Jamestown Guided Notes
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The document provides background information on the motivations and early history of the English colonization of Jamestown, Virginia in the early 1600s. It details how Jamestown was founded by the Virginia Company, a joint-stock company, on the James River in 1607. It discusses some of the hardships faced by the settlers, the contributions of figures like John Smith, John Rolfe, and Pocahontas, the transition to a royal colony, and events like Bacon's Rebellion. The document appears to be classroom notes or a reading guide for students to learn about the founding and early decades of the Jamestown colony.
Jamestown Guided Notes
- 1. Motivation for English Colonization Jamestown Name: ________________________________ Guided Notes Bell Ringer: ___________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Motivations for Colonization- Complete the graphic organizer below: Essential Question: __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. In your own words, define “joint-stock company.” _____________________________________________________________________________________________
- 2. 2. What was the name of the joint-stock company that was given the charter to settle Jamestown? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. This settlement was founded along a river that was named the ________________ River. 4. Why was the settlement named, “Jamestown?” _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What influence did captain John Smith have on the settlement of Jamestown? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. After Smith had to return to England, the ____________________________________, a local Native American confederacy of tribes broke ties with the settlers. This caused a period of hardship and starvation in the winter of 1609. 7. What name was given to the winter of 1609? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What was the name of the chief of this confederacy? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How did John Rolfe contribute to the settlement at Jamestown? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why was this contribution successful? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What contribution did Pocahontas make to the settlement at Jamestown? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
- 3. 12. Why did the Virginia Company send women to Jamestown? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. As a result of the arrival of women, _______________________________________________ became a part of life in Jamestown. 14. With the creation of the Virginia House of Burgesses, what right did the Virginia Company give to the settlers? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Which type of citizens could vote in the Virginia House of Burgesses? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. Eventually, Jamestown and Virginia would become a royal colony. In your own words, define “royal colony.” _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. Why did the colony make the move to become a royal colony? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 19. Many people who came to Jamestown would be indentured servants. What is an indentured servant? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. Virginia’s royal governor, William Berkeley made a deal with Native Americans. What were the details of this deal? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
- 4. 21. Why did Nathaniel Bacon disagree with Berkeley’s pledge? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. How did Nathaniel Bacon respond to William Berkeley’s promise? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. What was the significance of Bacon’s Rebellion? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Bell Ringer (day 2) Read First Virginia Charter excerpt on the board and answer the following questions: What is the purpose of this particular excerpt? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why would this particular excerpt be of interest to the settlers at Jamestown? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________