Jamestown Colony

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Colony
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Bacon's_Rebellion
gptkbp:died 1624
gptkbp:economy Tobacco cultivation
gptkbp:established gptkb:English_settlers
gptkbp:establishedIn Chesapeake_Bay_region
gptkbp:founded 1607
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Virginia_Company
gptkbp:hasPopulation 104 settlers
gptkbp:historicalEvent Establishment of trade routes
First representative assembly in America
Introduction of the headright system
Establishment of plantations
Arrival of the first Africans in 1619
Arrival of the first women in 1608
Commemoration and preservation efforts
Establishment of a fort for protection
Growth of the tobacco industry
Influence on future colonies
Introduction of indentured servitude
Rebuilding after the Starving Time
Transition to royal colony in 1624
Legacy_in_American_history
Cultural_exchanges_with_Native_Americans
Impact_on_Native_American_populations
Development_of_trade_with_Native_Americans
Conflict_with_Powhatan_Confederacy
Destruction_during_the_Anglo-Powhatan_Wars
Establishment_of_the_House_of_Burgesses_in_1619
Formation_of_the_Virginia_General_Assembly
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Foundation_of_American_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jamestown Colony
gptkbp:influencedBy Spanish_colonization_efforts
gptkbp:is_a_site_for First African slaves in English America
gptkbp:knownFor Tobacco economy
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:majorIndustry Disease
Food shortages
Conflicts_with_Native_Americans
gptkbp:notableEvent Starving Time
gptkbp:notableFor Colonial expansion
Introduction of representative government
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Pocahontas
gptkb:John_Smith
gptkbp:partOf Thirteen Colonies
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:James_Fort
gptkbp:reduces Poor_relations_with_Native_Americans
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Virginia_Colony
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn gptkb:North_America