In my fourth grade class in "Henricus" territory, we grew a tobacco plant. Our teacher wanted to stress the importance of that plant to the early colonial Virginia economy.
Visited one of these settlements many years ago. REALLY PAID OFF. I was wandering around a post abd beam house and there were Roman numerals carved on the structure. Asked a docent and he told me they built the structures in England, numbered the beams, disassembled it, brought the pieces over and rebuilt them using the numbered beams. Now when I build raised beds, arbors, etc. instead of rushing and dealing with the weather, I build it in my basement, number the pieces, disassemble it, paint it and rebuild it in a matter of a few hours outside. Thanks to these colonists!
Hehe I know .... Must be great for you.... Spreading slavery and such and then 200 years later, after a revolution and an additional war the south, particularly the White southern male of any financial means still gets the whole of the worlds blame for slaves, at least within these 50 states
@@hissyhonker220 During the 1950s 80% of America was for Africa American life, and for some unknown reason people forgot how supportive we were in the 1950s and now we are at a time where people today think every white person was a racist at the time.
Most Indian Nations were in what we would call today "a constant state of war" with one another, and the Europeans were viewed initially as merely complicating the equation.
I have traced my father's side of the family all the way back to around this time and place. There is record of some of them serving under Washington during the Revolutionary War.
Research seems to indicate that the early English settlers of Virginia certainly compared to those of New England were much given to heavy drinking and loose living....thus had low life expectancy.
I just watched a documentary on the lives of common people in England in the 17th Century. For the common man,there was no upper mobility. There was no vote for you. The rich made the laws. There were 200 laws on the books that prescribed hanging for commoners. I didnt realise how bad it was for my people back then. It puts new perspective on my 5th great grand father. He left Wales and landed in Baltimore Marylan in 1752. That took some guts,or maybe desperation
@@LionHeartFilmWorks "The Grim Reality of Ordinary Life Throughout British History." It's was really insightful. Together with this video, I am beginning to see why commoners would roll the dice, as it were, and strike out for the colonies.
Britain being an island nation came to America to own land, have religious freedom and seek fortune and prosperity. Spain and France with large land area came to the Americas for gold, riches and plunder, not to live there permanently themselves but to establish plantations and mines.
If I sat in college 14 years, then someone asked me what is two plus two and I couldn’t answer correctly; I would be considered a failure, yet some people sit in churches longer than this and no one thinks twice about them no being capable of the teachings learned there.
The arrival of soldiers, farmers and craftsmen were key to the success of settlement. The gentlemen who came to Jamestown were unfortunate because they did not have the skills or mindset to survive in a challenging environment. At what point did female settlers from England arrive? Did families come over in the beginning to Virginia? How much contact after 1624 did the Virginia colony have with rhe Massachusetts colony?
Doesn't seem that bad at all. They were doing a lot more than just building fences and "waiting around bored." We also built ships at this time, told stories, made connections, planned out the future for life in the Americas, built our homes and connected our towns, had guilds of business. We were not just sitting outside poking at sticks like so many ALSO think. That lady mentioned how everyone saw the era as glamorous, but I don't see anything enticing about the royal French aspects of the 18th century with wig obsession. Bountiful life and artisty and creativity, making homes and a future, coming together at such grounded soil while teaming up with a new group that lived in the land is truly the way to live life, and was far cleaned than England. We also had all of these things like Fancy grandfather clocks, cabinetry, glasses, paintings I mean was that lady denying the existence of that? Because she made it sounds like we didn't have that. Not to mention the gorgeous structured architecture.
Shows American identity at its root is English. Americans used to see themselves until very recently (1960s ish) as more Anglosaxon than the English, a yeoman republic free from the Norman yoke.
This is part of a series is it not? I seem to remember this or something very similar years ago as well as several other "episodes" for lack of a better term. Extremely entertaining, reminds me of some Historical Society and park films I used to get to help make, years ago now though, but still not that long ago... Too bad this sort of thing is not PC anymore.... Gotta have a boogyman
How do you find out if your 16 year old ancestor was an indentured servant? He arrived in Virginia in 1635 . I’m assuming alone , no one with his surname onboard.
Way to big, and wasteful of powder.. I would rather think that Coehorn mortars would be much more useful in defense, also easier to move about in thick woods, and many more could be transported in ships.
