13 Colonies: Ch. 5- Virginia Succeeds

​Remember we said that John Smith had a good relationship with the Powhatan

​Chief Powhatan had a daughter-Pocahontas

• ​she taught Smith some Powhatan words

• ​brought food and tried to be peaceful with English

​She was 14, when John Smith left to return to England

​John Rolfe

• ​Tobacco grower

• ​experimented with tobacco seed to find the best

• ​acquired Spanish seed (which was very difficult)

​tobacco became cash crop for Virginia

​Virginia Colony began planting tobacco everywhere. (made lots of money)

​1619-House of Burgesses was established

• ​first example of self-government in the colonies

​people were allowed to own land and to keep money earned from tobacco sales

​More money from tobacco leads to the need for more land to grow tobacco and the need for more workers.

​Smoking becomes very popular in England,

​Was kidnapped by English sea captain

​was taught English and to read the Bible

​Took English name Rebecca

​Meets and eventually marries John Rolfe

• ​Peace between Powhatan and English for years

​Have son named Thomas

​move to England

​was treated like a celebrity

​catches disease and dies at the age of 22

​the year Pocahontas dies, Virginia ships 20,000 pounds of tobacco to England

​Virginia planters became rich

​tobacco plantations continue to grow

• ​need lots of workers

• ​tensions between colonists and Native Americans grow (colonists want Native American lands)

​Virginia originally hired indentured servants to work on plantations.

• ​worked for a number of years in exchange for passage to Virginia, food, shelter

• ​were earn freedom after contract was fulfilled

• ​sometimes paid freedom dues.

• ​became expensive

​Indentured servants replaced by African slaves