From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered ... However, over the course of the century, a new race-based slavery system developed, and by the ...

A favorite in the court of Queen Elizabeth I, Raleigh was given a royal charter by the Queen on March 25, 1584, which gave him seven years to establish a colony in the New World on the condition that ...

How did New England colony make money? Fishermen, whaling operators, shipbuilders, traders and naval supplies were among the economic activities in New England. Despite most of the land being hilly ...