Jamestown: The 1st Permanent English Settlement

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    The 1st Permanent English Settlement
    JAMESTOWN (1607)   Southern Colony

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    Who?
    King James I gives permission to claim colonies in the name of ENGLAND English settlers decide to live on Powhatan (Native American) land First enslaved Africans arrive in 1619

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    What?
    First permanent English settlement in North America ​​​​​​​Tobacco becomes major cash crop (1614)

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    Where?
    Jamestown, Virginia colony along the Chesapeake Bay

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    When?
    1607

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    Why?
    Profit (economic) Secure gold and wealth for England Profit for joint stock company (investors)

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    How?
    WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? WHO IS PAYING FOR SHIPS AND SUPPLIES? Ex: Virginia Company (Joint Stock Company)...people invest money in hopes of gaining future profits

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    Problems
    Looking to "get rich quick", English settlers lacked survival skills--> basic needs (food) NOT met   (1609-1610): "Starving Time": 60 colonists survived the harsh winter (cannibalism) John Smith introduced great discipline

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    Making Laws
    July 30, 1619: Virginia House of Burgesses formed (1st "representative" government in the colonies)

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    Who could vote Burgesses/Representatives
    Whites, Christian, me over 21 who owned property

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    Who could not vote
    Non-christians, women, Native Americans, African Americans, slaves, poor white men

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    Issues
    Not truly "representative" -> only wealthy white men can make laws Used power to limit the rights of others Ex: Slave Codes

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