The Colonial South One of the most thought provoking questions about the past of our country, specifically about the southern colonies, is ‘how was it effected by trade, industry, slavery, Indians, and how could England Govern the chaos?’ Before that is answered it must be determined how each of these characteristics of the South either worked in unison with one another, or combated each other in the final outcome. England at this point in time – being about the beginning of the 17th century – had invented new forms of businesses to stimulate the colonization of the New World and invoke the trade of special commodities. But with this overhaul of cultivation in different industries came the need for another ‘highly important’ asset.
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In the early southern colonies--and not just in the south--settlers had to deal with Indian raids and war parties. This was a common fear among the colonists and persisted for the next couple hundred years. Each of these issues effected each other or caused another issue in some way or another. How did this array of new business ventures, industry, slavery, and fear in the colonial south all create a vast system that survived for almost two- hundred years until the Revolution? England had a massive amount of resources and power for being the small country that it was. This was accomplished by taking risks in the business and trading industries. Their big risks generated even greater rewards. One way they succeeded in this was by inventing a new form of enterprise. These innovative corporations were called joint-stock companies. In the early 1600’s
England devised many contracts for different joint-stock companies to land in the New World.
One of the most important of these companies was the Virginia Company, which was approved by James I in 1606 and given a charter. Now Virginia was obviously a southern colony and
contained some, if not all, of the most important precincts of the south. This Virginia charter …show more content…
This issue created a vacuum that slave traders were sucked into. Slaves were coming in by the thousands to keep up with the speed of England’s endeavors in business and the exchange of commodities. To reiterate the fact that slaves were coming to the colonies (especially to the south) in droves, and what that effected, it is required that it be explained precisely ‘why?’ With the sudden spike in business in the Tobacco and sugar trade, it initiated the absolute need for slaves. At least this was a need in the southern colonists’ eyes. The trade of valuable commodities brought forth another type of trade. Slave trading. This harsh and un-ethical treatment of Negroes was what kept the south ‘up and running’. This ‘up and running’ booming economic system, mainly the tobacco industry specifically, proved to be a catalyst for major expansion. This is one of the things that slavery effected. The escalation of crop output resulted in the need for more acreage and caused encroachment on Indian lands. This upset numerous
Indian tribes and sparked intense conflict between the burgeoning settlers and Indian warriors, who were eager to take back what they though was theirs. Chief Opechancanough, leader of
In the early southern colonies--and not just in the south--settlers had to deal with Indian raids and war parties. This was a common fear among the colonists and persisted for the next couple hundred years. Each of these issues effected each other or caused another issue in some way or another. How did this array of new business ventures, industry, slavery, and fear in the colonial south all create a vast system that survived for almost two- hundred years until the Revolution? England had a massive amount of resources and power for being the small country that it was. This was accomplished by taking risks in the business and trading industries. Their big risks generated even greater rewards. One way they succeeded in this was by inventing a new form of enterprise. These innovative corporations were called joint-stock companies. In the early 1600’s
England devised many contracts for different joint-stock companies to land in the New World.
One of the most important of these companies was the Virginia Company, which was approved by James I in 1606 and given a charter. Now Virginia was obviously a southern colony and
contained some, if not all, of the most important precincts of the south. This Virginia charter …show more content…
This issue created a vacuum that slave traders were sucked into. Slaves were coming in by the thousands to keep up with the speed of England’s endeavors in business and the exchange of commodities. To reiterate the fact that slaves were coming to the colonies (especially to the south) in droves, and what that effected, it is required that it be explained precisely ‘why?’ With the sudden spike in business in the Tobacco and sugar trade, it initiated the absolute need for slaves. At least this was a need in the southern colonists’ eyes. The trade of valuable commodities brought forth another type of trade. Slave trading. This harsh and un-ethical treatment of Negroes was what kept the south ‘up and running’. This ‘up and running’ booming economic system, mainly the tobacco industry specifically, proved to be a catalyst for major expansion. This is one of the things that slavery effected. The escalation of crop output resulted in the need for more acreage and caused encroachment on Indian lands. This upset numerous
Indian tribes and sparked intense conflict between the burgeoning settlers and Indian warriors, who were eager to take back what they though was theirs. Chief Opechancanough, leader of