Jamestown started out with a charter, meaning that a company in this case The London Company owned them. In the first year they did not establish agriculture or a village because they were too busy looking for gold. John Smith helped to bring settlement to the colony. Tobacco ended up being their choice of agriculture and trade made possible by John Rolfe, who married Pocohontas who later changed her name to Rebeka. In 1624 the colony went bankrupt and the king of England had to take it over as a royal colony.
Jamestown was a for profit tobacco economy
plantation agriculture
Cultivating tobacco saved Jamestown's economy.
It caused the economy to boom.
mostly tobacco
The State of Virginia where Jamestown is located became the major producer of Tobacco.
Jamestown dress like
John Rolfe's importation of tobacco...
It improved the overall economy of Jamestown. Suddenly, they had a way to earn money and a way to attract more people to move. Tobacco was Jamestown's "cash crop".
It improved the overall economy of Jamestown. Suddenly, they had a way to earn money and a way to attract more people to move. Tobacco was Jamestown's "cash crop".
It improved the overall economy of Jamestown. Suddenly, they had a way to earn money and a way to attract more people to move. Tobacco was Jamestown's "cash crop".
Tobacco. A new, high-grade tobacco was developed by John Rolfe in 1612, and it became very popular in England. As the colonists learned to grow it, they became very successful, and it changed the economy of Jamestown in many ways.