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1
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Who was lord de la ware

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1st governor of Jamestown

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2
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Who was sir Thomas dale

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2nd governor

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3
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Who came to Jamestown in 1619

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The first African came to Virginia in 1619 aboard a Dutch ship

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4
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The ship which the first African was aboard had been sailing from port to port. In was in need of what?

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In bad need of supplies

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5
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What did the ships captain offer to trade ? And who agreed?

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The African for supplies, the governor of the colony

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6
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The African had been brought to Virginia against his will, but it is believed that these people were treated like?

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Indentured servants

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7
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Another ship arrived in Virginia the same year…it came from England with how many women on board?

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Ninety young women

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8
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Other women came to the colony before the ninety women but the ninety women was the?

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Largest o arrive together in the colony

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9
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Why did the women come?

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To marry the settlers because they wanted to start a life in Virginia and raise a family there.

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10
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Now that the colony was doing well, it was important to

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Establish families so that the colony could expand

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11
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Jamestown was founded as. Permanent English settlement in

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1607

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12
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Jamestown grew and in 1619 it established its_________ and

___________ ______________ to maintain order and make decisions

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Government and general assembly

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13
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Africans arrived in Jamestown against their will in

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1619

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14
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It is unknown whether these African men and women were either servants or

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Enslaved persons

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15
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The Africans had first been captured by

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Portuguese sailors from present day Angola

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16
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The tobacco Economy in Virginia expanded due to

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The new help from the Africans

17
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Additional women were brought to Jamestown in 1620. This allowed for more settlers to establish families and further maintain Jamestown as a

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Permanent enduring settlement

18
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The colony grows… The va company gave away land to its stockholders and to any settler who could pay their own way to the colony. Cities in England were crowded and expensive, so the offer appealed to many people. As people continued to come to Virginia where did they settle?

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Along the rivers and streams of Virginia

19
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Some of the new settlers gained large sections of land that was ideal for?

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Farming

20
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These large farms were called

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Plantations

21
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Most plantations were located directly on the waters edge. Water was the easiest and most efficient

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Form of transportation and also a great source of food

22
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The tobacco grown on these plantations could be loaded right onto a

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Ship and sent back to England for sale

23
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The colony continued to grow and by 1619 ther were how many different settlements

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11

24
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By 1619 Virginia had a governor that helped keep the Jamestown settlement in order. The governor convened with the general assembly. The general assembly was the?

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Legislative body for the settlement that was comprised only of certain free adult men who had the right participate.

25
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Virgina general assembly

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Burgess, governors council, governor

26
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By the 1640’s, the burgesses became their own separate legislative body called

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The house of burgess

27
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The meet separately from the

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Governor ad the governors council

28
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Who brought tobacco to the colony?

A

John Rolfe

29
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House of burgesses was made up of how many representatives?

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22

30
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Governor George yeardley called for the first meeting of

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The general assembly

31
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Powhatan died and his brother _________________ became leader

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Opechancanough

32
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King James I, decided to make Virginia a

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Royal colony

33
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After John Rolfe and Pocahontas married the colonist and the native people’s enjoyed a

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Time of peace

34
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When did the massacre begin?

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March 22 1622

35
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By 1622, both Pocahontas and chief Powhatan had ?

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Died

36
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The Powhatan attacked different parts of the colony at the same time, catching the colonist by surprise. More than _______ colonist were killed in one day.

A

350

37
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The new chief, chief opechancanough, organized an attack on the colonist to stop them from taking over anymore

A

Indian lands

38
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Many crops, houses, and supplies were destroyed in the massacre . When winter came, there was not enough food to feed everyone. Many settlers did not make it through the winter.

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:). Daddy loves you!!!!

39
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The second va charter….

What did this new charter do for the colony?

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  1. Provided for a council and governor to manage the colony

2. Gave the VCL control over a much larger area

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