AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Plymouth Company, The Virginians, House Of Stuart
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Chapter 2 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Changes in the english--james i of england (1603-1625). Stock companies--eliminated the problems faced by sea dogs. In 1606 james i chartered a virginia company w/2 divisions. Money maker for virginia: 1) need for labor, 2) england"s unemployment. 1) profit--gold or other minerals, trade w/indians, fishing industry, passage of the far east. 2) secondary reason--to help convert indians--not really significant until virginia becomes a royal colony. 1) by 1608, 38 settlers survived out of 100-120 original settlers. 2) by 1611--only 60 settlers survived out of 900 and many had turned to cannibalism. 3) john smith harsh discipline and trade with powhatans. 2) found no gold, poor trade w/powhatans, fishing was okay, and no route to far east. 1617 first crop of tobacco shipped out: increase demand for labor, define virginian history by need for labor. 1619--big year of change: (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) etc. (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1)
