SETTLING THE SOUTHROANOKE AND JAMESTOWN

STARTER – AUGUST 28TH

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ROANOKE AND JAMESTOWN

ENGLAND’S FIRST ATTEMPT AT ROANOKE

Sir Walter Raleigh given rights to claim land for Queen Elizabeth

He sends explorers to check out sitesFind Roanoke Island off coast of NCThey depend too much on Indians, strain

relations, hunger ensues, 1st attempt fails

RALEIGH TRIES AGAIN

In 1587, Raleigh sent colonists a second time.

John White was the colony’s governor.

This time, the colonist brought their wives and children.

John White’s granddaughter, Virginia Dare would be the first English baby born in the USA.

CROATOAN

White has to return to England for supplies and gets stuck there for 3yrs due to war with Spain

When White returns, the settlement is abandoned, supplies left, no bodies

Only clue is word “Croatoan” carved several places nearby

White can’t search because of a hurricane, returns to England

ROANOKE VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24hapbHjKw

JAMESTOWN

SETTLING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

Joint-stock-company- investors share risk by investing but also profit

Founded with 105 men Problems:

On a swamp- diseases and mosquitos

Surrounded by unfriendly tribesPeople wanted to look for gold

all the time

SETTLING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

1st year many die of disease/starvation

Captain John Smith takes over- whips people into shape (literally)

Parts of Pocahontas story true did save his life

She marries John Rolfe (new tobacco makes $)

She goes to England, dies of disease

CONFLICT WITH THE POWHATAN

At first help colonists, they take advantage and get greedy

Jamestown grows and takes more landSmall fights break out, many killed on

both sides, colonists burn many Powhatan villages

LIFE IN VIRGINIA

Headright system– encouraged settlers, 50 acres/personOther towns develop outside of JamestownMany women are sent, men could buy a wife for certain

pounds of tobaccoPlantations develop and slaves needed Indentured servants– work for 4-7 years in return for

passage to New World1st Representative (elected) Government is formed– House

of Burgesses

BACON’S REBELLION

Nathanial Bacon, a wealthy VA farmer, lead others against Jamestown

Mad about rights to land, conflict with NA’s

Killed many NA’s, burned villages and then burned Jamestown

Bacon dies and rebellion falls apart

JAMESTOWN VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZINHFyVDp3s