Columbian exchange [TIME]
1492
Columbus’ first voyage [TIME]
1492
Encomienda system [TIME]
1492
Roanoke Island mystery [TIME]
1587
Jamestown Establishment [TIME]
1607
The first permanent English settlement in North America- Virginia-
Jamestown
A business where investors pooled money by buying shares (stocks) to fund risky ventures like colonizing America, allowing them to share profits and losses
Joint stock company
Strong leadership saved the failing Jamestown settlement through strict work rules
Captain John Smith
Main cash crop during early 1600s
tobacco
Was used as primary place to grow tobacco
chesapeake 1600s