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1607 through the American Revolution

Virginia SOL VS.6

Explain the causes and effects of events associated with the first permanent English settlement in North America.

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What students need to be able to do

  • Explain the reasons for English colonization.
  • Describe the economic and geographic influences on the decision to settle at Jamestown.
  • Describe the importance of the Virginia Company of London Charter (April 10, 1606) in establishing the Jamestown colony.
  • Describe the interactions between the English colonists and the Indigenous people, including the role of the Powhatan in the survival of the colonists.
  • Describe the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival.
  • Analyze the impact of the arrival of Africans and women to the Jamestown settlement.
  • Identify the significance of establishing the General Assembly (1619), the first representative legislative body in English America.