Jamestown: First English Settlement In America Pt. 1 of 2
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Costumed re-enactment of life in first English settlement or colony, 1607-1619.
20:00:38 Priest addressing First Meeting of the House of Burgess, 1619 - John Rolfe CU listening, narrates “Aye, we have reason for Thanksgiving...” Plenty of stuck-on beards & funny accents. Settlers arrive by ship in 1607 - cross erected on beach & lay claim to Virginia: “In the name of our sovereign Lord King James...” 20:02:40 Native American Indians run & fire arrows at settlers, wounded carried off.
20:03:15 Goods to shore & construction of fort further upriver w/ GOOD CUs of carpentry, thatching, plastering using wattle & daub method etc. VO re purpose of searching for gold for Virginia Company - difficult years followed. Ships & John Rolfe arrival; surviving colonists sick & starving. Man eating raw fish - rotting nets.
20:05:49 Rolfe meets settler John Laydon - why are dwellings dismantled for firewood when surrounded by forest: “Aye there are woodlands all about, & savages in them, ready to tear the scalp from any white man who ventures out...” VO re lack of government. Attempt to burn down fort.
20:06:50 Meeting of settlers 1610: “There’s no ‘ope for our survival ‘ere” - settlers argue but decide to leave - ships w/ supplies arrive at last minute.
20:09:27 New Governor Lord de la Warr speaks to colonists: “We are come to re-establish the colony of Jamestown...henceforth there will be laws here...” Flag raised again & Colony repaired. Man in stocks for not working. Women plant corn helped by Indians. Settlers queue for corn ration. Settlers moan about strict regime & communal living: “all the fruits of our labor go into the common cooking pot”.
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Jamestown: First English Settlement In America Pt. 1 of 2 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Costumed re-enactment of life in first English settlement or colony, 1607-1619. 20:00:38 Priest addressing First Meeting of the House of Burgess, 1619 - John Rolfe CU listening, narrates “Aye, we have reason for Thanksgiving...” Plenty of stuck-on beards & funny accents. Settlers arrive by ship in 1607 - cross erected on beach & lay claim to Virginia: “In the name of our sovereign Lord King James...” 20:02:40 Native American Indians run & fire arrows at settlers, wounded carried off. 20:03:15 Goods to shore & construction of fort further upriver w/ GOOD CUs of carpentry, thatching, plastering using wattle & daub method etc. VO re purpose of searching for gold for Virginia Company - difficult years followed. Ships & John Rolfe arrival; surviving colonists sick & starving. Man eating raw fish - rotting nets. 20:05:49 Rolfe meets settler John Laydon - why are dwellings dismantled for firewood when surrounded by forest: “Aye there are woodlands all about, & savages in them, ready to tear the scalp from any white man who ventures out...” VO re lack of government. Attempt to burn down fort. 20:06:50 Meeting of settlers 1610: “There’s no ‘ope for our survival ‘ere” - settlers argue but decide to leave - ships w/ supplies arrive at last minute. 20:09:27 New Governor Lord de la Warr speaks to colonists: “We are come to re-establish the colony of Jamestown...henceforth there will be laws here...” Flag raised again & Colony repaired. Man in stocks for not working. Women plant corn helped by Indians. Settlers queue for corn ration. Settlers moan about strict regime & communal living: “all the fruits of our labor go into the common cooking pot”. American History; Colonialism; Empire; Leadership; Cosume Drama; Educational Film; Racism; Ethnics;