Wealth importance towards colonizing

By kara.hjerstedt17
  • First successful colony settlement in Jamestown, Virgnia

    First successful colony settlement in Jamestown, Virgnia

    pilgrims found
  • Period: to

    Colonies made a goal to find gold in Chesapeake

  • So far, over half of the colonists died

    due to the refusal to farm

  • 400 replacement colonists came to replace those who died

  • The Starving Time

    The Starving Time

    during winter this left only 65 colonists alive
  • Head Right System

    Head Right System

    Virginia came up with this recruiting strategy of offering 50 acres of land
  • Period: to

    Many edentured servants were sent over in addition to new colonists

    due to the new land given
  • Tobacco became a cash crop for JamesTown

    Tobacco became a cash crop for JamesTown

  • Maryland was discovered

    Maryland was discovered

  • Shipment of women to become wives

    The colonies needed more women for reproduction.

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    Also known as the Second Philippine Commission. This gave a concrete system of government to the Philippines and educated the Filipino children.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The biggest colapse of our nation's wealth in history.
  • Citizen's United

    Citizen's United

    A conservative non-profit organization is formed to protest bills.

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    Campaign financing is mostly done by millionaires and million-billion dollar businesses. Citizens want to limit the donations of the wealthy.
  • The First Thanksgiving

    The First Thanksgiving