.became ill. Lack of food and supplies.

How could you get something if you How could you get something if you didn’t have money?didn’t have money? Traded with Native Americans Traded with Native Americans (Powhatan) for food (Powhatan) for food The Native Americans received metal The Native Americans received metal tools and guns from settlerstools and guns from settlers

Why these particular trade routes?Why these particular trade routes?

$ Tobacco $ grew wild in Virginia Colony and could send it to England for money.

Helping Jamestown: Helping Jamestown:

Arrival of African slaves, Arrival of African slaves, against against their will, made it possible to expand their will, made it possible to expand the tobacco economy. the tobacco economy.

John Rolfe-John Rolfe-

Experimented with tobacco plants to Experimented with tobacco plants to make them sweeter.make them sweeter.

Helping Jamestown (continued): Helping Jamestown (continued): Captain John Smith- Captain John Smith- • knew how to survive and realized that knew how to survive and realized that

the settlers had to work and farmthe settlers had to work and farm, not , not search for gold.search for gold.

Both have a connection to Pocahontas Both have a connection to Pocahontas

Love at first sight????Love at first sight????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n0n4efK7JM

Up North 13 years later….Up North 13 years later….Plymouth, MassachusettsPlymouth, Massachusetts

Unlike with JamestownUnlike with Jamestown, the first settlers , the first settlers were prepared to live here permanently.were prepared to live here permanently.

Formed the Mayflower Compact Formed the Mayflower Compact to have to have a peaceful self-rulea peaceful self-rule (one of the first set (one of the first set of laws of laws in the new worldin the new world).).

The New World is expanding The New World is expanding and being and being settled along the coast/seaports.settled along the coast/seaports.

Causes of the Revolutionary WarCauses of the Revolutionary War

French and Indian War French and Indian War (Seven Years War):(Seven Years War):

British and French fought over British and French fought over landland

Indians fought on the side of Indians fought on the side of the French. the French.

Colonists fought on the British Colonists fought on the British sideside

British won (expansion of British won (expansion of land), but lost A LOT of land), but lost A LOT of money money

Britain taxed the colonists to Britain taxed the colonists to help pay and this angered help pay and this angered colonists.colonists.

Proclamation of 1763:Proclamation of 1763: To avoid war with the To avoid war with the

Indians, colonists were not Indians, colonists were not allowed to move westward of allowed to move westward of the Appalachian Mountainsthe Appalachian Mountains

British lawmakers (Parliament) British lawmakers (Parliament) passed more laws:passed more laws:

Sugar Act:Sugar Act: a tax on sugar, coffee, a tax on sugar, coffee, and wine and wine

Stamp Act:Stamp Act: a tax on paper a tax on paper products (playing cards, products (playing cards, newspaper, wills, licenses)newspaper, wills, licenses)

Tax Collectors were sent so Tax Collectors were sent so colonists could not avoid payingcolonists could not avoid paying..

Colonists decided that Parliament Colonists decided that Parliament had no right to tax the American had no right to tax the American colonies as long as the colonies had colonies as long as the colonies had no representation in Parliament. no representation in Parliament. They wanted taxes repealed.They wanted taxes repealed.

““No taxation without No taxation without representation!” representation!”

Committees of CorrespondenceCommittees of Correspondence Samuel Adams:Samuel Adams: leader of the leader of the

Sons of Liberty and organizer of Sons of Liberty and organizer of Committees of CorrespondenceCommittees of Correspondence

Colonists who kept each other Colonists who kept each other informed, by letters, about informed, by letters, about British acts and the ways British acts and the ways different colonies resisted.different colonies resisted.

Colonist boycotted and Britain Colonist boycotted and Britain placed new taxes on the colonies!placed new taxes on the colonies!

Townshend Act:Townshend Act: a tax on tea, a tax on tea, glass, and paintglass, and paint

Taxes affected every colonist Taxes affected every colonist and many boycotted again.and many boycotted again.

British merchants were angry.British merchants were angry.

Boston Massacre:Boston Massacre: Colonists threw snow and ice at Colonists threw snow and ice at

British soldiers, who were sent to British soldiers, who were sent to maintain order. A soldier fell and his maintain order. A soldier fell and his gun went off.gun went off.

Other soldiers fired, and 5 colonists, Other soldiers fired, and 5 colonists, including including Crispus AttucksCrispus Attucks, were , were killed.killed.

Paul ReverePaul Revere created the engraving of created the engraving of this event.this event.

British repealed many taxes, but the British repealed many taxes, but the tax on tea stayed.tax on tea stayed.Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea Party

No tax on tea from British East No tax on tea from British East India Company. Sounds great, but India Company. Sounds great, but American tea sellers would go out of American tea sellers would go out of business.business.

Colonists would not let the tea be Colonists would not let the tea be unloaded from ships, so the king unloaded from ships, so the king ordered the tea in Boston harbor to ordered the tea in Boston harbor to be unloaded by soldiers.be unloaded by soldiers.

The The Sons of LibertySons of Liberty dressed up dressed up like Indians, boarded a British like Indians, boarded a British ship carrying tea.ship carrying tea.

Dumped 342 chests of tea into Dumped 342 chests of tea into harbor (worth $75,000)harbor (worth $75,000)

The colonists would be punished The colonists would be punished for this.for this.

Intolerable ActsIntolerable Acts Banned town meetings in BostonBanned town meetings in Boston Closed the port of Boston until the Closed the port of Boston until the

tea was paid fortea was paid for Required citizens to house and Required citizens to house and

feed troopsfeed troops 11stst Continental Congress Continental Congress decided decided

to boycott all British goods and to boycott all British goods and refused to sell to England.refused to sell to England.

People began to organize People began to organize militiasmilitias, , groups of citizen soldiers, and groups of citizen soldiers, and stockpile gunsstockpile guns

Paul ReverePaul Revere warned rebel leaders warned rebel leaders that that General GageGeneral Gage (British) was (British) was ordered to arrest and capture ordered to arrest and capture weapons.weapons.

British and militia fought in British and militia fought in LexingtonLexington (1st battle of revolution) (1st battle of revolution)