Virginia
Reasons for founding: For profit and trade
Date of Founding: May 13, 1607
Economy: They had a plantation agricultural economy. Tobacco, rice, and indigo was an important part of their economy.
Geography: There was lots of bays and in the western part of the colony, the mountains and heavy woods.
Government: Virginia House of Burgess
Celebrities/Important Residents: John Smith
Religion: The colonists worship the Anglican Church very loosely.
Residency Requirements: You would need to be a Christian if want to settle in Virginia. Virginians couldn’t stand non-Christians.
Target Residents: Newcomers coming from the Old World to the New World.
Founding Documents: Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Bibliography:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Virginia
americanhistory.about.com
www.landofthebrave.info/virginia-colony.htm
Date of Founding: May 13, 1607
Economy: They had a plantation agricultural economy. Tobacco, rice, and indigo was an important part of their economy.
Geography: There was lots of bays and in the western part of the colony, the mountains and heavy woods.
Government: Virginia House of Burgess
Celebrities/Important Residents: John Smith
Religion: The colonists worship the Anglican Church very loosely.
Residency Requirements: You would need to be a Christian if want to settle in Virginia. Virginians couldn’t stand non-Christians.
Target Residents: Newcomers coming from the Old World to the New World.
Founding Documents: Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Bibliography:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Virginia
americanhistory.about.com
www.landofthebrave.info/virginia-colony.htm