Jamestown Brides Threats to success of colony – Unmarried men not interested in settling, wanted to acquire wealth & return home Reversed immigration – 40-50 men living in Powhatan's village Perceived as a security threat Lord Bacon, Founding member of the Virginia Company – Actively recruited & provided incentives for women (1612) 90 women arrived (1613) 50 women arrived 1691 passed a law to prohibit white-Indian marriages
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