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England’s First Colonies
Roanoke and Jamestown
Roanoke Colony
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1st attempted English colony in the
“New World”
Sir Walter Raleigh received charter
from Queen Elizabeth I (“Virgin
Queen”)
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John White commanded the expedition.
121 colonists (91 men, 17 women, 13
kids)
Virginia Dare was the first white child born
in the new world (John White’s
granddaughter)
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Supplies ran low, White goes back to
England but is delayed for 3 years
1590- settlement found deserted, no clues
about what happened to the colonists
except for the word “Croatoan” carved on
a tree
Became known as the “Lost Colony”
Quick Review
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Who received a charter to start the
Roanoke Colony?
Who was the first English child born
in the Americas?
What did the Roanoke Colony
become known as? Why?
Jamestown Colony
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First permanent English colony
1606, London Company receives charter
from King James to settle
Thomas Smith led a group of 144 men (40
died on the ship there)
Ships: Susan Constant, Godspeed,
Discovery
Problems:
1. Bad location (bred malaria)
2. Land claimed by Powhatan Indians
3. Disputes between rich and lower
classes
4. No women (lack of order, structure,
and stability)
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January 1608 (8 months later) only
24 men left
Supply ship arrives with John Smith,
who will pull colony together
1609 reorganized from a private
group to a publicly owned joint-stock
company called the Virginia
Company
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1612, John Rolfe discovers tobacco,
which will save the colony.
John Rolfe marries Pocahontas.
The REAL Pocahontas
Quick Review
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True/False: Jamestown was the first
permanent English colony.
What were two problems the
Jamestown colonists faced?
What plant saved Jamestown?
True/False: Disney created a realistic
animation of Pocahontas.
The New World Colonized Quiz
1. The Spanish built Fort Augustine to _____.
A) establish claim to Florida
B) protect Spain-bound ships
C) use as a base to attack English colonies along the
Atlantic coast.
D) guard missions they planned to build to convert the
native peoples to Catholicism.
2. Which country concentrated its efforts in the settlement of
the Americas in the southern part of the region?
A) England
B) France
C) Portugal
D) the Netherlands
3. The Huguenots were French _____.
A) Jews
B) Muslims
C) Catholics
D) Protestants
4. Why is the English colony on Roanoke Island remembered?
A) It disappeared without a trace.
B) It held out against an attack by a large Spanish force.
C) It was the first English colony to permit freedom of religion.
D) It was the first English colony in the New World to have slaves.
5. What happened in 1622 that took the lives of 300 colonists at
Jamestown?
A) A hurricane swept the colony.
B) Indians attacked the settlement.
C) Cholera and smallpox spread throughout Virginia.
D) Colonists died when the severe winter killed off crops.
6. The Mayflower Compact promised just and equal laws for the
general good of the Plymouth Colony.
A) true
B) false
7. How did John Smith save the Jamestown colony during difficult
times?
A) He used strong discipline.
B) He received help from the Spanish governor of Florida.
C) He had the colonists grow tobacco and send it to England.
D) He got the Indians to supply the colony with food and supplies.