Jamestown - The First English Settlement in America

Duration: 22 0:22:04

Genre: Educational

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Pictures the struggle between the aspirations of the colonists for self-government and the need for a strong central government. Describes the creation of the first legislative body in the New World. Reveals the role of tobacco in the colony's economy., Dramatizes the founding and development of Jamestown from 1607 to 1619. Presents the storyteller John Rolfe as he describes the first landing, building of the fort, life of the first settlers, and the arrival of Lord Delaware who initiated a strong government. Pictures trade with the Native Americans, development of tobacco, the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocohontas, and the growth of the colony.

Complete Record: Dramatizes the founding and development of Jamestown from 1607 to 1619. Presents the storyteller John Rolfe as he describes the first landing, building of the fort, life of the first settlers, and the arrival of Lord Delaware who initiated a strong government. Pictures trade with the Indians, development of tobacco, the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocohontas, and the growth of the colony., , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.