Category: Jamestown

Tobacco was the first crop grown for money in North America. In 1612 John Rolfe and the settlers of the first American colony in Jamestown, Virginia grew tobacco as a cash crop. It was their main source of money. Other cash crops were corn, cotton, wheat, sugar, and soya beans. Tobacco helped pay for the…

During john smith’s voyages, there were multiple conflicts between many people the voyagers and the Indians, and the voyagers among themselves. are the conflicts the foundation of America’s colonization? what he includes as well as his diction informs us about the conflicts between the English and the natives as well as superior officers and their…

One event that struck the city of Jamestown included the event of starvation. The starvation happened due to many food shortages and sieges by surrounding tribes. The surrounding tribes that the people of Jamestown has previously traded with started to retaliate from the strain for they were also experiencing a food shortage (Historic Jamestowne 2019).…

The demand for sugar and tobacco fueled the growth of new colonies in Brazil, Jamestown, Maryland and the Caribbean Islands. The new colonies diminished Spains power in the New World and created a new pressure on native life. In 1606 all lands stretching from present-day North Carolina to southern New York was granted to the…

An entire colony in North America has mysteriously gone missing. Scientists and researchers cannot seem to discover the exact reason that the colonists suddenly disappeared, yet many intriguing and detailed theories have been presented. Many of them contain scientific evidence, but theres not enough to prove if its right or wrong. Some theories, however, are…

Being an adventurous person, I would leave England to the unknown world for some factors. One push factor that will entice me into leaving England is going into another world to discover a different life and how the individuals in the given country live. With new discoveries, there are distinct possibilities in not only acquiring…

The Colonists emigrated to the New World for the frontier experience. When the English started making journeys to the New World in the early seventeenth century it was with the mindset of establishing settlements. England wanted raw materials like wood, sugar, tobacco from the New World since England was running low on these products. The…

Having the warmest climate out of all colonies, Virginia had the greatest spread of diseases than colder settlements in the northern colonies. Virginia was one of the most successful colonies for being rich in tobacco and to the people, it was like gold to them. But Virginia has experienced hardships that led to fruitful and…

America the land of the free, even if we may know the country as the land of the free America holds a dark history of slavery in the early centuries. Dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries when slavery was born, over millions of Africans were being captured and forced into servitude, Africans were…

Northern America proved to be a challenging country for early settlers in its geography. From mountains west, to the sharp winters consumed by infertile land brimming with trees in the New England Colonies. Colonists trudged through the lands to create success for themselves. This essay will explore what it was like for early settlers to…