Economy and trade of early Virginia
The Jamestown colony grew and was influence by many situations that occurred during its early years of being establish. The economy and trade affected many people's living situations and determined who was wealthy or poor. The early years of settlement of Jamestown, Virginia were affected by the economy, taxes, and tobacco plantations.
The Economy was growing in Virginia during its early years because of the growing number of plantations along the James River. Many people were brought from all over England to Virginia so they could be put to work. All of the people that were brought were valuable for the Virginia colony. Many of the settlers were husbandmen, cloth and leather workers, blacksmiths, carpenters, cooks, bakers, grocers, and laborers. Later on during 1620 and early 1620, ninety “young maid to make wives” for the planters, along with 280 tenants a certain amount of women were brought along as well (James, 27). Then by mid-1920s, the tobacco trade was growing and expanding. Along with all of these events the colony’s population was increasing as well (James, 28). The people who were coming to the plantations affected the economy of Virginia because they would be purchasing groceries and other necessities with the money they earned. As long as the population of Jamestown, Virginia was growing and people were working/spending money, then the economy of this colony would flourish.
Taxes have been an important aspect of the U.S. since the beginning of the colonization starting from Jamestown, Virginia. Beginning on October 1621, the Crown officials required that American colonial planters to ship all of their products England. This order was an important source for royal revenue and was designated to complete the payment of customs to the Crown (Babushka, 77). The English were greatly benefiting from the work the people in the American colonies did since they were able to enjoy the revenue they got from the Americans.
By the 1620s the only crop that was making a fair amount of profit was the tobacco. The tobacco was introduced to the Europeans by the Spanish, which they were taught how to smoke from the Native Americans. The tobacco that was smoked in England was grown in the West Indies . The West Indies is what we know as the Caribbean in today’s time. John Rolfe later on imported seeds from the West Indies and planted them in the Jamestown colony since the smokers felt that the tobacco was much less harsh from the Caribbean. These tobacco seeds became the seeds of a bright outlook for the Jamestown colony economy. The tobacco was grown on the streets of Jamestown and since it needed many labor workers, more settlers were need in the Jamestown colony . By 1617 the tobacco exports to England had totaled 20,000 pounds. The flowing year the exports doubled and finally twelve years later, one and a half million pounds were exported. Overall John Rolfe was extremely important to Jamestown’s economy because had established the colony’s economic foundation to keep thriving and being successful.
The Economy was growing in Virginia during its early years because of the growing number of plantations along the James River. Many people were brought from all over England to Virginia so they could be put to work. All of the people that were brought were valuable for the Virginia colony. Many of the settlers were husbandmen, cloth and leather workers, blacksmiths, carpenters, cooks, bakers, grocers, and laborers. Later on during 1620 and early 1620, ninety “young maid to make wives” for the planters, along with 280 tenants a certain amount of women were brought along as well (James, 27). Then by mid-1920s, the tobacco trade was growing and expanding. Along with all of these events the colony’s population was increasing as well (James, 28). The people who were coming to the plantations affected the economy of Virginia because they would be purchasing groceries and other necessities with the money they earned. As long as the population of Jamestown, Virginia was growing and people were working/spending money, then the economy of this colony would flourish.
Taxes have been an important aspect of the U.S. since the beginning of the colonization starting from Jamestown, Virginia. Beginning on October 1621, the Crown officials required that American colonial planters to ship all of their products England. This order was an important source for royal revenue and was designated to complete the payment of customs to the Crown (Babushka, 77). The English were greatly benefiting from the work the people in the American colonies did since they were able to enjoy the revenue they got from the Americans.
By the 1620s the only crop that was making a fair amount of profit was the tobacco. The tobacco was introduced to the Europeans by the Spanish, which they were taught how to smoke from the Native Americans. The tobacco that was smoked in England was grown in the West Indies . The West Indies is what we know as the Caribbean in today’s time. John Rolfe later on imported seeds from the West Indies and planted them in the Jamestown colony since the smokers felt that the tobacco was much less harsh from the Caribbean. These tobacco seeds became the seeds of a bright outlook for the Jamestown colony economy. The tobacco was grown on the streets of Jamestown and since it needed many labor workers, more settlers were need in the Jamestown colony . By 1617 the tobacco exports to England had totaled 20,000 pounds. The flowing year the exports doubled and finally twelve years later, one and a half million pounds were exported. Overall John Rolfe was extremely important to Jamestown’s economy because had established the colony’s economic foundation to keep thriving and being successful.
Sources
Rabushka, Alvin. "The Colonial Roots of American Taxation, 1607-1700." Policy Review, 114 (2002): 61.
Horn, James. "The Founding of English America: Jamestown." OAH Magazine of History, 25.1 (2011): 25-29.
ushistory.org. "The Growth of the Tobacco Trade." U.S. History Online Textbook. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=27
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2013/05/22/tobacco-census-fixing-the-frauds-and-mischiefs-of-the-tobacco-trade/
Horn, James. "The Founding of English America: Jamestown." OAH Magazine of History, 25.1 (2011): 25-29.
ushistory.org. "The Growth of the Tobacco Trade." U.S. History Online Textbook. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=27
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2013/05/22/tobacco-census-fixing-the-frauds-and-mischiefs-of-the-tobacco-trade/