I live in New England. Thank God our English forbears conquered this vast wilderness and carved out civilisation for their posterity. We may be Americans, but we are still the children of our English Mother Country; our very language is a testament to this. As are so many of the names of our counties, towns, cities, highways and byways. 🏴🙏 I would recommend a fantastic book by one Kevin Phillips, “The Cousins’ Wars: Religion, Politics, Civil Warfare, And The Triumph Of Anglo-America”. It is a brilliant masterwork outlining the common kinship shared by the anglophone nations, namely the US and UK (I wish he had detailed Australia more but Canada is included). It takes our peoples’ three most important conflicts; the English Civil War, American Revolution, and American Civil War, and examines the broad range of parallels as well as the ethnic, religious, and political alliances that formed and ultimately led to the geopolitical path we now know. One very important theme to which Philips gives careful attention is the indisputable fact of the American Revolution being a civil war; America’s first. This is something more people in all the Anglosphere countries should be taught, especially here in the US. Catholic historian Charles Coulombe also highlights this fascinating subject in many of his own lectures and writings, many of which you can find here on TH-cam. I highly recommend his stuff if you are interested in this very specialised topic.
"Originally the natives werent hostile" 20:20 Completely false, we know know the powhatan confederacy, had conquered every other tribe in the region. Likewise the missing colony of roanoke, while there isnt concrete evidence, we have some reason to believe that Chief Powhatan had the survivors slaughtered. The Natives of that region instigated every conflict. They attacked from the moment the settlers were dug in. The settlers attempted peace tgrough trading then later kidnap, but to no avail, the Powhatans would not stop. Understandable, but this was two nations at war, the settlers werent the aggressors, but they were the victors ultimately. The powhatans lost the wars they started.
They were religious fanatics. Called separatists, for their "separation" from The Church of England, whom they believed to be too close to the evil ( in their minds) Catholic Church. They did not, however, get kicked out of England, or Europe, but instead they themselves, got together with some sponsors and sailed to this foreign land. They had moved to a more religiously tolerable Holland, and lived there instead of England for a few years, but then they claimed to even be religiously suppressed there, so they moved to the "New World"
What there not talking about are the slaves without the skills of which and the native peoples helping they're colonies failed and they would often descend to cannibalism
The Indians were barely able to survive themselves much of the time as hunter-gatherers. The Colonials looked at how few people the land supported in that manner, whereas good agricultural practices would support thousands of people where perhaps a few hundreds had been living. You really distort the issue of land-management. Many millions of Europeans were living off the same amount of land that the Cherokee Nation (40k people) had, sweeping down from NC to MS and including most of TN. This was seen to be palpably grotesque.
Actually indians and the English were very close, and lived together in the same area, you'd be lying if you believed otherwise to that. Over 1.2 billion acres of land and you think the Indians shouldn't have shared that? Or what even are you saying.
In my fourth grade class in "Henricus" territory, we grew a tobacco plant. Our teacher wanted to stress the importance of that plant to the early colonial Virginia economy.
And this is the prime example why I appreciate TH-cam. It brings to my desk educational video such this one. Thank you so much
Visited one of these settlements many years ago. REALLY PAID OFF. I was wandering around a post abd beam house and there were Roman numerals carved on the structure. Asked a docent and he told me they built the structures in England, numbered the beams, disassembled it, brought the pieces over and rebuilt them using the numbered beams.
Now when I build raised beds, arbors, etc. instead of rushing and dealing with the weather, I build it in my basement, number the pieces, disassemble it, paint it and rebuild it in a matter of a few hours outside. Thanks to these colonists!
If you have the opportunity, visit the Jamestown settlement in Virginia. It’s very interesting to see it in person.
I love these documentaries. They really show the shared history and cultural heritage of the US and the UK 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Hehe I know .... Must be great for you.... Spreading slavery and such and then 200 years later, after a revolution and an additional war the south, particularly the White southern male of any financial means still gets the whole of the worlds blame for slaves, at least within these 50 states
@@hissyhonker220 During the 1950s 80% of America was for Africa American life, and for some unknown reason people forgot how supportive we were in the 1950s and now we are at a time where people today think every white person was a racist at the time.
My family came from Bristol England in 1630. I’ve wondered what it would’ve been like for them. This was very informative thanks for sharing this.
