1. Settlers in the New World
LEQ: How and Why did England
attempt to establish colonies in
North America
2. First English Settlements 10/31/11
Bell Ringer
• Grab a BLUE book and look at the
time line on page 57. How do you
think the struggle between England
and Spain might have affected the 1st
English Settlements in N.C?
3. DO NOW
• Give me 4 or 5 things you would fear
if you were setting out to colonize a
new world? What would some of the
dangers you might encounter?
4. Important people to know
Richard Grenville Sailed from Plymouth, England
through the West Indies and
arrived at Cape Lookout on June
23, and later to Roanoke Island.
Simon Fernandez Ran the Tiger, one of Queen
Elizabeth’s best ships aground in a
sandbar and reached Roanoke in
Late July.
Thomas Harriot A scientist on board Grenville’s ship
John White
Ralph Lane
Wingina
5. Important people to know
Richard Grenville Sailed from Plymouth, England through the West
Indies and arrived at Cape Lookout on June 23, and
later to Roanoke Island.
Simon Fernandez Ran the Tiger, one of Queen Elizabeth’s best ships
aground in a sandbar and reached Roanoke in Late
July.
Thomas Harriot A scientist on board Grenville’s ship
John White An Artist who drew the first maps of Roanoke region.
Ralph Lane Became the governor of the Roanoke Colony. He
explored the region and had negative relationship
with the Natives in the region.
Wingina The son and Indian Chief that was originally friendly
to the colonists, but he began to disliked the English
and planned to murder Lane and the rest of the
Colonists, but the colonists attacked his village first
and beheaded Wingina.
6. Ranoke Island
• Landed on the Northern end of Roanoke
Island
• Quickly built Fort Raleigh
• Ralph Lane became governor, when Grenville
went back to England for supplies
• Trouble began when winter approached and
Grenville had not returned
7. Ralph Lane Colony
Problems
1.
2.
3.
Location/Features
1.
2.
3.
Outcomes
1.
2.
3.
8. Ralph Lane Colony
Problems
1. Food ran out/poor growing season
2. Conflicts between English and Native Americans
3. Poor Leadership
Location/Features
1. Roanoke Island of the coast
2. Isolated from the mainland
3. Lots of wild life including birds, fish, plants and insects
Outcomes
1. They ran out of food
2. Lane had the Native Americans village raided and
killed the chief
3. Colonists abandoned the island after 10 months and
returned to England
9. In Pairs
• In Pairs make a web diagram with
details about Ralph Lane’s Colony
in North Carolina.
• Use your notes as well as page
62-65 to help you.
10. The Lost Colony- 11/1/11
Bell Ringer
• Grab a blue book and answer questions 1,2
and 3 on page 65 in your notebook
11. POP QUIZ
• Take out a sheet of paper- put your name,date
and block number
• Silent! NO TALKING!
• You Talk- You and the person you are talking to
get zeros
12. POP QUIZ
• Who was John White?
• Who was Richard Grenville?
• Name 3 outcomes of the Ralph Lane Colony
• You may use your notes form yesterday
• When you are done- put your quiz in your
blocks bin
13. Today
• Today will be a guided workday
• You will work together to complete each
section in a timely manor.
• We will go over each section and move on to
the next.
• If I see that groups are not focused and
working this will be a individual silent activity
• Today will determine if you can do this for
future lessons- One and only shot- Don’t blow
it!
14. The John White Colony
• Read “The John White Colony” and “Events at the Colony”
Answer the following questions in your notebook- Yes you
must write the question and answer in complete
sentences
1. How was the second Roanoke colony different from the
first
2. What did White and the colonists find on Roanoke
Island?
3. Why did the colonists attempt to settle again on
Roanoke Island
4. Define the word Croatoan, name an important Croatoan
and who was he (hint: he became the Lord of Roanoke)
15. 1. How was the second Roanoke colony different from the
first? Women and Children were included and all men
were given land
2. What did White and the colonists find on Roanoke
Island? They found almost no trace of the 15 men left
there the year before and that the fort had been
destroyed
3. Why did the colonists attempt to settle again on
Roanoke Island Because the pilot refused to take them
to the Chesapeake
4. Define the word Croatoan, name an important Croatoan
and who was he (hint: he became the Lord of Roanoke)
Croatoan was the friendly group of Native Americans
that lived in the area. As a reward for his help Manteo
helped the settlers and was named the Lord of Roanoke.
16. White’s departure
• Read “White’s departure in 1587” and “White’s
return in 1590”
1. Why did Governor White leave the Colony?
2. What did White believe happened to his
Colony?
