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VIRGINIA

THE FIRST COLONY
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THE VIRGINIA COMPANY

  • Was a joint-stock company which is an organization that raised money by selling shares of a company
  • They were granted a charter by King James to settle in Virginia
  • Gave away land to attract new settlers
  • A colonist who bought land had a head right
  • Head right-the right to a certain amount of land
  • This process helped the colony's population grow
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JOHN SMITH

  • Fought with captains on ships when sailing
  • Was not originally trusted by the settlers
  • Made peace with Powhatan the native tribe in Virginia
  • Helped Jamestown when they were struggling
  • "If you don't work, you don't eat!"John Smith said when the settlers were dying of starvation
  • Helped start Jamestown
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Wealthy Plantation Owners

Tobacco was grown on plantation near rivers.
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INDENTURED SERVANTS

  • Would work for seven to five years
  • During this time they were similar to slaves
  • Worked for the sponsors who paid for their voyage
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POCAHONTAS

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FACTS ABOUT POCAHONTAS

  • Made peace between her tribe and the colonists
  • Was also known as Matoaka, which means "The Playful One"
  • Her English name was Rebecca
  • Married John Rolfe
  • Had a child named Thomas
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JOHN ROLFE

Lived From 1585 to 1622
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FACTS ABOUT JOHN ROLFE

  • He found tobacco, the colony's most valuable crop
  • Helped unite the colony and the Native Americans by marring Pocahontas
  • Was killed in an attack by Native Americans
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THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES

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  • First met in Jamestown in 1619
  • The Virginia General Assembly was made of Governor’s council and The House of Burgesses.
  • The house of burgesses was elected by only white men who owned land could vote.
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Bacon’s Rebellion

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NATHANIEL BACON

  • The colonist wanted Governor Berkeley to send a group of of citizen soldiers also known as militia to attack Native Americans
  • Governor Berkeley wanted keep their relationship with Natives because they traded fur with them
  • Nathaniel Bacon led attacks against the Natives without Berkeley’s consent
  • Led a group of his followers into Jamestown to go against Berkeley
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NATHANIEL BACON(continued)

  • Berkeley left the colony but came back and arrested some of Bacon’s supporters
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THE FIRST COLONY

Jamestown was the first settlement out of the thirteen colonies and it was located in Virginia.
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FARMLAND

THE WARM CLIMATE MADE IT POSSIBLE TO GROW CROPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WAS IDEALLY SUITED FOR PLANTATIONSI
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GOLD

Settlers did not come to Virginia seeking religious freedom, instead they were searching for gold.
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WORK CITED(CONTINUED)

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