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Turbulent Virginia: Pirate Base...Royal Colony: Indentured Servitude
The majority of colonists who immigrate to the Chesapeake in the 17th century pay for their passage by working as indentured servants for a specified number of years. Initially men outnumber women six to one, so willing are they to take the gamble t...
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Turbulent Virginia: Pirate Base...Royal Colony: Virginia Company Investments Spawn New Colony
London investors are now becoming interested in financing overseas ventures. Initially they were looking to make money by establishing trading posts like the French or privateering They turn to colonization only as a last resort. The London Company,...