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Pre - Jamestown History

Pre - Jamestown History

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History

5th Grade

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Created by

Jeremiah Grissom

Used 3+ times

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12 Slides • 24 Questions

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Jamestown

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today we learn and review about the history of Jamestown!

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​Jamestown was actually one of the first English settlements! A settlement is a place where people live. In fact, did you know that the colonist weren't born in Jamestown? The colonist actually how to adventure to find it! On the next slide you will learn more about the adventure that the colonist made!

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  • a voyage is a long trip which especially takes place on the sea

  • a settlement is a place where people live

  • the colonist journey started in London December 6, 1606

  • the three ships used were Discovery, Godspeed, and Susan Contant

  • they went to the Canary Islands for water.

  • they went to the Carribean Islands

  • then found North America

  • Jamestown was uninhabited

  • Surrounded by water

  • smallest was Discovery

  • Neutral was Godspeed

  • Largest was Susan Constant

​Here are some facts you will need to know for the next few slides

  • 'starving time'

  • Tobacco or brown gold

  • a cash crop is a crop sold for cash.

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Poll

How do you feel so far about History of Jamestown?

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Good

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I'm getting there

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Fill in the Blank

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If Discovery is the smallest ship and Godspeed is the neutral ship. What size is the Susan Constant?

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Open Ended

what are the THREE names of the ship

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​colonist and there journey to Jamestown

​The Colonists journey to Jamestown started in December 6, 1606. They stopped at the Canary Islands, then the Carribean Islands then they finally found North America in April 1607. They had been searching for the island for 4 months! The colonists thought that Jamestown was a good place to be because it was uninhabited and surrounded by water.

​Disagreement with the colonist

​The Powhatan Indians and the colonists never really trusted each other. Nor did the Powhatan agree with the colonists because of the way they did things.

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do you know how Jamestown settlers made money? ($) Well, they sold something called Tobacco! Also, a new person named John Rofle joined Jamestown! Indians didn't have enough room to plant their crops because Tobacco required so much space.

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John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony once said "he that will not work, shall not eat" after he got elected as colony president! Also, yes. They weren't called houses in Jamestown. They were actually called "daubs."

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​Everyone has friends! Even John SmIth! John Smith had a friend named Pocahontas! You know how friends always stand up for each other right? Well, that's exactly what Pocahontas did for John Smith! Yes, that's right Pocahontas SAVED John Smith from death! Wow! BUT John Smith then lived for making Pocahontas things like copper, and beads! Id you were wondering, he didn't know how to make copper or beads! Pocahontas AND the POWHATAN INDIANS taught John Smith how to make beads and copper. John Smith was elected leader of his colony in 1607.

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Pocahontas was the daughter of the Powhatan. We already know the Pocahontas saved John Smith BUT how? Well, Pocahontas held John Smith by the head.

Pocahontas

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NONE of us like being sick! We don't like having colds, the flu, chicken pox, rashes, etc. WELL, there was a disease called 'starving time' you would get if colonist didn't have enough or couldn't grow enough crops. American Indians brought the colonist many diseases such as SMALLPOX.

​Sickness or diesease

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Draw

In John Smith's point of view draw how you think John Smith would have felt about Pocahontas saving him

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TRIVIA TIME!

​On the next few slides you will answer a series of questions about these topics that we learned about in the presentation!

(John Smith, diseases, Pocahontas, Powhatan Indians, and cash crops)

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Open Ended

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WHO saved John Smith?

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Multiple Choice

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A cash crop is _______

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a crop sold for food

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a crop sold for money

3

a crop sold for equality

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a crop sold for homes

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Fill in the Blank

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The cash crop that saved Jamestown was ______-

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Multiple Choice

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How did Pocahontas save John Smith?

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Kidnapped him

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Killed him

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used a grapilling hook to grab him on the head

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grabbed his head

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Open Ended

what will John Smith do for Pocahontas?

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Multiple Choice

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what disease did the American Indians bring?

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Starving Time

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Small pox

3

tree

4

dog

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Fill in the Blank

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who said he that will not work, shall not eat?

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Multiple Choice

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Who was John Smith?

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Leader

2

Govenor

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Worker

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A boat launcher

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​End of Lesson

​congrats you made it to the end! Now, Take my Nearpod and my Quizzizz when your done with this Quizzizz! See you later!

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Review

​today we learned so much about Jamestown! On the next few slides, questions after this slide will NOT be graded

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Poll

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How do you feel about Jamestown history?

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Good

I understand a little but still need help

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Fill in the Blank

Tobacco is a ____ ____

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Fill in the Blank

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If Discovery is the smallest ship and Godspeed is the neutral ship. What size is the Susan Constant?

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Open Ended

what are the THREE names of the ship

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Open Ended

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WHO saved John Smith?

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Multiple Choice

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A cash crop is _______

1

a crop sold for food

2

a crop sold for money

3

a crop sold for equality

4

a crop sold for homes

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Fill in the Blank

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The cash crop that saved Jamestown was ______-

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Multiple Choice

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How did Pocahontas save John Smith?

1

Kidnapped him

2

Killed him

3

used a grapilling hook to grab him on the head

4

grabbed his head

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Open Ended

what will John Smith do for Pocahontas?

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Multiple Choice

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what disease did the American Indians bring?

1

Starving Time

2

Small pox

3

tree

4

dog

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Fill in the Blank

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who said he that will not work, shall not eat?

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Multiple Choice

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Who was John Smith?

1

Leader

2

Govenor

3

Worker

4

A boat launcher

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