Year: 1607
Founding: Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London. It was founded for economic purposes, such as finding gold and exporting raw materials
Geography: Mountains, Valleys, and coastal plain
Climate: Virginia had a warm climate with long growing seasons.
Economy: Virginia had many plantations with tobacco, cotton, and other cash crops. Corn, vegetables, fruits, wheat, and livestock were also grown.
Government: Virginia was named a royal colony by 1775.
Religion: There was no official religion, so Catholics, Anglicans, and other types of Christianity were tolerated.
Target residents: Gentlemen who wanted to be richer, or indentured servants who were looking for a better life in the New World.
Celebrity residents:
Justin Timberlake
Demi Moore
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Houston
George Washington
Analysis on Founding: Virginia was founded for a search for gold by gentlemen who wanted to be rich. This colony later attracted others because of the fact that Virginia had no specific religion.
Analysis on government, geography, religion, and economy: The gentlemen who settled the colony were not willing to work at first, but soon realized with the help of John Smith. Many did not survive the first few years, but the colony was stabilized after the few years. The education here was poor, but the colonists still strong had a self government system called the Virginia House of Burgesses.
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Founding: Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London. It was founded for economic purposes, such as finding gold and exporting raw materials
Geography: Mountains, Valleys, and coastal plain
Climate: Virginia had a warm climate with long growing seasons.
Economy: Virginia had many plantations with tobacco, cotton, and other cash crops. Corn, vegetables, fruits, wheat, and livestock were also grown.
Government: Virginia was named a royal colony by 1775.
Religion: There was no official religion, so Catholics, Anglicans, and other types of Christianity were tolerated.
Target residents: Gentlemen who wanted to be richer, or indentured servants who were looking for a better life in the New World.
Celebrity residents:
Justin Timberlake
Demi Moore
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Houston
George Washington
Analysis on Founding: Virginia was founded for a search for gold by gentlemen who wanted to be rich. This colony later attracted others because of the fact that Virginia had no specific religion.
Analysis on government, geography, religion, and economy: The gentlemen who settled the colony were not willing to work at first, but soon realized with the help of John Smith. Many did not survive the first few years, but the colony was stabilized after the few years. The education here was poor, but the colonists still strong had a self government system called the Virginia House of Burgesses.
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