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We were founded in 1607, and were the first successful english colony 

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Virginia was a good place for farming. This was because of the rain and fertile soil. Virginia had very hot summers along with not too extreme winters. Virginia had lowlands that were appropriate for big plantations. Virginia had bays which was good because ports could be formed to handle the shipping of materials for the colony. Farms in Virginia were small.

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Come to our colony, and become a part of our official state-established Church!

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Come to our colony, and become a part of our official state-established Church!

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Religion often affected the laws of the colony, for example all colonists were required to attend church twice each Sunday.

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Sir Thomas Gates was the first governor of Jamestown 

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White landowners electing men as their representatives to the house of Burgesses. The Virginia Company sent 6 members to the Governor's council. Above these people was the Governor. The Governor was sent to England to represent the king or queen. They also did not have to pay taxes because the Governor and other leaders supported them with extra land.

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Settlers in Virginia that grow tobacco made the best money so big plantations were replaced with tobacco. Slave trading became a thing in 1619 so that they can farm tobacco for cheap. Trading slaves and crops being shipped became a business for colonists.

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The 6-member council consisted of Bartholomew Gosnold, Christopher Newport, John Martin, John Ratcliffe, George Kendall, and John Smith

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It was an investment. They could earn money by selling and trading raw materials that could be found and grown there. They set up multiple farms. They could trade these materials for other materials that they didn't have access to. By doing this, they had access to materials that they normally wouldn't have access to without trading. After setting their prices, you could almost say that they were producing money.

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Virginia was made a colony in 1607. Virginia was found because Sir Walter Raleigh came up with the idea of sending an expedition to Virginia in the late 1500s. He was an English Explorer. Sir Walter Raleigh named the colony after his friend, Queen Elizabeth I of England. She was called the Virgin Queen because she was not married.

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The main field crops that grew in Virginia were hay,cotton,wheat,peanuts, and barley. Vegetables like corn, beans, peas, carrots, and cabbage. One cash crop was tobacco

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Most of these settlers were English. All of the men were given 50 acres of land. They would also get 100 more acres of land if they bought the Virginia Colony. They brought their white servants and their black slaves. These people were also skilled in many trades. Some of these trades were tailors, shoemakers, brickmakers, and more.

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We were the first colony to survive and flourish in the New World. You can count on us that were going to make our colony and people do well. And guess what you won't have to even pay taxes, because our strong government and extra land. In addition, we have a lot of skilled people(shoemakers,brickmakers,tailors any many more!) to help us set up the colony. Along with our mild winters and hot, humid summers. Our low fertile lands and soil made us suitable for large plantations.

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Along with our huge plantations of tobacco our cash crop. Our slaves allowed us to have cheap labor, so you wouldn't have to pay that much for people to work on your land. And you would be given 50 acres plus an additional 100 acres if you bought a stock in the Virginia company, and you could be self-sufficient. Along with the angelic church our official religion we also tolerated other religions. But most of us were of the same. Along with we never doing anything to our natives, they were the ones who burned villages and our crops.

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We sold and export tobacco to anyone who would buy it. 

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We were able to be successful by teaming up and working together and trading jewels with Indians for corn and furs.