U.S. History Project
U.S. History Project
Chapter 3, Section 1: Objectives 3& 4
U.S. History Project
Chapter 3, Section 1: Objectives 3& 4
By: Yasmeen E, Stephen C, and
Danielle P.
U.S. History Project
Chapter 3, Section 1: Objectives 3& 4
By: Yasmeen E, Stephen C, and
Danielle P.
Objective 3: How Jamestown was
Founded and Grew
Objective 3: How Jamestown was
Founded and Grew
In 1607, the Virginia Company of
London financed an expedition to the
Chesapeake Bay.
Objective 3: How Jamestown was
Founded and Grew
In 1607, the Virginia Company of
London financed an expedition to the
Chesapeake Bay.
They sailed up the James River found a
spot to settle, and named it Jamestown, in
honor of King James.
Hardships
Hardships
From the start Jamestown colonists endured many
hardships
Hardships
From the start Jamestown colonists endured many
hardships
It was swampy and full of malaria-carrying
mosquitoes
Hardships
From the start Jamestown colonists endured many
hardships
It was swampy and full of malaria-carrying
mosquitoes
Many colonists got sick with fever from these bugs
and the river water which they used as drinking water
Hardships
From the start Jamestown colonists endured many
hardships
It was swampy and full of malaria-carrying
mosquitoes
Many colonists got sick with fever from these bugs
and the river water which they used as drinking water
Also many of the colonists were incorrectly told they
would be rich with gold and they spent all of their time
looking for gold instead of building a shelter
Hardships
From the start Jamestown colonists endured many
hardships
It was swampy and full of malaria-carrying
mosquitoes
Many colonists got sick with fever from these bugs
and the river water which they used as drinking water
Also many of the colonists were incorrectly told they
would be rich with gold and they spent all of their time
looking for gold instead of building a shelter
 The climate was another hardship, the summers were
hot and humid and the winters were extremely cold
Jamestown was on the edge of failure by the summer
of 1608. Many settlers had died of diseases and
hardship, and were about to give up and go back to
England.
Jamestown was on the edge of failure by the summer
of 1608. Many settlers had died of diseases and
hardship, and were about to give up and go back to
England.
It was John Smith, a soldier, who saved Jamestown
from disaster.
Jamestown was on the edge of failure by the summer
of 1608. Many settlers had died of diseases and
hardship, and were about to give up and go back to
England.
It was John Smith, a soldier, who saved Jamestown
from disaster.
Smith had a little patience with the settlers, because
they didn't want to work. They only wanted to find
gold but there was no gold to be found, and food was
running short. He had to trade with nearby villages to
get food.
Jamestown was on the edge of failure by the summer
of 1608. Many settlers had died of diseases and
hardship, and were about to give up and go back to
England.
It was John Smith, a soldier, who saved Jamestown
from disaster.
Smith had a little patience with the settlers, because
they didn't want to work. They only wanted to find
gold but there was no gold to be found, and food was
running short. He had to trade with nearby villages to
get food.
John Smith eventually saved Jamestown and in 1609,
was injured in a gunpowder explosion and returned to
England.
Jamestown was on the edge of failure by the summer
of 1608. Many settlers had died of diseases and
hardship, and were about to give up and go back to
England.
It was John Smith, a soldier, who saved Jamestown
from disaster.
Smith had a little patience with the settlers, because
they didn't want to work. They only wanted to find
gold but there was no gold to be found, and food was
running short. He had to trade with nearby villages to
get food.
John Smith eventually saved Jamestown and in 1609,
was injured in a gunpowder explosion and returned to
England.
That same year, 800 more English settlers arrived in
Jamestown.
Because of growing tensions between the settlers and
Native Americans, the Powhatan stopped trading food and
attacked the settlers.
Because of growing tensions between the settlers and
Native Americans, the Powhatan stopped trading food and
attacked the settlers.
Only 60 of the colonists were still alive when two ships
arrived in 1610.
Because of growing tensions between the settlers and
Native Americans, the Powhatan stopped trading food and
attacked the settlers.
Only 60 of the colonists were still alive when two ships
arrived in 1610.
 In 1612, John Rolfe developed a high-grade tobacco that
the colonists learned to grow.
Because of growing tensions between the settlers and
Native Americans, the Powhatan stopped trading food and
attacked the settlers.
