Welcome 10/06/09

Today’s Pre-Class

Give me three facts about slavery in the ancient world.

Today’s Agenda

1.Pre-Class & Roll

2.Recap/Collect HW

3.Jamestown

4.Problem Solving

5.Final Thoughts

Jamestown

Jamestown – 1st Permanent British Colony

Established by joint-stock companies from Britain THEY WERE IN IT FOR THE

MONEY! Hoped to grow, rice, sugar, silk

etc. Expected to find gold.

Envisioned partnership with the Native Americans – not so much. Native Americans attack on Day

1

A huge failure that would one day spark the slave trade in North America.

Is there hope for Jamestown?

Early attempts at cash crops (rice, sugar, etc.) failed

BUT THEN! In 1620 Jamestown developed a Tobacco plant that became popular in Europe (Smoking was fashionable)

Suddenly the colony that barely survived stood a chance of surviving AND turning a profit!

But there is just one problem, you need a reliable source of labor to grow tobacco.

History Problem Solvers! The Challenge: You and a partner have been assigned

the task of identifying a suitable source of labor to grow your new profitable tobacco plants for Jamestown.

Your Task: You and a partner must read through the assigned articles and identify a pro/con – advantage/disadvantage list for:

1.Native Americans as source of labor

2.Europeans/Virginian Colonizers as source of labor

Based on these lists, you and a partner must make a recommendation to the governor of Virginia as to which group would make the best source of labor.

*Remember if either group have more cons than pros you can’t recommend that group

**Your recommendation, and your lists must be based on facts you find in the readings.

What you need to complete and turn in

1 pro/con list for Native Americans

1 pro/con list for Europeans/Virginia Colonizers

1 recommendation statement for each list – 1 paragraph (7-10 sentences).

Lists = 20 minutes

Recommendations – 5 minutes

Outcome?!?!?

You should’ve noticed in your work that the disadvantages/cons for enlisting Native Americans and more Europeans greatly outweighed the advantages/pros.

Jamestown realized that as well. By 1625 there were 23 Africans living in

Jamestown. Sold to British by Portuguese

Final Thoughts

Today’s Exit Slip

But why Africa? Why do you think Jamestown turned to Africa for a source of labor.

3-5 reasons (1 line each).

Tonight’s HW

Read through “Virginia looks toward Africa for labor”

1.List Pros/Cons for Africa

2.Explain why this source of labor was better than the other options – Why Jamestown chose Africa!