Economic Matters
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Cheney, Edward P.Social Changes in England in the Sixteenth Century. This resource examines the social dynamics in Britain that served as the motivations for expansionism.AMS Press. New York 1895

Cornwall, J.C.K.Wealth and Society in Early Sixteenth Century England. This resource describes economic conditions in Britain just before England became involved in the expansionist spirit.Routledge and Kegan Paul. London. 1988.

Dabney, Virginius.Virginia : The New Dominion. This resource tells the tale of Virginia from her settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the 1970s, and the role she played in the country's formation.The University Press of Virginia. Charlottesville. 1971

Dabney, V.Virginia : The New Dominion. This resource contains a chapter tiltled Tobacco, Pocahontas, the First Assembly, and the First Negroes which discusses the emergence of tobacco in the Jamestown Colony, John Rolfe's relationship with Pocahontas and the peace the marriage brought between the settlement and the Native Americans. In addition, it discusses the birth of American democracy with the meetings of the General Assembly. Garden City, NY : Doubleday and Company, Inc. 1971.

DeFord, S.Tobacco : The Noxious Weed That Built A Nation. This newspaper article provides a brief description of the emergence of tobacco in the New World stating the importance of the plant in both America and England.Washington Post - May 17, 1997.

Divine, Robert A.America : The People and the Dream; Teachers' Edition. This is a textbook which describes America to Post-Reconstruction United States.Scott, Foresman, and Company. Illinios 1994.

Galenson, David W.White Servitude in Colonial Ameria. This resource provides an economic analysis of indentured servants' lives and occupations.Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 1981

Hatch, C. E.The First Seventeen Years of Virginia : 1607-1624. This resource discusses how John Rolfe brought the new type of tobacco to Jamestown and its emergence as the leading industry.Williamsburgh, Virginia : Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation (pgs. 16-18). 1957.

Jacobs, William Jay et al.America's Story : Geography In America History Activity Book. This resource is a brief overview of the changing of American geography from the English settlement to the present.

Morton, R. L.Colonial Virginia. This resource explains Jamestown prior to tobacco, then the discovery of tobacco, and the rising trade with England.Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press. 1960.

Nertenbaker, Thomas J.The Planters of the Colonial Virginia. This resource discusses the circumstances of farmers who began to prosper during the colonial period.Princeton University Press. Princeton. 1922.

Smith, A. E.Colonists In Bondage. This resource details the conditions in which indentured servants and, eventually, African slaves lived in the New World.North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press. 1947.

Williams, D. A.Colonial Virginia. This resource describes life in Jamestown from 1607, when the settlement was a joint-stock colony, to 1624 when King James deemed it a royal colony.

Jamestown Rediscovery This web resource provides important information on Jamestown - its history and people. In addition, this resource provides a useful timeline of the Jamestown settlement.

A Brief History of Jamestown This web resource provides a brief background of Jamestown, beginning in 1606 when King James first gave a charter to the London Company.>/font>

Virginia Company This web resource a graphic of the Virginia Company's seal, as well as a brief description of the company.

North American Colonies : Planters, Merchants, Laborers This web site is a narrative which explains migration patterns during the colonization of Jamestown. This organization 's homepage is an excellent source of maps, statistics and multimedia resources.

Poverty's History This web resource describes economic life in England and Jamestown, focusing on class and labor issues.

Royal Charters This web resource provides a list and descriptions of charters initiated by King James which resulted in the first settlement of Virginia ; 1606-1612.

Indentured Servants and Slave Prices This web resource is merely a response from a professor to a student's inquiry. However the professor provides cited information that is very valuable in understanding the typical terms of indenture servantude in colonial Jamestown.

First Blacks Arrive in Jamestown This web resource provides a picture representation of the first Africans arrival in Virginia in 1619 and provides a brief narration of the social changes that followed.

Runnaways in the Virginia Gazette This new article via the web provides the reader with eye-opening accounts of the conditions in which indentured servants and African slaves lived. This article describes the advertising system used by plantation owners to advertise runaway servants and slaves as well as includes copies of original reward posters.

African-American Life This web resource provides a brief account of the emergence of slavery in America starting with the proliferation of tobacco plantations.

Jamestown Society This web resource provides an account of Jamestown as being the first English settlement and gives highlights of important people like John Smith.

History of Jamestown This web resource provides brief accounts of the Jamestown Colony, including, a timeline, history, economics, politics people and the physical site.