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Title: Jeff


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Virtuous Virginia
  • By
  • Jeff
  • Zoë
  • Rachel

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Founder
3
Sir Walter Raleigh
  • Sir Walter was an English explorer and adventurer
  • Late 1500s 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

4
Fascinating Facts!
  • 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
1607
Late 1500s
1584
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Founding Impetus
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Reasons for Foundation
  • 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

7
Peppy People
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Population
Colonial People
Occupations
  • 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

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Climactical Climate
10
Weather
  • Mild winters
  • Hot, humid summers
  • Rain fertile soil for farming

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Gorgeous Geography
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Land
  • Low lands for plantations
  • Quiet bays for ports for shipping and trading
  • Wooded mountains that were hard to clear

13
Monetary Opportunities!!!
14
Economy
  • Tobacco!!!
  • Tobacco plantations
  • Slave trade introduced in 1619
  • The slaves were cheap labor

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Religion
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Church of England
  • Church of England was the official religion of
    Virginia
  • The religious rules sometimes affected the
    colonies rules

17
Gritty Government
18
Pyramid
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Credits
  • Jeff
  • Zoë
  • Rachel
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