List five reasons England sent settlers to the new world. Power (land, Labor, Loot), religious freedom, spices, gold, trade. The Powhatan’s and the settlers never really trusted each other. The colonists didn’t think they had to work, they thought things should have been given to them.

The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution. New World grains such as corn kept the colonists from starving while, in Virginia, tobacco provided a valuable cash crop.

The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution. By 1770, more than 2 million people lived and worked in Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies.

Jamestown

The settlers of the day described it as such, as land which was difficult to live on, even as the climate was favorable, the rivers easy to navigate and the soil ideal for farming. They still found the environment there a little daunting for a self-supporting venture.

What was the goal for the Jamestown Colony? The goals of Jamestown was to find gold, colonize and send most of the profits back to the Va. Company of London. The enslavement of African people that took place for over 200 years in which slaves were property of their owners and forced to work on plantations.

Corn

Beer, cider and other relatively weak fermented beverages were almost universally consumed from the earliest days of Virginia’s history. The colonists, in addition to importing the beer from the Mother Country, quickly began practicing the art of brewing themselves.

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The colonists grew crops, hunted game, and fished for food. Many homes had gardens where they grew vegetables and herbs. When the colonists first arrived in America, one of the most important crops was corn. Native Americans, like Squanto, taught them how to grow corn and use it to make cornmeal.