The Jamestown Colony

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The Jamestown colony was founded by the Virginia Company as an entrepreneurial enterprise. It was sponsored by the King of England, in 1606 and predated the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This paper describes the hardships that plagued the early Jamestown settlers, which lead to its abandonment in the early summer of 1610. However, in August of that year, 150 new settlers arrived on a ship from England to help rebuild Jamestown in its original location but under new leadership. The paper concludes that Jamestown strengthened the English presence in the New World, established the tobacco trade and set the tone for the future of America.

From the Paper:

"For several years, the colony operated smoothly under the Charter. However, relations between the English settlers and the indigenous Algonquins remained strained. In 1622, Algonquin warriors launched one of their most successful offensives on the Jamestown settlement, killing more than 300 settlers. The attack was led by Opechancanough. A few years later a trading expedition was thwarted by marauding Indians. To retaliate, Captain William Tucker and Dr. John Potts poisoned two hundred Powhattans by pretending to propose a peace toast."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. "Jamestown Island."
• Cox, Brad. "A Brief History of Jamestown Virginia."

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