Only 60 of the colonists were still alive when two ships
arrived in 1610.
 In 1612, John Rolfe developed a high-grade tobacco that
the colonists learned to grow.
The success of tobacco growing changed Jamestown in
many ways.
Because of growing tensions between the settlers and
Native Americans, the Powhatan stopped trading food and
attacked the settlers.
Only 60 of the colonists were still alive when two ships
arrived in 1610.
 In 1612, John Rolfe developed a high-grade tobacco that
the colonists learned to grow.
The success of tobacco growing changed Jamestown in
many ways.
 The Virginia Company thought of the colonists as
employees but the Colonists wanted a share of the profits.
Because of growing tensions between the settlers and
Native Americans, the Powhatan stopped trading food and
attacked the settlers.
Only 60 of the colonists were still alive when two ships
arrived in 1610.
 In 1612, John Rolfe developed a high-grade tobacco that
the colonists learned to grow.
The success of tobacco growing changed Jamestown in
many ways.
 The Virginia Company thought of the colonists as
employees but the Colonists wanted a share of the profits.
The Company responded by letting settlers own land,
settlers worked harder when the land was their own.
Because of growing tensions between the settlers and
Native Americans, the Powhatan stopped trading food and
attacked the settlers.
Only 60 of the colonists were still alive when two ships
arrived in 1610.
 In 1612, John Rolfe developed a high-grade tobacco that
the colonists learned to grow.
The success of tobacco growing changed Jamestown in
many ways.
 The Virginia Company thought of the colonists as
employees but the Colonists wanted a share of the profits.
The Company responded by letting settlers own land,
settlers worked harder when the land was their own.
 In 1619, the first African Americans arrived in Jamestown,
the population of Virginia jumped from about 600 in 1619
to more than 2000 in 1621.
Even more laborers were needed, those who couldn’t
afford a passage to America were encouraged to
become indentured servants.
Even more laborers were needed, those who couldn’t
afford a passage to America were encouraged to
become indentured servants.
These people sold their labor, for a few years, to the
person who paid for their passage to the colony.
Even more laborers were needed, those who couldn’t
afford a passage to America were encouraged to
become indentured servants.
These people sold their labor, for a few years, to the
person who paid for their passage to the colony.
Colonists soon became annoyed at the strict rule of the
governor.
Even more laborers were needed, those who couldn’t
afford a passage to America were encouraged to
become indentured servants.
These people sold their labor, for a few years, to the
person who paid for their passage to the colony.
Colonists soon became annoyed at the strict rule of the
governor.
The Virginia Company decided that elected
representatives of the colonists would meet once a year
in an assembly, to provide more local control.
Even more laborers were needed, those who couldn’t
afford a passage to America were encouraged to
become indentured servants.
These people sold their labor, for a few years, to the
person who paid for their passage to the colony.
Colonists soon became annoyed at the strict rule of the
governor.
The Virginia Company decided that elected
representatives of the colonists would meet once a year
in an assembly, to provide more local control.
The House of Burgesses became the first
representative assembly in the American colonies.
Objective 4: The Conflicts of the Jamestown
Colonists both with Native Americans and
Among the Colonists Themselves.
Objective 4: The Conflicts of the Jamestown
Colonists both with Native Americans and
Among the Colonists Themselves.
Cultural differences made the Powhatan and the
English disagree on many things.
Objective 4: The Conflicts of the Jamestown
Colonists both with Native Americans and
Among the Colonists Themselves.
Cultural differences made the Powhatan and the
English disagree on many things.
At first the Powhatan traded food with the
colonists, but then more colonists arrived and
wanted land and relations got worse.
Objective 4: The Conflicts of the Jamestown
Colonists both with Native Americans and
Among the Colonists Themselves.
Cultural differences made the Powhatan and the
English disagree on many things.
At first the Powhatan traded food with the
colonists, but then more colonists arrived and
wanted land and relations got worse.
John Rolfe married Chief Powhatan’s
daughter, Pocahontas, in 1614 to try to
improve the relations between the English
and Powhatan.
For a time there was a little peace.The colonists learned
from the Powhatan how to grow corn, catch fish, and
capture wild fowl.
For a time there was a little peace.The colonists learned
from the Powhatan how to grow corn, catch fish, and
capture wild fowl.
The expanding tobacco plantations took over more and
more Powhatan land.
