During the great Migration, many puritans and pilgrims set sail from England during the protestant revolt and ventured across the Atlantic Ocean to the new world accompanied by indentured servants. The Pilgrims settled in a small place near the James river in which they called the settlement Jamestown. The exhibition was fueled by investors back in England such as the Virginia Company and the House of Burgesses. The idea of the investment was to make money from the land. The soil in Jamestown was rich with minerals and was great to produce Tobacco.

There was a time during the settlement that John smith, a leading figure in the expedition was captured by Powhatan under captivity narratives. Powhaton was a native, indigenousness tribal leader.