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The first english colony |
-england jealous of spain -Sir walter raleigh, picked by queen elizabeth, chose 100 men to make colony in NA (1585) -colonist landed on roanoke, island off NC, in 1 year ran out of food and went home -3 years later came back, found empty town, croatoan was carved in tree |
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challenge and survival in jamestown |
-20 years after roanoke, virginia company recieved charter from KING James I -charter gave permission to settle between NC and potomac river |
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a disastrous start |
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startvation and recovery |
-john smith complained not enough crops, too many people focus on gold -smith went to neighboring natives, natives helped out -english used force on natives, peace returned after john rofle married pocahontas |
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a profitable crop |
tobacco sold, made lots of money |
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representative governmrnt |
-colony ran like military outpost, harsh laws |
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reforms of 1619 |
-attract more settlers by making stable government -burgesses (representatives to the government), were elected by men -house or burgesses (started reprasentative government in england),where important people met for town |
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English traditions |
-1215 king john signed magna carter, can't raise taxes w/o great council -council became parliament, it was divided into house of lords, nobles, house of commons, some rich people |
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virginia's representative tradition |
-Virginians have loose laws, dont need property to vote (soon changed to free, white, prop. owners |
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new arrivals |
-few women and workerd went to jamestown |
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Women in virginia |
-1608 first women came, 1619 virginia company sent 100 women
-women helped men work, and women survived longer - women made and did everything from scratch |
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the first africans |
-africans were there close to beginning, lots of slves-some servants-law made to own slave for life
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