For a time there was a little peace.The colonists learned
from the Powhatan how to grow corn, catch fish, and
capture wild fowl.
The expanding tobacco plantations took over more and
more Powhatan land.
In 1622, in response to land grabs by the colonists, the
Powhatan killed hundreds of Jamestown’s residents.
For a time there was a little peace.The colonists learned
from the Powhatan how to grow corn, catch fish, and
capture wild fowl.
The expanding tobacco plantations took over more and
more Powhatan land.
In 1622, in response to land grabs by the colonists, the
Powhatan killed hundreds of Jamestown’s residents.
By 1670s one fourth of every white men were former
indentured servants.
For a time there was a little peace.The colonists learned
from the Powhatan how to grow corn, catch fish, and
capture wild fowl.
The expanding tobacco plantations took over more and
more Powhatan land.
In 1622, in response to land grabs by the colonists, the
Powhatan killed hundreds of Jamestown’s residents.
By 1670s one fourth of every white men were former
indentured servants.
These colonists, who did not own land, resented the
wealthy eastern landowners, these settlers lived mostly
on Virginia’s western frontier, where the battled the
Native Americans for land.
For a time there was a little peace.The colonists learned
from the Powhatan how to grow corn, catch fish, and
capture wild fowl.
The expanding tobacco plantations took over more and
more Powhatan land.
In 1622, in response to land grabs by the colonists, the
Powhatan killed hundreds of Jamestown’s residents.
By 1670s one fourth of every white men were former
indentured servants.
These colonists, who did not own land, resented the
wealthy eastern landowners, these settlers lived mostly
on Virginia’s western frontier, where the battled the
Native Americans for land.
Nathaniel Bacon and a group of landless settlers opposed
Governor William Berkeley.
They complained about high taxes and Williams favoritism
toward large plantation owners.
They complained about high taxes and Williams favoritism
toward large plantation owners.
Bacon demanded that Berkeley approve a war against the
Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations.
They complained about high taxes and Williams favoritism
toward large plantation owners.
Bacon demanded that Berkeley approve a war against the
Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations.
Governor Berkeley’s refusal of Nathaniel Bacon’s demand
started Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676.
They complained about high taxes and Williams favoritism
toward large plantation owners.
Bacon demanded that Berkeley approve a war against the
Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations.
Governor Berkeley’s refusal of Nathaniel Bacon’s demand
started Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676.
Bacon took control of the House of Burgesses, and burned
Jamestown to the ground.
They complained about high taxes and Williams favoritism
toward large plantation owners.
Bacon demanded that Berkeley approve a war against the
Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations.
Governor Berkeley’s refusal of Nathaniel Bacon’s demand
started Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676.
Bacon took control of the House of Burgesses, and burned
Jamestown to the ground.
Bacon died from a sudden illness and this ended the
rebellion.
They complained about high taxes and Williams favoritism
toward large plantation owners.
Bacon demanded that Berkeley approve a war against the
Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations.
Governor Berkeley’s refusal of Nathaniel Bacon’s demand
started Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676.
Bacon took control of the House of Burgesses, and burned
Jamestown to the ground.
Bacon died from a sudden illness and this ended the
rebellion.
Berkeley hanged Bacon’s followers.
They complained about high taxes and Williams favoritism
toward large plantation owners.
Bacon demanded that Berkeley approve a war against the
Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations.
Governor Berkeley’s refusal of Nathaniel Bacon’s demand
started Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676.
Bacon took control of the House of Burgesses, and burned
Jamestown to the ground.
Bacon died from a sudden illness and this ended the
rebellion.
Berkeley hanged Bacon’s followers.
King Charles the 2nd, mad about Berkeley’s actions,
recalled the governor to England.
They complained about high taxes and Williams favoritism
toward large plantation owners.
Bacon demanded that Berkeley approve a war against the
Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations.
Governor Berkeley’s refusal of Nathaniel Bacon’s demand
started Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676.
Bacon took control of the House of Burgesses, and burned
Jamestown to the ground.
Bacon died from a sudden illness and this ended the
rebellion.
Berkeley hanged Bacon’s followers.
King Charles the 2nd, mad about Berkeley’s actions,
recalled the governor to England.
After that, the House of Burgesses passes laws to prevent a
royal governor from assuming such power again.
Other Resources
Other Resources
http://harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/
coloniz.html
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