Jamestown and the Southern Colonies

Martina and Terrance in Jamestown, Virginia

The year is 1607 and Martina and Terrance have found themselves in Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. On the first leg of the journey, you will see the interactions among Europeans, American Indians, and Africans. You will also view the consequences of those interactions. They experience the first elected assembly in the New World, with the House of Burgesses. Why were people so motivated to leave their homeland for the New World? Now, journey onward to find the answer to this question and more.

Essential Questions

• Why did Europeans choose to settle in Virginia and the other Southern colonies?
• What were the results of the exchanges between African, European, and American Indian cultures?
• How was the way of life in the Southern colonies affected by politics and the economy?