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so it could be self-sustaining. Lower-class women were brought from
England to the colonies to marry the settlers and in exchange they received a fresh start and security. As a result of these population increases, by 1624 Elizabeth City had a population of 349 and by 1629 it had become a large and
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by 1625. This drastically increasing the population of settlements and in exchange he was given a title and a plantation. As
Elizabeth City and the surrounding area was in need of a larger population, deals such as this were common. For example,
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and from the beginning continuously had both a church and clergy which was unusual for the area. A third church was added in 1667 to keep up with the growing population. In addition, 'Welcome buildings' for new immigrants opened in the 1620s.
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men were out hunting. The early years of
Elizabeth City were harsh with starvation, disease and armed conflict with local Indigenous peoples causing the site to be nearly abandoned. It was not completely abandoned, however, due to
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population of the time. Although
Elizabeth City was spared, the proximity it had to the affected settlements meant that the population grew dramatically. More conflicts arose after the
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The Court in
Elizabeth City fell within the tradition of English common law and many cases relied on the teams of justices to use their collective wisdom, governmental experience, and
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ethics to reach a conclusion. Although, none of the justices had any legal training, they were still trusted to protect all colonial citizens based on their good judgment.
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who had recently expelled another indigenous group from the land before the
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lived in Elizabeth City and was appointed to the position of commissioner of Elizabeth City’s monthly court in 1628. Although Adam was considered an upper-class man in
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