Jamestown Colony
Texte du Storyboard
- In 1606, King James I granted a charter to start a new coloy.
- YOU MAY GO AND START A COLONY
- The Virginia Company sent 144 settlers in 3 ships in 1606.
- GOODBYE ENGLAND
- In April of 1607, the settlers arrived at Chesapeake Bay and sailed up the river to their new colony.
- THIS RIVER SHALL BE CALLED JAMES AND THE COLONY JAMESTOWN AFTER OUR KING
- Jamestown
- The colony survived it's first 2 years thanks to Captain John Smith who traded with the Powhatan. In 1609, he was injured and had to return to England.
- THOSE WHO DO NOT WORK SHALL NOT EAT
- Because Smith was the one who traded with the Powhatan, the colony ran out of food. The winter of 1609-1610 was called the "Starving Time"
- WE ARE SOOOOO HUNGRY
- Somehow, Jamestown survived this horrible time, and soon new colonists arrived to replace those who had died.
- THANK GOODNESS WE SURVIVED
Plus de 30 millions de storyboards créés