Name: Konrad
Date: 10/2/16
7th Grade Humanities
Making 13 Colonies, Chapter 5 Response
Letter to London Company
After reading Chapter 5, imagine you are John Smith. Write a letter to the London Company reporting on your progress as the new leader of the Jamestown colony. What early obstacles have you faced? What successes have you had? What problems have the London Company presented you with? Please be sure to include your relationship with other English colonists, your relationship with the Indians, and Pocahontas. What do you think it will take to succeed in the new world? Use textual evidence throughout.
Get creative and show what you know from the reading. Also, please use the first person voice. This assignment is due on Tuesday,
Dear friends of the London company,
We have now been here for quite a while, with its beautiful landscapes and exotic animals the new world has proved a stunning sight to behold. It’s beauty only increases in winter, and the people are just as nice. The native people can be very accepting or very aggressive depending on how you act and respond. I have now learnt their language and am able to communicate fully, witch has helped immensely in our trades and attempts to make peace. Although the terrain is outstanding, the creatures that live in these places are not as easy going. Me and my fellow comrades have obtained various injuries, I myself have had many incidents where I have been close to death. My friends now tell the story of how I got stung by a stingray, I think this is how it goes, “While exploring Chesapeake Bay, he was stung by a deadly stingray and was in such agony that he had his grave dug. He recovered and ate the stingray. The place where this happened, near the mouth of the Rappahannock River, is now called Stingray Point”
We have designed and built a successful fort that has lasted since it was built without any addons or fixes, it goes by the name Jamestown. This fort has not yet encountered a full attack from the Spanish or natives but when the day comes I’m sure it will prove worthy. The natives have shown exceptionally fine manners and have been very kind to us. We are making good trades with them in return for food and handy supplies. They are good, fare traders and have not fussed about any of our duties. Work here is slow due to the lack of hands we have, if possible, could the London Company send over a couple more ships with men ready for the labor. We have faced many natural problems but the problem we face that proves hardest is our enemy, the Spanish. Obtaining control over the new world would be twice as easy if the Spanish weren’t here. My request for more fighting men is extremely important if we want to take them down. The natives won’t be a problem because the Spanish have only given the natives aggression so we will have at least one helping hand. I hope you receive this quickly and may respond just as fast.
From your friend and fellow comrade,
John Smith
This is my Letter to the London company where John Smith writes to them in need of many things. I found this a fun paper to do because I could reflect on what they actually had a a problem.