They lived as best they could through subsistence agriculture, exploitation of the Native Americans, on the dole from Mother England, and "any means neccessary" as did future generations of American immigrants who hoped for something better for their progeny.
Native Americans
Before Virginia was a colony, settlers came over to a town called Jamestown in search of gold. It was in a low lying swamp between two rivers and the conditions were awful. Food wasn't a priority to the settlers, and many died from malaria. John Smith came in to make rules so the settlers could survive and actually make a profit for England.
At Jamestown, by farming, fishing, making pine tar for ships, and glassmaking. As the colony grew, they found the climate was excellent for growing tobacco, and Virginia tobacco was the main export.
they made money by selling tobacco.
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The first people living in the Virginia colonies were Native Americans. They were then joined by settlers from England.
Native Americans
Before Virginia was a colony, settlers came over to a town called Jamestown in search of gold. It was in a low lying swamp between two rivers and the conditions were awful. Food wasn't a priority to the settlers, and many died from malaria. John Smith came in to make rules so the settlers could survive and actually make a profit for England.
Tobacco would be the salvation not only of Jamestown but of the state of Virginia. Tobacco remain a profitable case crop in the region until the negative campaign against the tobacco industry decreased the demand.
At Jamestown, by farming, fishing, making pine tar for ships, and glassmaking. As the colony grew, they found the climate was excellent for growing tobacco, and Virginia tobacco was the main export.
Most Carolina settlers earned a living by farming.
Peter Jefferson was a farmer, county surveyor, local magistrate, tobacco plantation owner and member of the Virginia's House of Burgesses for a while.
You are likely living in the state of Virginia, which had the largest population of enslaved individuals during the colonial era. Virginia had a significant reliance on enslaved labor in industries such as tobacco cultivation.
Before European settlers arrived, there were several Native American tribes living in Tennessee, such as the Cherokee, Chicksaw, Creek, and Shawnee.
Yes. When he was a young man living in Virginia.
tobacco plantation, run a store, and earn a living as a farmer