webnotes - 2014 - jamestown

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The act of establishingcolonies, or an area that isruled by another country.

The age of Europeanexploration caused anincrease in colonization

Identify three reasons why

Europeans started toestablish colonies in theAmericas. Three major reasons the

Europeans started toestablish colonies because


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Four major European countriescolonized North America

Spain France

Britain

The Dutch

We will be focusingprimarily on Britain

for the next two days


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Wealthy businessmenwanted to invest theirmoney in somethingprofitable

Colonies would allowEngland to accumulateprecious metals The charter, or document

that the King gave to thecolonists, gave them thetask of looking for gold.

Also looking for spices and

timber

Besides accumulating precious metals(i.e. gold), how could the creation ofcolonies in America increase Englandseconomy?

English colonies in America wouldincrease its economic prosperity by


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Europeans believed that kings had

the divine right (0-5)to do whatthey wanted to, includingcolonizing other lands. Divine right: A right given by God.

Protestant reformation gave rise tosects of Christianity that did notfollow the Anglican Church(established by King George)

Non-conforming religious sectspersecuted People moved for freedom of

religion

Does religious persecution justify thesettlement of new lands? Why or whynot?

Religious persecution does (not) justifythe settlement of new lands because


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Motives for British Citizens: Work opportunities for those that

were unemployed Desire for adventure More political freedom for those

opposed to a Monarchy

Motives for English government English government wanted to

weaken Spain.

Identify which country has aneconomic/political advantage:Spain or England. Justify using evidence from the

map.


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1606: King James I chartered

(created) the Virginia Company tocreate a political and economicadvantage for the British overSpain Composed of the London

Company and the PlymouthCompany

1607: The Virginia Companysucceeded in settling Jamestown,the first permanent Englishsettlement in the United States 105 people landed in Jamestown

on three separate ships

Make a prediction:Identify 2-3 obstacles the early Britishsettlers had to overcome directly afterthe establishment of Jamestown.

Early British settles had to overcome

____________ directly after the establishment ofJamestown.


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1. Swampy location Led to diseases like malaria

2. Lack of individual incentives and labor skills All members shared in company profits no matter how

hard they worked

Many colonists were businessmen, not laborers

Poor management by colonial government

3. Settlers didnt know how to cope with theenvironment Harsh winters

Not enough food

Lack of fresh water

4. Wasted time searching for gold and apassage to the Pacific

5. Not enough women

6. Hostility of Native Americans

As a result, 7/10 settlers died in the firstfew years.

Come up with a plan to increase the

survival rates of Jamestown settlers

See handout for project assignment.

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