Question

What were the three outstanding events in 1619 that had a great influence on the colonies? Representative government came to America. The first slaves were brought to America. The first governor was elected. The London Company sent women to America. John Rolfe developed a money crop--tobacco.

Answer 1

Representative government came to America.

The first slaves were brought to America.

The London Company sent women to America.

Answer 2

The three outstanding events that took place in 1619 were the following:

1. The first slaves were brought to America. The first 19 black men arrived in 1619, brought by Dutchmen, close to Jamestown, Virgina. This was simply the beginning of slavery as a two century "institution" in America.
2. The London Company sent women to America (to Jamestown) to become wives of the inhabitants (planters). It was a mechanism to turn settlements there more permanent by making these men happier.
3. Representative government came to America. The so-called General Assembly of the colony of Virginia took place in 1619 and was the first representative assembly in English America. The first reunion was at Jamestown church on the 4th August. Virgina Company's regulations were adopted and some laws enacted.