Hobbes had direct personal and financial ties to English colonization of Virginia

Evidence

Hobbes seems to have been quite involved with the Virginia company and “records in the early 1620s show that Hobbes attended meetings along with Cavendish, and that the latter gave Hobbes one of his shares only a few months after the 1622 massacre, thereby making him a member.” — , Stephanie B. Martens - Civilization and…, 57

Categorization

• QUESTION: Does Hobbes’s Virginia Company membership appear in his political texts, and does his share purchase after the 1622 massacre signal a particular stance on Indigenous resistance?
• XREF: connects to: Hobbes read contemporary American tribes as living evidence of Europe’s own ancient past. — , Stephanie B. Martens - Civilization and…, 60

Broader Connections

• Hobbes read contemporary American tribes as living evidence of Europe’s own ancient past. #expands (0.75) — , Stephanie B. Martens - Civilization and…, 60