European Development in Southern Colonies

By Hsingletary
  • Establishment of Jamestown

    Establishment of Jamestown

    The first permanent English settlement in North America. This colony gave England its first foothold in the European competition for the New World.
  • Plantation in land in Virginia

    Plantation in land in Virginia

    John Rolfe found seeds for Tobacco plants. This became Virginias most successful cash crop.
  • Development of Slavery

    Development of Slavery

    Enslaved people from Africa were brought to America. Europeans purchased them and forced them to work on plantations.
  • First Virginia Genera Assembly

    First Virginia Genera Assembly

    The first meeting of the Virginia General Assembly, which included the House of Burgesses was conducted at a church in Jamestown. This marked the beginning of colonial representative assemblies in the Americas.
  • Interactions with Indigenous Peoples

    Interactions with Indigenous Peoples

    Europeans began their participation in the fur trade with Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Peoples were looking to make alliances. Europeans were looking to build infrastructures and relationships in order to thrive in the new world. The trades knowledge, food, materials, and supplies.
  • Development of Carolina's

    Development of Carolina's

    North and South Carolina were established as one crop economy. It became a major cash crop especially in the low country region of South Carolina.