Life was very short during this time, there were many marriages and divorces. Before slaves planters relied on white indentured servants from England, Ireland, and Scotland. Why would someone want to come to such a terrible place? To raise tobacco like other plants and foods, people wanted this to grow to make more money. Jamestown was an economic failure, the people realized that Virginia was the best place to grow tobacco due to soil nutrients. Growing tobacco you need a large labor force. What they would be was early teens would sign a “contract” saying they would work for a certain amount of years and unlike slaves they were freed and paid a small amount of money. If people were found guilty of felonies, they were brought over on ships
