The document provides information about key events in the early history of the Jamestown colony in Virginia from 1606 to the 1670s. It describes how the English established the colony in 1607 and struggled at first due to conflicts with Native Americans, harsh conditions, and lack of leadership. John Smith's leadership helped the colony survive. Later, the cultivation of tobacco as a cash crop and the introduction of slavery helped the colony prosper economically, though it led to the mistreatment of Native Americans and African slaves. Political unrest like Bacon's Rebellion in the 1670s challenged the colonial government.

1. INTERACTIVE
JAMESTOWN
TIMELINE

2. POP CULTURE SMACKDOWN!
Objective: Analyze people’s words, deeds, and relationships from
different racial, ethnic, religious, and social groups
Analyze the Cause (Why/How did it happen?) and Effect
(What Happened?) relationship between events
Goal: communicate understanding by making connections
between the Past and the Present

3. RULES:
Teams of 3 designate who is responsible for
reading the Events in Column 1, Column 2,
Column 3
After reading: Interact with the text through
collaboration to make Pop Culture Connections
TEAM TO BEAT: 1st team to raise their hands
CHALLENGERS: any team can challenge the
“Team to Beat” but the TEAM TO BEAT selects
their Challenger
SHARE - Points Awarded by class and/or
teachers

4. Reasons for
leaving homeland
In the late 1500s, England lacked
jobs and land. Therefore, many
people from England saw the
opportunity for a better life in
America.
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5. Starting Jamestown
In 1606, a group of London
businessmen, called the Virginia
Company, got permission from the
king to start a colony, in what would
eventually become Jamestown,
Virginia.
interact: Permission Slip:
“I give…permission to…”…

6. Arrival in Virginia
In 1607, the English arrived (104 men
and boys) and named a settlement
after their king, James I. Many of the
settlers hoped to get rich by finding
gold, silver, trade, NW passage to
Asia & to spread Christianity.
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7. the colonists &
native Americans interact
From the beginning, the relations between the
English settlers and the local Native American
tribe (the Powhatan) were very uneasy. The
Native Americans traded with the English,
supplied food, taught them the ways of the
forest, how to clear the land, intro’d new crops
(yams, corn), yet, the English would also use
violence to steal from the Natives.
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8. the first months
The first months were difficult because the
Colonists built their site too close to the
water. This led to problems including
marshy soil, poor drinking water, and
exposure to disease-infected mosquitoes.
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Shore)

9. A leader saves The colony
John Smith’s strict style of leadership,
“he that will not work shall not eat,”
was needed at this time, and helped
contribute to the colony’s growth.
interact: If John Smith taught a
college class what would it be
called?

10. John smith & Pocahontas
Many years following Pocahontas’ death
and John Smith’s adventure in Jamestown,
he wrote about his capture by the
Powhatan. He reported that Pocahontas,
Chief Powhatan’s daughter, saved his life.
Why have some historians discounted his
version of the story
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Jersey Shore & write Smith’s version of
the story.

11. A deadly time
When John Smith returned to the
colony in early 1608, he found that
they had suffered many setbacks,
including the deaths of many
colonists.
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12. trouble ahead
Ships arrive, bringing more colonists,
and the colony grew in size. An injury
from a gun powder explosion forced
John Smith to return to England.
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pharmaceutical drug what would
the warning be on a drug
commercial?

13. The Starving Time
The winter of 1609-1610 was known
as the “Starving Time.” Many colonists
died because they were not farmers,
hunters, builders, etc. Also, in response
to cruel treatment from the English, the
Powhatan refused to trade. The English
ate cats, dogs, rats, corpses, & snakes.
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14. A New Beginning
The 1610 arrival of Lord De la
Warr brought much needed
resources and manpower to the
struggling colony.
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15. Brown Gold
The planter John Rolfe helped develop
a desirable tobacco crop in Jamestown,
which would become the colony’s main
cash crop. However, tobacco depletes the
soil and the settlers starting planting in
Native American lands.
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wouldn’t appeal to kids

16. John Rolfe & Pocahontas
After being kidnapped by the
English, Pocahontas lived with the
Jamestown settlers for a time,
eventually marrying the tobacco
planter John Rolfe.
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17. Peace of Pocahontas
The marriage brought brief peace
between the Powhatan and the
English. Soon, Pocahontas was
brought back to England, where she
became very well-known & soon died.
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18. Massacre
In 1622, Powhatan’s brother took
over the tribe, and led a surprise
attack against the English, killing
350.
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19. Native Americans
are defeated
As a result of the massacre, the
English armed themselves and
began regular attacks on the
Native Americans.
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Prediction.

20. Slavery Arrives in
Jamestown,1619
Dutch sell tobacco planters 20
African slaves. Initially, slave
owners treated Africans like
indentured servants. Some were
freed or bought their freedom.
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21. Slavery Grows
After 1660, two major factors
promote the expansion of slavery.
First, slavery becomes a legalized
institution in Virginia. Secondly,
prices drop for slaves as the slave
trade expands.
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22. Owning Slaves
Slave owners often treated their
slaves inhumanely. For example,
Slaves lived in cramped cabins
and were controlled by fear and
punishment. For example,
runaway slaves could be killed
instantly.
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23. Plantations & Tobacco Trade
As plantation owners gained more
wealth, they gained more power and were
able to buy out small farms. Plantations
were both farms and villages, growing or
making everything that was needed, like
bricks. Tobacco was traded for goods
from England.
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24. House of Burgesses, 1619
Initially, this first elected legislature in
The English colonies met once
annually. One of the first things they
did was to give all colonists the Rights
of Englishmen (i.e., right to trial by
jury). Colonists were British Royal Subjects.
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25. End of Virginia Company
After the Virginia Company went
bankrupt (possibly from
overproduction of tobacco), King
James I revoked the charter and
appointed a royal governor.
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Donald Trump’s, “You’re Fired!”

26. Voting Rights
After 1620s, the Virginia Colony stretched
beyond the James River. Only white
landowners could vote (gentry: large
landowners and small farmers).
Consequently, the House of Burgesses
often protected the rights of the gentry.
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27. Political Troubles
After Governor William Berkeley declared
western land off limits to colonial settlement
to keep the peace with the Native
Americans, indentured servants and poor
farmers ignored the governor’s
orders. Fights broke out amongst the
Natives and settlers.
interact: Announce the fight like a ring
announcer, “In this corner…”

28. Bacon’s Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon, a burgess &
plantation owner, raised an army to
attack Native Americans, killing
hundreds. He and his men burned
Jamestown but he died suddenly
ending the rebellion. Consequently,
Berkeley lost his job as governor.
Interact: Jury Verdict Against Bacon