Brinkley Chapter 2 Guiding Questions What serious difficulties did the Virginia colonists face from the moment they landed? How did the motives of the Virginia colonists differ from those of the separatists who settled in Plymouth? Explain the importance of tobacco in the development of the Virginia colony. Explain how exchanges of agricultural technology between Europeans and Native Americans helped Jamestown survive. What led to Virginia becoming a royal colony? What were the origins of the colony of Maryland? How did Maryland?s early development differ from that of Virginia? What were the origins of the political turmoil in Virginia during the 1670s?