Virginia
By:Valeria Candela
Brief History
Virginia was the first permanent colony of England in the Southern territory of North America. The colony was a business venture of the Virginia company therefore workers were sent in search of gold but instead the settlers discovered tobacco and it quickly became a cash crop. The Trans-Atlantic Trade was used to transport goods, such as tobacco, from the North American colonies to England. The colony pertained to the Anglican branch of Christianity and the Virginia company created the first house of a legislative body called House of Burgesses. The labor intensity of cultivating tobacco caused Virginia to become heavily dependent on slavery for years to come, while also made Virginia prosper economically.
The 13 British Colonies
Demonstrates Virginia on the map of North American colonies and groups it with the other southern colonies.
Tobacco Fields in Virginia
Shows the tobacco fields in Virginia which became a cash crop and also shows the slaves tending to the fields.
Trans-Atlantic Trade
The Trans- Atlantic trade connected the colonies and England. They transported resources, goods, and people along this route.
Moving to Virginia means access to Farmland and Culitivation
Important People and Battles
Bacon's Rebellion occurred due to the large portion of poor settlers who did not own land and they staged an uprising against the landowners. The House of Burgesses passed laws to allow slavery in Virginia, which discouraged the white landowners to side with the slaves and it meant more profit for the landowners because the increase in laborers allowed an increase in product. Powhatan was a chief leader of a Native American tribe that was forcibly removed of its lands to secure land for agricultural needs of the Europeans.