3. John Smith Admiral of
New England was an
English soldier,
explorer, and author.
He was knighted for
his services to
Sigismund Bathory,
Prince of Transylvania
and his friend Mózes
Székely
4.
5. Unlike Spanish colonies, which were fund-
ed by Spanish rulers, English colonies were
originally funded and maintained by joint-
stock companies.
6.
7. Stock companies allowed several
investors to pool their wealth in support of
a colony that would, hopefully, yield a
profit. Once they had obtained a charter,
or official permit, a stock company
accepted responsibility for John Smith ,
who was a self-proclaimed soldier of
fortune, a sea captain, and a poet.
8.
9. Susan Constant, captained
by Christopher Newport,
was the largest of three
ships of the English
Virginia Company on the
1606-1607 voyage that
resulted in the founding of
Jamestown in the new
Colony of Virginia
10. under
Captain Bartholomew
Gosnold was one of the
three ships (along with
the Susan Constant and
the Discovery) on the
1606-1607 voyage to the
New World for the
English Virginia Company
of London. The journey
resulted in the founding
of Jamestown in the
new Colony of Virginia.
11. sailed for England
on June 22, 1607.
Captain John Smith
used this Discovery
to trade with the
Indians when he was
not strong enough to
raid them.
12.
13. There was no talk, no hope, no work, but dig gold, wash
gold, refine gold, load gold.”
14. •Disease from contaminated river water struck
first.
•Hunger soon followed.
•Laborers had refused to clear fields, plant
crops, or even gather shellfish from the river’s
edge.
15.
16. Spanish can married native
americans, but in this case
Irishman were forbidden to.
Thye had this law:
Every Irishman shall be
forbidden to wear English
apparel or weapons upon pain
of death
