VIRGINIA

FOUNDERS

• John smith

REASONS FOR SETTLEMENT

• To establish English settlement in the Americas

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POLITICAL MAKEUP

• House of burgesses

ECONOMIC SUPPORT

• Tobacco
• Slavery

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Women: cook, clean, raise children/entertain
• Men: handy work, hunt for food
• Slaves were helpers to wealthy

NOTEWORTHY PEOPLE

• John smith, founder
• Sir Thomas gates, governor
• Powhatan, chief of tribe in Virginia

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