The first people who came to Virginia were the English. They founded Jamestown in 1607. Their purpose in coming was that they wanted to find gold and get rich by trading with the Indians. They thought they would get rich quick, and return to England. However, they were not successful. Times were very bad, because many of the first settlers were English Gentlemen, and were not used to working for a living. Finally, John Smith took …showed first 75 words of 265 total…

…showed last 75 words of 265 total…enough indentured servants, so they used slaves instead. Some Africans knew how to grow rice, and that was very useful to the Southern Colonists. Southern Colonies' Difference From Others: The Southern Colonies were different from others because they didn't care about religious freedom, but came here to get rich instead. Their economy depended on large plantations where a few rich people owned most of the land, and depended on slaves to get the work done.