Jamestown Virginia Colony

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it was sir connor humphries from England and he made the laws for Jamestown

Jamestown was chosen because of the climate was similar to Britain.

they would feast every year, they would pray before and after every meal, and they didn't bathe often but they did wash there hands before meals ,no one really knows there religion wether they were christian or Jewish like me

The Native Americans who taught the white settlers how to grow indigenous crops, such as tobacco. Tobacco turned out to be a cash crop for the settlers to the point where it was even used as currency. Without the natives' help, their settlement would have failed like previous attempts in the area.

John Rolfe (1585-1622) lost his first wife and his daughter on the ill-fated third supply voyage in 1609, but brought Spanish tobacco seeds to Virginia and cultivated them there beginning in 1611. He was married to Pocahontas from 1614 until her death in 1616 during a visit to England. He married a third time in Virginia and died there.

Yes they did in fact it was called the Jamestown river

She didn't . The story is not true. The story we know is not true. Actually the colonist landed in an area of 14,000 Native Americans and in the worse land in the area. Powhatan pretty much left them alone. I think he figured that they would die from the bad water and disease . He was fairly right. Within 6 months there were only 34 men left alive of the 104 who came. It wasn't until after his death that the brother of Powhatan attacked the colony. The story about Smith is also not true. He did NOT save Jamestown. He was only there a very few months and he lied about his contribution to the settlement in a book he wrote several years later. He also made up the story about Pocahontas and she died young so couldn't refute his story. The man who did save Jamestown was the husband of Pocahontas and gave tobacco seeds to the colony. That was John Rolfe.

In 1607 the London Company sent 104 men in three ships to VA to establish a colony. They built a fort on swampy land and within 6 months most of the 104 were dead or sick. Most of the men who came were there to look for riches and gold. They didn't plant crops or prepare to survive the cold winters of VA. The men were a combination of military, outlaws, and gentlemen. There were no "jobs" in Jamestown and was a fort of men who were looking for gold. Part of the problem was they didn't plant crops, nor hunt, or do what they needed to live.

The political reason was to create an English presence in North America to curtail further expansion by Spanish Florida. It was also created as an economic business venture in the hope of making a profit for its shareholders.

both were governed by the same owner

It was the first colony and it almost failed because the men who went there didn't go to settle but to seek gold and fortunes. The only reason it continued was because they found tobacco and that saved them. It had no women, no families, and the first slave.

The first people to settle in Jamestown were called the Virginia Company. This group was composed of a group of merchants and adventurers who had been granted a charter from King James I of England in 1606. The Virginia Company was led by John Smith and established Jamestown in 1607 as the first permanent English settlement in America. Most of the original settlers were English gentlemen and their families as well as a variety of skilled craftsmen and laborers.

The original settlers of Jamestown included:

• John Smith
• John Martin
• George Percy
• Edward Maria Wingfield
• John Ratcliffe
• John Martin
• Thomas Gates
• William Strachey
• Edward Maria Wingfield
• John Martin

In addition to the English settlers there were also a number of African Americans Native Americans and indentured servants who were also involved in the settlement of Jamestown.

It was considered a success because half the English coming to The New World had died on the trip. This was the first they had done that had worked.

Hope this helps!

for economic reasons / searching for gold

they dug for gold and they traded things like tobacco, gold, fish and spices.

because the british Parliament try to tax the colonies

To find their love and their brands!

they had gone on Jamestown in 1607

It was the first success full New England Colony in the Americas. It wasn't the first New England colony success full (they had other success full colonies), it wasn't the first success full colony in America, and it wasn't the first success full colony in America. It was the FIRST SUCCESS FULL NEW ENGLAND COLONY IN THE AMERICAS. Got all that?

Anarchy

It was growing since the begining. they had just discoveryed it. So then they stated making money. They used it as medicine, and to act cool.

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To act cool? haha hardly...

Tobacco was so prosperous in that area, so the settlers saw great promise there. They began cultivating it and perfecting the cultivation so there was very little waste. Because of this, the settlers became very rich as they would sell the tobacco. This became the first American settlement. But what I am wondering is, who was the person who perfected the cultivation?

-Marc

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The person was the husband of Pocahontas(John Rolfe) he perfected the methods of raising and curing the weed and eliminated much of the bitter tang.

-ariana

It was the British. See the related links below for more information.