Early English Colonies Part IRoanoke and Jamestown Mr. HeathBlue Creek Elementary School 2011

JamestownRoanoke Island North America

The Lost Colony Roanoke Island, North Carolina in 1587Governor John WhiteWhite returns to England for suppliesReturns 3 Years LaterThe Colony had DisappearedStill a Mystery The Lost Colony

The Virginia Company of London Joint-Stock Company Investors paid money for shares in the companyInvestors would share in profits of company Given a charter to start a colony in North America Charterwritten document that grants certain rights to a colony, state or group of people

JamestownFounded in 1607Located on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in VirginiaStarted by the Virginia Company of LondonNamed after King James I of England 40 of the 144 men died on the journey from England to the New World

Problems of the Jamestown Colony Spent time looking for gold instead of planting cropsDid not make friends with the Native Americans Settled in an area infested with mosquitoes that carried deadly diseases The Starving TimeHarsh first wintermany died

John Smith Became governor in 1608Improved Discipline Made Rule: He who does not work does not eat. Made men plant cropsImproved relations with Indians

TobaccoJohn Rolfe learns to grow tobacco from IndiansBecomes a successful export and cash crop Cash Cropa crop sold to make a profitExportgoods sent from one country and sold to another country for a profit. Tobacco was popular in England.

Indentured Servants Planters (farmers) needed workers to grow and harvest the tobaccoIndentured Servants agreed to work from 7 to 14 years for their passage to America Received food, clothing and shelterSometimes land & money to start a new life

Enslaved Africans Began arriving in Jamestown in 1619First Africans were indentured servants Freed Africans started their own farms First African Slaves in 1640By 1660, slaves from African were being imported to Virginia Slavery spread to other colonies