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A History Of US: Making Thirteen Colonies (Reading Notes) Ch.2: England (top nation) sailing to the New World (will reach Virginia) 105 men who were going to the New World half were gentlemen and other half were younkers captain: Christopher Newport (privateer) English hero the ship set out in 1606 but did not leave sight of England until 1607 Why did they set out to the New World? Many were looking for gold,space, set up a colony, beat Spain, passageway to China Ch 3: Powhatan- ruler of Eastern Virginia: real name: Wahunsonacock empire = 5 tribes He ruled over the Powhatan Indians (Woodland Indians) spoke Algonquian the Indians hunted, fished, and farmed corn and deer important Each tribe had its own leader= werowance Priests foretold of people from the East ( English?) who would destroy the Empire Powhatan thought they were the Cheasapeake Indians so he fought them Ch 4: three ships arrived on April 1607 (sent from England by London company) explored then, opened a box which held 6 names of men that were to be the future of the council 1 name was John Smith: yeoman, small farmer, who cultivated his land they passed the river James set up the colony Jamestown in Virginia: =bad because the land was swampy, water was bad, climate was horrible, and their were a lot of mosquitos and germs. there was no work getting done because the gentlemen did not know how and many were getting sick Ch 5: John Smith brave man he became friends with the Powhatans was saved by Pocahontas (12 year old) she admired John Smith became close friends he was a Hungarian hero he was very adventurous Ch 6: The Starving Time John Smith left to England (medical help) the Jamestown colony was left with incompetent leader winter of 1609-1610 was awful it was a time when there was war between the England invaders and Indians Powhatans stopped trading with English 60 out of 500 were alive and not dead Ch.7: 1610 people gave up on Jamestown but Lord de la Warr didn't (Governor) he began Jamestown again with 300 settlers diseases came he died Sir Thomas Dale made colony Henrico Pocahontas held hostage arrived there : taught English ways New Name: Rebecca met John Rolfe and they married and went to live in England \ peace with Indians and with England died by smallpox Ch 8: more English come to America Ch 9: Jamestown makes it Slavery becomes a part of the movement of people coming to America Tobacco is also becoming a major cash crop Ch. 10: 1619 first boatload of Africans first boatload of women first labor strike first time English settlers are allowed to own land first elected landowners Ch. 11: