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Virtuous Virginia. By Jeff Zoë Rachel. Founder. Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Walter was an English explorer and adventurer Late 1500’s he had the idea to colonize Virginia In 1584 the first attempt failed and the colony disappeared They tried again and Virginia became a colony in 1607. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ByJeff Zoë
Rachel
Sir Walter Raleigh
• Sir Walter was an English explorer and adventurer
• Late 1500’s he had the idea to colonize Virginia
• In 1584 the first attempt failed and the colony disappeared
• They tried again and Virginia became a colony in 1607
Sir Walter named Virginia after Queen Elizabeth I of England. She was called the Virgin Queen because she was not married.
Time Line
1550 1600
Idea for foundation
First expedition
disappeared
Virginia was made a colony
Late 1500’s
1584 1607
• The colony was seen as an investment• They would make money by trading
materials• Colonists were sent to set up farms and
sell their produce• They traded through the Virginia Company
of London**This was the company that invested in coming to
the Americas
• Most settlers were English
• They received 50 acres
• +100 acres if they invested in the Virginia Company
• Many also brought indentured servants and slaves
• Skilled laborers (shoemakers, tailors etc)
• Unskilled laborers (to escape unemployment)
• These people provided cheap labor for plantation owners
Colonial People Occupations
• Mild winters• Hot, humid summers• Rain = fertile soil for
farming
• Low lands for plantations
• Quiet bays for ports for shipping and trading
• Wooded mountains that were hard to clear
• Tobacco!!!• Tobacco plantations• Slave trade introduced in 1619• The slaves were cheap labor
• Church of England was the official religion of Virginia
• The religious rules sometimes affected the colonies rules
Governor(1)
Governor’s council(6)
House of Burgesses(22)
Credits
Jeff ZoëRachel