Virginia Company

The Jamestown Colony was a success, however, who was responsible for this success? John Rolfe, a tobacco farmer who boosted the economy of Jamestown by bringing a new cash crop, and John Smith, a military man whose leadership allowed the colony to become a competitive force in the New World. Jamestown was beset by many obstacles in its youth; From attacks by militant Indians, to poor sanitation practices, as well as a lack of experience living in a ‘farm for sustenance’ lifestyle. Jamestown had…

Missing Women of Martin's Hundred” In J. Frederick Fausz’s paper, “Global Implications of Patent Law Variation,” Fausz discloses the unfamiliar historical events surrounding the captured women from Martin’s Hundred plantation during the onslaught of Virginia colonists, which was exerted by Indian warriors as a part of the Powhatan Uprising of 1622. The events surrounding the captured women never gained much attention among historians due to the great interest in researching the effects of the…

leave England, and their politics. The causes for travel also played a very impactful role in the development of the two settlements. In the south, the only reason the original settlers came was for gold. As stated in John Smith’s History of Virginia, “The worst among us were the gold seekers who…

you don't work, you don't eat’’. They both had many rules and beliefs that were strict. In this essay i will talk about both of the colonies and their similarities and differences. On May 14, 1607, 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company established the very first English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River.Tobacco became Virginia’s first profitable export. Capt. John Smith was one of the people of that voyage. John Smith was born to a farming family…

the economy worsens. England struggled with poverty and unemployment. Thousands of peasants and laborers became involved in problems such as crimes and poverty. West Country prompters encouraged the export of beggars in England to the colony of Virginia. Promoters offered to employ the poor while gaining profit (Taylor 52). During the seventeenth century, many people left England for the New World in hopes that the colonies will offer a change. The immigrants…

When the planned terror attack of September 11, 2001 occurred, the United States was not prepared for the emotional devastation or destruction that attack would have on so many people. The damage it created cost the United States billions of dollars in damage repair, relief aid, and debris cleanup after the incident occurred. The fact of the matter is the United States was unprepared and thus, this paper will discuss and analyze the response between the World Trade Center attack, as well as…

coming from the dep south headed to the confederate armies in Virginia.” The engine was built by the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor Company, out of Paterson, New Jersey, in December of 1855. The raid that made the “General” famous occurred during the Civil War, in April 1862. This story behind the General is so intriguing that movies were made about…

A couple of years ago, I moved to the Chesapeake in hopes of finding a new life. A new life that would give me wealth and move me from the poor conditions like no employment, starvation, disease, and homelessness that is in England. In the Chesapeake, most of the people who came from England are mostly single men with no family at all, young people that their age ranges from 15 to 24 years old, the poor and criminals of England, and almost no wealthy people in the colony. Those people who…

Unhealthy Chesapeake Life in the American wilderness was brutal for the earliest Chesapeake settlers. Diseases such as Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid took 10 years of the life expectancy of the newcomers from England. Half the people born in early Virginia and Maryland did not survive twenty years. Due to disease, women were so scarce in numbers that men fought over them. There was a 6:1 male to female ratio. Many women were already pregnant before marriage. It was extremely unlikely that a…

A few miles north of Charleston, West Virginia are massive tree covered mountains. Small towns peppered the mountains except for Putney, and that mountain had only one town, Howardsville. Mysteries and old wives tales swirled around the mountain as long as anyone remembered and it’s probably those same tales that isolated the Putney Mountain. The residents of Howardsville had learned years ago to live with the legends. They just accepted that “things happen” and structured their lives…