Jamestown: Day 1

Reasons for colonizaton: ​ (a)  

• God, Gold and Glory
• libraries
• better schools
• drought
• hurricaines

Colony

• a hive of bees

• Refers to America. It was only “new” to the Europeans

• A person who moves to a new area, typically to a colony.

• An area of land under the control of a country, usually far away.

Reorder the following

• Violet Team students are born.

• Columbus sails to the Americas for the first time.

• John White and colonists settle at Roanoke.

• The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown.

• Ms. Tracey is born.

Do you think the men who sailed from England in 1607 to start a new colony were aware of how dangerous their trip was going to be? Explain your thinking.

Roanoke   ​ (a)  

England still wanted ​ (b)   in the “New World.”

​ (c)   gave a ​ (d)   to The Virginia Company in 1606.

This company would:

•  bring ​ (e)   to its investors 

• and to make an English colony in the New World.

• failed
• colonies
• King James
• charter
• money

Match the following:

• a leader of Roanoke

• trade

• the native confeder of the Virginia area

• Jamestown

• established in 1587 by Sir Walter Raleig

• Powhatan

• established in 1607 by wealthy men

• John White

• natives gave food for metal goods

• Roanoke

The location of the ​ (a)   Colony had many negative aspects. The area was ​ (b)   and so there were disease carrying ​ (c)   The ​ (d)   water had fish, but also was not good for drinking. The land was already heavily settled by the​ (e)   people.

• Jamestown
• swampy
• mosquitoes
• salty
• Powhatan

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Roanoke

,

(b) Jamestown

,

(c) Columbus

,

(d) Violet Team

• Croatoan

• 1607

• John White

• Virginia/Chesapeake

• Spain

• Powhatan

• 1587

• 231

• four square

• Taino

• oragami

• 229

• 1492