The information of the Virginia Colony

Important Historical Events

• 1612, John Rolfe start local tobacco industrie
• June 9,1586, the colonists received exciting news that Sir Francis Drake and his ships were coming

Important Historical Events

• 1619, the Dutch ship brought first blacks to Virginia
• Queen Elizabeth died in 1603 and King James I became the new king of England
• April of 1607, Jamestown was found
• In 1790, 292,627 African slaves came to America

Interesting facts about Virginia

• Self Governed
• Main city was Jamestown
• The had the Plymouth Company and Virginia Company
• Was a royal colony
• 44 men died on the Mayflower to the colonies

Tobacco, gold and other objects were important crops or goods

Was found by the London Company and Sir Walter Raleigh

The Virginia Company paid for their journey and thought the colonists would discover gold and make them rich

Captain John Smith was eventually appointed leader of the colony

In June 1776, the Virginia convention declared Virginia's independence from England

Important people

• Patrick Henry
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• John Smith
• King Arthur
• King James I

Who settled in Virginia

• The Scotish and the Irish
• And some were Christian

Why was Virginia different?

• Virginia was the first colony in America
• Disease and conflicts happened with the Indians

Work cited

• https://www.revolutionary-war.net/13-colonies.htm
• https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/virginia
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Virginia
• Life in the Thirteen Colonies Virginia
• The colony of Virginia