Most Indian Nations were in what we would call today "a constant state of war" with one another, and the Europeans were viewed initially as merely complicating the equation.
My ancestor came to Jamestown as an indentured servant. He eventually acquired a farm on the York River in New Kent County.
My relatives with the last name of Lewis came over through Isle of Wight County.
Excellent documentary and music 🎶 thank you.
These or such documentaries are better than us movies. They will give a true reality.
What a masterful documentary! So glad I came across it. I'm doing ancestral research and learned a ton.
My name is Cary Harwood Cary. My direct descendant is Col. Archibald Cary. The first Speaker of the Senate in Virginia.
I have traced my father's side of the family all the way back to around this time and place. There is record of some of them serving under Washington during the Revolutionary War.
Yeah, these are cool. Thanks for showing LIONHEART Productions. They remain popular.
Fantastic video of a fascinating period
Research seems to indicate that the early English settlers of Virginia certainly compared to those of New England were much given to heavy drinking and loose living....thus had low life expectancy.
A fine job by all involved!
This was awesome from Mount Vernon Va
My family and I were stationed at Ft. Story, on Virginia Beach.
My dad's side of the family came to Virginia is 1730 as I believe a indentured servent
I just watched a documentary on the lives of common people in England in the 17th Century.
For the common man,there was no upper mobility. There was no vote for you. The rich made the laws. There were 200 laws on the books that prescribed hanging for commoners. I didnt realise how bad it was for my people back then.
It puts new perspective on my 5th great grand father. He left Wales and landed in Baltimore Marylan in 1752. That took some guts,or maybe desperation
What was the name of the documentary?
@@LionHeartFilmWorks "The Grim Reality of Ordinary Life Throughout British History." It's was really insightful. Together with this video, I am beginning to see why commoners would roll the dice, as it were, and strike out for the colonies.
Britain being an island nation came to America to own land, have religious freedom and seek fortune and prosperity. Spain and France with large land area came to the Americas for gold, riches and plunder, not to live there permanently themselves but to establish plantations and mines.
If I sat in college 14 years, then someone asked me what is two plus two and I couldn’t answer correctly; I would be considered a failure, yet some people sit in churches longer than this and no one thinks twice about them no being capable of the teachings learned there.
The drumming at the end is legit. The gong is not. Gr8 vid
Interesting, thanks.
I always hear about how the water was not drinkable. Which leaves me wondering what did the native peoples drink?
The water was definitely drinkable.
Sea water was certainly not drinkable but fresh water from rivers and streams in Plymouth colony region were fine to drink.
@@amciuam157 Also filtering processes.
The arrival of soldiers, farmers and craftsmen were key to the success of settlement. The gentlemen who came to Jamestown were unfortunate because they did not have the skills or mindset to survive in a challenging environment. At what point did female settlers from England arrive? Did families come over in the beginning to Virginia? How much contact after 1624 did the Virginia colony have with rhe Massachusetts colony?
I grew up in the Peninsula. I wish the Park Service would do something with the Spanish Mission site West of Yorktown.
Doesn't seem that bad at all. They were doing a lot more than just building fences and "waiting around bored." We also built ships at this time, told stories, made connections, planned out the future for life in the Americas, built our homes and connected our towns, had guilds of business. We were not just sitting outside poking at sticks like so many ALSO think. That lady mentioned how everyone saw the era as glamorous, but I don't see anything enticing about the royal French aspects of the 18th century with wig obsession. Bountiful life and artisty and creativity, making homes and a future, coming together at such grounded soil while teaming up with a new group that lived in the land is truly the way to live life, and was far cleaned than England. We also had all of these things like Fancy grandfather clocks, cabinetry, glasses, paintings I mean was that lady denying the existence of that? Because she made it sounds like we didn't have that. Not to mention the gorgeous structured architecture.
Oppression is hard to outrun! Do this do that, a little here a little there!
Shows American identity at its root is English. Americans used to see themselves until very recently (1960s ish) as more Anglosaxon than the English, a yeoman republic free from the Norman yoke.
Six months to travel, thats quite an exaggeration. It took the Mayflower 10 weeks, the Fortune roughly the same.
