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Spanish and French colonization was financed by the respective kings
Queen Elizabeth had a growing population of impoverished ppl
She wouldn't spend money on colonizing America
Joint-stock ventures - people raised money to colonize the new world from investors.
English law says only first son can inherit land - Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh - second sons
So many second sons wanted to move to the new world to "claim" land
First Joint-stock venture to have lasting success Virginia Company of London
Their goal - find gold
1607 144 men established Jamestown (named after King james I)
Told by investors no wealth generation we r cuttin u off
People searched tirelessly for gold - neglected farming, food supplies dwindled, malaria (disease) and harsh winter killed them off too
After 1 year - only 38 left
1608 - Leader John Smith imposed strict "Work or Starve" order makin everyone farm 4 hrs per day
1609 - Smith burned with gunpowder returned to England colony endured hardships again
boat bringing supplies and more people sank and terrible winter of 1609-1610 "starving time" worst of all
disease hunger stealing cannibalism still more ppl arrived including women
tobacco showed some promise as a cash crop but venture was a bust and Virginia company went bankrupt
200,000 pounds lost
Virginia became England owned - first colony owned by the crown
Investments were risky 1 out of 6 ppl survived
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