History of the United States . rts for thebenefit of the colony were aided by important events in England. 7. Growth and Expansion of the Jamestown Colony.—InLondon, at this time, the management of colonial affairs waspassing into the hands of a council of some of the ablest and bestmen of the kingdom. Nearly all classes of the people were repre- ^ Dale was technically only a deputy official. 20 EARLY SETTLEMENTS sented. A new charter was granted the company, and the boun-daries of its territory changed to embrace two hundred miles tothe north and to the south of Old Point Comfort up into thel
History of the United States . rts for thebenefit of the colony were aided by important events in England. 7. Growth and Expansion of the Jamestown Colony.—InLondon, at this time, the management of colonial affairs waspassing into the hands of a council of some of the ablest and bestmen of the kingdom. Nearly all classes of the people were repre- ^ Dale was technically only a deputy official. 20 EARLY SETTLEMENTS sented. A new charter was granted the company, and the boun-daries of its territory changed to embrace two hundred miles tothe north and to the south of Old Point Comfort up into theland throughout from sea to sea west and northwest. Further-more, many of the prerogatives of government which had formerlybeen assumed by the king were now taken over by the its members were in a position to grant a large measure ofcivil liberty and local self-government to the colonies.^^ Hence it may be stated that, with the exception of the set-backs occasioned later by sudden and disastrous Indian THE MARRIAGE OP POCAHONTAS TO JOHN EOLFE AT JAMESTOWN the colony was well started toward a steady growth under thedirection of a sturdy band of Anglo-American pioneers. GovernorDales rule was severely rigid, but he administered his office for aterm of five years with general success. Hours of regular work,, worship, and administration were established. Each Communal c i i i • i i system aban- mau was givcn a plot of land to cultivate, and the doned, 1611 , ^ ^ ^ , n -i communal system set up under the nrst council was 1° This charter was modified in 1612 to extend the powers of the Council,or, at least, to state them more specificaIl3^ It also included the Bermudasas a part of SELF-GOVERNMENT IN VIRGINIA 21 definitely abandoned. Settlements were extended, each with itsstockade of defense, and a prosperous tobacco culture was begununder the leadership of John Rolfe. Rolfe had suffered ship-wreck in the Bermudas, where his first wife and chil
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