This is part of a series is it not? I seem to remember this or something very similar years ago as well as several other "episodes" for lack of a better term. Extremely entertaining, reminds me of some Historical Society and park films I used to get to help make, years ago now though, but still not that long ago... Too bad this sort of thing is not PC anymore.... Gotta have a boogyman
How do you find out if your 16 year old ancestor was an indentured servant? He arrived in Virginia in 1635 . I’m assuming alone , no one with his surname onboard.
Way to big, and wasteful of powder.. I would rather think that Coehorn mortars would be much more useful in defense, also easier to move about in thick woods, and many more could be transported in ships.
Maybe a powder waste but lol fun as h**l to fire them! Can feel the concussion now haha
What museum were the yep women talking from?
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It did NOT take 6 months to get to America
I live in New England. Thank God our English forbears conquered this vast wilderness and carved out civilisation for their posterity. We may be Americans, but we are still the children of our English Mother Country; our very language is a testament to this. As are so many of the names of our counties, towns, cities, highways and byways. 🏴🙏
I would recommend a fantastic book by one Kevin Phillips, “The Cousins’ Wars: Religion, Politics, Civil Warfare, And The Triumph Of Anglo-America”. It is a brilliant masterwork outlining the common kinship shared by the anglophone nations, namely the US and UK (I wish he had detailed Australia more but Canada is included). It takes our peoples’ three most important conflicts; the English Civil War, American Revolution, and American Civil War, and examines the broad range of parallels as well as the ethnic, religious, and political alliances that formed and ultimately led to the geopolitical path we now know.
One very important theme to which Philips gives careful attention is the indisputable fact of the American Revolution being a civil war; America’s first. This is something more people in all the Anglosphere countries should be taught, especially here in the US.
Catholic historian Charles Coulombe also highlights this fascinating subject in many of his own lectures and writings, many of which you can find here on TH-cam. I highly recommend his stuff if you are interested in this very specialised topic.
Hello from Windham nh
why do we presume there no 'monsters" in the ocean today ? we havnt explored didly squat of it.
There are great white sharks and other fish that will eat you
Beaver...... BEAVER BEAVER!
Sorry folks, I had too
#possumtrottin
"Originally the natives werent hostile" 20:20
Completely false, we know know the powhatan confederacy, had conquered every other tribe in the region. Likewise the missing colony of roanoke, while there isnt concrete evidence, we have some reason to believe that Chief Powhatan had the survivors slaughtered.
The Natives of that region instigated every conflict. They attacked from the moment the settlers were dug in. The settlers attempted peace tgrough trading then later kidnap, but to no avail, the Powhatans would not stop. Understandable, but this was two nations at war, the settlers werent the aggressors, but they were the victors ultimately. The powhatans lost the wars they started.
What is the craft that the woman in red is doing? She's using a wooden Y shaped tool.
I thought the original pilgrims were religious fanatics who were basically kicked out of England/Europe?
They were religious fanatics. Called separatists, for their "separation" from The Church of England, whom they believed to be too close to the evil ( in their minds) Catholic Church.
They did not, however, get kicked out of England, or Europe, but instead they themselves, got together with some sponsors and sailed to this foreign land. They had moved to a more religiously tolerable Holland, and lived there instead of England for a few years, but then they claimed to even be religiously suppressed there, so they moved to the "New World"
@@CountessKitten thank you for answering my question! ✌
@@-xirx- you're welcome! ❤️☺️
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What there not talking about are the slaves without the skills of which and the native peoples helping they're colonies failed and they would often descend to cannibalism
Yeah the English are good Forman’s but bad laborers I agree
@@youngguns1319okay Watt Tyler, lolol
The Indians were barely able to survive themselves much of the time as hunter-gatherers. The Colonials looked at how few people the land supported in that manner, whereas good agricultural practices would support thousands of people where perhaps a few hundreds had been living. You really distort the issue of land-management. Many millions of Europeans were living off the same amount of land that the Cherokee Nation (40k people) had, sweeping down from NC to MS and including most of TN. This was seen to be palpably grotesque.
Weren't they doing alright before the Buffalo disappeared?
Actually indians and the English were very close, and lived together in the same area, you'd be lying if you believed otherwise to that. Over 1.2 billion acres of land and you think the Indians shouldn't have shared that? Or what even are you saying.
history is so cool
I think- I think I know this kindly mfer from my families darkened arrival unto this world.