Colony of Virginia 1600s

Colonies in Virginia

Colony of Jamestown

Geographical Location

Economic Centers

Jobs ( By Class )

Founders

Wealthy People:

-Cartographer (Map maker)

-Captian (Leader of a Ship/Soldiers)

-Gater (Watchman)

Poor People:

-Coal Heaver (Unloaded coal from Ships)

-Banker (Dug trenches and ditches)

-Clod Hopper (Ploughman or Agricultural labor)

Religion

Ethnicity

Newport was the most used port in Virginia. On some days, over 100,000 pounds of items were exchanged

Williamsburg and Jamestown

became economic centers

due to wealth from tobacco

and logging

Cartographer at work

Captian Christopher Newport founded Jamestown in 1607. He founded Jamestown in respect for King James 1.

William Bradford and Miles Standish led journey

to Plymouth and founded it in 1620. He founded

Plymouth because the area contained a good sized Hill, which makes a perfect spot for a fort.

Williamsburg was founded by the government of Jamestown in 1698. Williamsburg was founded because of the great farming land and in honor of King William III.

Roads and Trails

Cherokee -they prey to the moon and sun

English - Believed in Christianity

Scottish -Protestants and Catholics

French -Protestants

PowHatan -Believed in two gods Ahome (Creator of the world) and Oke (Evil god)

Chesapeake -Angilicans

Ploughman at work

-The Greate Road (Jamestown's main street)

crosses ithmus connecting island to mainland

-Appalachian And Shenandoah path lead to become the great wagon road that went all the way to Pennsylvania and Georgia.

-Old indian trails became the tobacco rolling roads.

1. 1616-1699 - Jamestown

2. 1699-1779 - Williamsburg

3. 1780- - Richmond

The type of Government

Virginia had was a self

government like most other

colonies at the time.

Jamestown

Weather

Weather in Virginia Depended on the seasons ocuuring at the time. Of all the seasons, Winter had a huge affect on colonists. In the first year of Colonial Virginia, the majority of colonists died from starvation or disease. The colonists were un-prepared for the winter weather. They did not save much of their crop and durring the winter, Import and export rates drop.

Forts

Points of Interest

Some important forts during the Colonial time period in Virginia would include Fort Germanna and Fort Henry

George Washington was born in his father's tobacco farm

(Pope Creek Tobacco Farm)

Gillfield baptist church 2nd oldest african american church opening in 1786

Fort Germanna - 1717-1724 - Consisted of mostly German Immigrants. The fort collapsed due to the German Immigrants expanding outside Germanna

Fort Henry - 1646-1691- Fort Henry (Named after King Henry) was a striving community run by Abraham Wood (1614-82), who sent out several exploratory expeditions from there. In 1675, Peter Jones took control. The post became known as Peter's Point and eventually grew into modern Petersburg.