Virginia Colony
Founded:
The London Company founded it in 1607.
Economy:
Plantation/Agriculture - Tobacco, Wheat, Corn
Geography:
Had rivers such as the James River, Rappahannock River, Potomac River, and Shenandoah River as well as lakes such as the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Gathright Dam (Lake Moomaw), John H. Kerr Reservoir, John W. Flannagan Reservoir, Pound Lake, and Philpott Lake. Also had salt marshes, swamps, streams, plains, mountains (Blue Ridge & Appalachian Mountains), valleys, plateaus, fertile land, and forests.
Government:
Had a government called the Virginia House of Burgesses. It was a representative self government. It was the first representative government in America. It was formed in 1619. Representatives were elected by the colonists, however the governor and his council was selected by the Virginia Company. It wa the first step towards a representative government.
Celebrity/Important Residents:
Captain John Smith, Pocahontas, Chief Powhatan, John Rolfe, and Nathaniel Bacon.
Religion:
Many Puritans were here.
Residency requirements:
You had to be accepting of the Puritan and Anglican religions
Target Resident(s):
English immigrants and farmers
Founding documents:
Click for document:
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1600-1650/instructions-for-the-virginia-colony-1606.php
The London Company founded it in 1607.
Economy:
Plantation/Agriculture - Tobacco, Wheat, Corn
Geography:
Had rivers such as the James River, Rappahannock River, Potomac River, and Shenandoah River as well as lakes such as the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Gathright Dam (Lake Moomaw), John H. Kerr Reservoir, John W. Flannagan Reservoir, Pound Lake, and Philpott Lake. Also had salt marshes, swamps, streams, plains, mountains (Blue Ridge & Appalachian Mountains), valleys, plateaus, fertile land, and forests.
Government:
Had a government called the Virginia House of Burgesses. It was a representative self government. It was the first representative government in America. It was formed in 1619. Representatives were elected by the colonists, however the governor and his council was selected by the Virginia Company. It wa the first step towards a representative government.
Celebrity/Important Residents:
Captain John Smith, Pocahontas, Chief Powhatan, John Rolfe, and Nathaniel Bacon.
Religion:
Many Puritans were here.
Residency requirements:
You had to be accepting of the Puritan and Anglican religions
Target Resident(s):
English immigrants and farmers
Founding documents:
Click for document:
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1600-1650/instructions-for-the-virginia-colony-1606.php