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Jamestown Founded 1607
By: Veronica, Ethan, Miseal, and Angela
History of Jamestown
Jamestown was first founded in May 1607 by the Virginia Company under England.
The purpose was to find gold and silver, and find a water route to the Pacific.
From 1609-1610, A horrible winter battered the colony, losing many settlers.
Lord De La Warr arrives with supplys and workmen to save Jamestown, right before they were ready to give up.
The colony was made up of many wealthy business men, lacking the knowledge to build, govern and maintain a colony.
Government Jamestown started as a charter colony. It defined the share England and Jamestown had
in the government. Differences in changes and ideas of governing
started the American War of Independence. After the crippling winter of 1609-1610, the
Virginia Company started reforms to attract more settlers.
In addition, the House of Burgesses was started, and its first 22 members first met on July 1619.
The goal was to remove the previous strict laws and rules, and provided more freedom to settlers.
Population Only 38 of 105 settlers deposited in Jamestown survived the first winter. Two years later only 60 of Jamestown’s 500 residents survived the first winter.
Culture John Smith
› Work or starve Starving time Pocahontas
› Peace of Pocahontas Women Slavery
› indentured servants
Economy John Rolfe – Married to Pocahontas.
John Rolfe, introduced tobacco to Jamestown.
Tobacco – was Jamestown’s cash crop, introduced by John Rolfe.
Religion Rev. Robert Hunt
Ministers
Anglican Missionaries
Major Events May 14, 1607
1612
1609-1610 Starving Time
The Virginia company's seal
John Rolfe began planting and selling tobacco
Important People
Powhatan
Pocahontas
John Rolfe
William Berkeley
Nathaniel Bacon
John Smith