The document summarizes the early history of the Jamestown colony in Virginia. It discusses how the colony was established in 1607 by the Virginia Company with three ships carrying colonists. The colonists had a difficult early period, with many dying the first winter due to being unprepared and settling in a poor location. The Powhatan Confederacy, a group of Algonquian tribes led by Chief Powhatan, initially helped the colonists by teaching them farming. However, conflicts arose later as colonists sought the tribes' land. The economy transitioned to tobacco plantations worked by indentured servants and enslaved Africans brought to Virginia beginning in 1619.

1. U.S. History Chapter 4: The English Colonies Section 1: The Virginia Colony

2. Settlement in Jamestown 1605: Merchants ask permission to establish colony in North America 1606: King James I grants request Joint-stock company formed King James I

3. Settlement in Jamestown April 26, 1607: three ships land on Virginia coast Sail into Chesapeake Bay & 40 miles up James river Location of Jamestown

4. Settlement in Jamestown Men poorly prepared Bad location 2/3 of original colonists dead by winter

5. Settlement in Jamestown Capt. John Smith —made colonists plant food crops and build sturdy housing Captain John Smith

6. Settlement in Jamestown http:// www.virtualjamestown.org/quicktime/jamestown_fort.html

7. Powhatan Confederacy Powhatan: alliance of Algonquian Indians Aided colonists by teaching them how to grow food Depiction of Powhatan from map by John Smith

8. Powhatan Confederacy 1609: 400 new settlers arrive at Jamestown John Smith returns to England Winter 1609: “Starving Time”

9. Powhatan Confederacy Jamestown failing to make a profit 1612: John Rolfe introduces tobacco to Virginia Tobacco Plant

10. War in Virginia 1614: John Rolfe marries Pocahontas 1617: Pocahontas dies 1618: Wahunsonacock dies Pocahontas

11. War in Virginia Colonists desire Powhatan land for tobacco farming 1622: Powhatan leader killed Opechancanough leads attack that kills 350 settlers Opechancanough from Smith's “General History of Virginia”

12. War in Virginia Colonists burn Indian villages Fighting continues for 20 years 1624: Virginia becomes a royal colony

13. Daily Life in Virginia Tobacco farmers begin to establish plantations Headright system —gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to Virginia

14. Daily Life in Virginia Disease Men outnumbered women 7:1 Families provided necessities for themselves

15. Labor in Virginia High death rates lead to labor shortages Indentured Servents —agreed to work in exchange for passage to America Indentured Servant Contract

16. Labor in Virginia 1619: Dutch bring Africans to Virginia Some Africans were indentured servants , others were slaves Indentured servants cheaper initially

17. Bacon’s Rebellion Colonists angry with governor Complaints about high taxes and lack of available farmland Poor begin faming on Native American lands

18. Bacon’s Rebellion 1676: Nathaniel Bacon & a group of indentured servants lead an attack on peaceful Native Americans Bacon & followers attacked & burned Jamestown Nathaniel Bacon

19. Bacon’s Rebellion Bacon dies of fever 23 rebels hung Difficult relations with Native Americans Increased use of slaves

20. Recapping! Why were people in England interested in founding Jamestown, and when was the colony established? How did Jamestown colonists interact with local American Indians? How did the English plantation system begin What role did indentured servants and enslaved Africans play in Virginia’s economy?