3. Why couldn’t White return to Roanoke when
he intended
4. Do the “Think as a Historian”
17. 1. Why did Governor White leave the Colony? To
get food and supplies
2. What did White believe happened to his
Colony? He believed that hey had left in peace
to a portion of the Outer Banks where
Manteo’s people lived
3. Why couldn’t White return to Roanoke when
he intended? Due to England was at war with
Spain and couldn’t spare ships to take him
4. Do the “Think as a Historian” What was your
event in history and how did it change history?
18. Review
• Make a chart and compare the Lane’s and
White’s colonies:
Ralph Lane Colony John White Colony
Purpose
Organization
Relations with the Native
Americans
Successes
Failures
19. Ralph Lane Colony John White Colony
Purpose Established lasting colony Establish a colony of
landowners
Organization Military commanders were to White appointed governor
set up homes and prepare for Settlers granted land and
their families included women and children
Relations with the Native Treated Native Americans Conflicts with some Roanoke
Americans Harshly, raided native village but friendly with Croatoan
and killed Roanoke Chief
Successes Explored surveyed, mapped, Provided enough interest so
painted region recorded that future colonies would be
details of Native American life. founded
Introduced tobacco, maize and
potato to England
Failures Problems with leadership, Insufficient food and supplies
insufficient time to plan food, Became known as the lost
insufficient supplies, had to colony
abandon colony
20. Think about it
• What criteria would you use to assess
acceptable participants for a voyage in 1500?
21. Colony Selection Directions
• 1. Round one work on an individual list
• 2. Round two discuss their pick within their
group and come up with the group picks
• 3. Round 3 will come up with a class list
– If there are any differences the group can LOBBY for
their person
– 1 student will be designated to write the group picks
on the board or available surface
• The debate will be orderly and I will be the
facilitator
22. Summary
• Would you use the same criteria for a voyage
today as you would a voyage for the 1500s?
23. Jamestown
Bell Ringer
• Pretend you are a settler and need to solve
some situations. (write in complete sentences)
1. How would you decide where to settle?
2. How will you feed your people?
3. How will you defend your settlement?
4. How will you solve conflicts between
settlers? How about Native Americans?
24. Reasons for Settlement of Jamestown
• Virginia Company (the biggest trading company)
desired for a profit. So they expanded out of
Europe
• Learning from the mistakes from Lane and White it
was a good location for settlement
• Located upstream and protected on three sides by
land
25. Effects of Jamestown
• High death-rate among the 1st colonists
• Tobacco becomes important crop
• Causes the population to grow
• Encouraged other Europeans settlers to come
to North America
27. Frayer Model
Characteristics:
Definition: Poor, wanted to start over
A person who worked without pay for a Usually single males, but there were
certain number of years in return for some families
passage to a colony, clothing, food and
shelter Could be any race
Received their own 50 acres of land
when their time was up
Indentured
servant
Example: Sentence:
28. HQ
• How did different goals and
geographical location affect the
development of England’s North
American Colonies
29. Compare and Contrast
• Read Strong Leaders Emerge
• Compare John Smith and Lord De La
Warr and how they ran Jamestown
• 2 differences for each and 2 things in
common
30. In Pairs- Cornell Notes
Questions Answer
1. What problems did
the colonists face in
the fist year after
settlement?
2. What lead settlers to
choose the site for
Jamestown?
3. Why did Jamestown
Colonists endure a
“starving time?
4. How did Smith, Lord
De La Warr and Rolfe
help keep the James
town Colony from
Failing
Summery: What effect did Jamestown’s success have in North America?
31. In Pairs- Cornell Notes
Questions Answer
1. What problems did Drinking water was impure and mosquitoes spread
the colonists face in diseases. Food was scarce and some colonists were
the fist year after attacked by Native Americans
settlement?
2. What lead settlers to It was 30 miles up stream and protected by land on three
choose the site for sides. This caused the Virginia Company’s ships could
Jamestown? easily bring supplies and more colonists. The settlement
3. Why did Jamestown
was also hidden from Spanish Ships along the shore
Colonists endure a
“starving time?
4. How did Smith, Lord The Virginia Company did not send enough food and the
De La Warr and Rolfe did not grow enough supplement
help keep the James
town Colony from Had strict rules that required all colonists to farm. Also had
Failing temporary peace with the Native Americans (Powhatans)
Summery: What effect did Jamestown’s success have in North America?
32. Chapter 4 Review
• Please complete pg 70 numbers
• 16-21
• 25
• 27
• 31 also the Connect to today
• Do all this in your notebook
