Wealth Influence on Colonization

  • Starving

    People would rather starve than farm, which results in the death if half the colonist. Only 65 colonist remained after that year
  • Slaves

    20 slaves were dropped off in jamestown and used as slaves.
  • Women

    90 women which showed jamestown was there to stay. The men had to pay the women tobacco in order to marry them.
  • Headcount/Headright

    People started to be sent over to populate jamestown in return they were given land.
  • Tobacco

    Over 3 million lbs of tobacco are being produced a year
  • Carnegie Corporation

  • Great Depression

  • Citizens United

    Citizens United brought forward the idea of money in polotics