HIS 315K Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Opchanacanough, Bsc Young Boys, Indentured Servant
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When james 1st (6th of scotland) becomes king people become more interested. Was portrayed that a lot of people (the natives) were already living there to convince people to invest money in james fort. They wanted them to think that james fort (was built for trade) would be worth the money because there were plenty of natives to trade with. Joh(cid:374) (cid:373)ith puts up a huge (cid:272)(cid:396)oss, the (cid:374)ati(cid:448)es (cid:449)e(cid:396)e a(cid:374)g(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it sig(cid:374)ifies (cid:858)o(cid:449)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g(cid:859) the la(cid:374)d. Smith wanted relations with the natives for trade. Pocahontas marries rolke, gets to meet the king, portrayed as a princess, marriage was used to portray unity between the english and the natives. English settlers grow tobacco rolke was taught by the natives how to grow tobacco, her perfects it and makes a stronger plant. (cid:1009)0 a(cid:272)(cid:396)es (cid:858)head (cid:396)ights(cid:859) fo(cid:396) ea(cid:272)h settle(cid:396)- each settler gets 50 acres. Company creates the house of burgesses assembly of property-holders ( first legislature in colonial america.
