1. Erica Maybaum 2nd Period
Virginia
colony
Erica Maybaum
2nd Period

2. Formation of Colony

3. Formation of Colony Began with establishment of Jamestown, 1607
Named for England’s “Virgin Queen”
1609-Virginia Company in England granted charter to territory all the way to Chesapeake Bay
Goals: wealth, employment, more land

4. Inhabitants Inhabited by Native Americans prior to formation
Majority of men
Protestants
Sent from England
African slave
laborers to cultiv-
ate crops

5. Structure of Society
Coulrd create own laws if compatible with English law
Governor had full authority and almost dictator-like powers
Relations and conflict
with Indians led to end
of Virginia Company

6. Environmental Factors
Lack of skills led to starvation and disease
Lack of laborers
Hot, humid
climate was
difficult to survive
Wet, swampy area
—fertile soil

7. Agriculture
Wet, swampy area—fertile soil
TOBACCO
Wheat
Corn

8. Industry Plantation agriculture, slave labor
Gold and precious minerals
Tobacco
Depended on
regular supplies
from England &
trade with
Native Ameri-
cans

9. Significant People: John Smith
Admiral of New England
English soldier and explorer
Established 1st English settle- ment, Jamestown
Associated with Native Americans, specifically Pocahontas and the Powhaten tribe

10. Significant People: King James I
Issued charter to send Virginia Company to East coast of the New World
James River and Jamestown named after King James I