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Jamestown

The Jamestown settlement, established in 1607 under a charter from King James I of England, marked a significant moment in American history. Founded by the Virginia Company, it aimed to exploit resources like gold and tobacco. Key figures like Captain John Smith ensured survival through trade and forced labor amidst harsh conditions. The introduction of tobacco by John Rolfe in 1614 transformed the economy, while the establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619 laid the groundwork for representative government. Jamestown's legacy includes both the beginnings of English colonization and the complexities of servitude and slavery.

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Jamestown

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  1. Jamestown

  2. Royal Charter • 1606 – Several groups of merchants sought Charters – a document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area issued by King James I of England

  3. The Virginia Company

  4. The Virginia Company • The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company. Investors bought stock, or part ownership in the company in return for a share of future profits

  5. December 1606 • December 1606 – 144 settlers in 3 ships left England • Godspeed • Discovery • Susan Constant

  6. April 1607 • 40 people died during the voyage • Entered Chesapeake Bay and sailed up the river

  7. Jamestowne • Settlers named the river the “James River” and the settlement “Jamestowne” in honor of their monarch, King James I • The settlers were looking for gold and brought little in the way of farming implements • They attempted to establish trade in fish and furs with Native Americans

  8. Captain John Smith • Arrived in 1608 • 27 • soldier/explorer • Forced the colonists to work and traded with Native Americans

  9. Winter of 1609-1610 • Difficult winter • Little food • Native Americans attacked • Ate shoes and belts to stay alive • One man burned at the stake for killing his pregnant wife and planning to eat her • Only 60 survivors

  10. John Rolfe

  11. 1614 – Tobacco planting • John Rolfe was the first to grow tobacco in Jamestown • He illegally purchased Spanish tobacco seeds • Married a Native American named Pocahontas • They soon had a son but she died while on a trip to England in 1617

  12. Pocahontas

  13. Representative Government • 1619 – the Royal Governor allowed the men of Jamestown to elect representatives to an assembly • July 30th – The House of Burgesses met for the first time in a church in Jamestown

  14. New Arrivals • 1619 – a Dutch Man-of-War brought 20 Africans, who were sold into indentured servitude to labor in the tobacco fields • Indentured servants would work for a certain period of time and then be freed from their contract • Slavery was first made law in Virginia in 1661

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