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Roanoke Island
About eight miles (12 km) long and two miles (3 km) wide, Roanoke Island lies between the mainland and the barrier islands near Nags Head, -
Spanish Armada defeated
Largest naval force in the world
132 ships, 30,000 troops, 2,400 guns
Smaller, swifter English ships won
Storms destroyed more -
Jamestown
Built on Peninsula
Swampy
population started with 144 settlers, remained with 38 -
Conflict with native americans
war broke out between the indians and the starving colonist
the indians played an important role in food and trade -
Colonists can own land
All colonist who paid their way over is granted 100 acres of land
Headright ( a land grant) -
tobacco crop saves the colony
the virginia company had spent more than 50,000 english pounds an immense sum for that time
they used it for trade was wanted by many -
House of Burgesses meets
burgesses (Representatives0
10 towns in the colonies sent two burgesses each
made to create local laws for the colony -
Dutch bring Africans
Dutch ship brings 20 Africans to work in tobacco fields
Originally servants rather than slaves
Until 1640, Africans free and could own property
1660’s- Slavery becomes law -
Virginia company send women
Virginia Company sends 90 women to Jamestown
Colonists had to pay 120 pounds of tobacco for wife -
King James declares Royal Colony
King James cancels charter declares Jamestown first royal colony for England in America
