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Virginia Company of London Charter
King James I of England grants a charter to the Virginia Company of London, a wealthy group of investors that want to start a colony in the new world for a proffit. Web:
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Jamestown History
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Colonists Land at Jamestown
The three ships sent by the VCoL land in Virginia with 214 cononists and John smith. Web;"Jamestown (Overview)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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John Smith is elected president of Jamestown
John Smith soon declared that "He that will not work shall not eat, except by sickness be he disabled." Web:"John Smith." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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Smith Returns to England
John Smith was badly hurt when his gunpowder keg exploded while he was wearing it. He went back to England for medical treatment soon after and remained an advocate for colonization in the new world untill his death in 1631. He also wrote a few books including :The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624) and The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith (1630). Web:"John Smith." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. -
Starving Time
A period during the winter of 1609-1610 when only around 60 of the original 214 colonists survived due to famine. Web:"starving time." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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Tobacco Is harvested for profit
John Rolfe plants develops his own strain of tobacco and soon farmers start to plant it. This becomes the major cash crop of the colony Web:"John Rolfe." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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John Rolfe and Pocahontas are Married
John Rolfe and Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas are married. they later have a son. Web:"Wedding of Pocahontas." Image. Library of Congress. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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First legislative body in America
The house of Burrg was founded in August 1619. It was the way the colonists governed themselves and it was the first legislative body in America Web:"Legislative assembly in Jamestown." Image. Library of Congress. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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First African Slaves land in Jamestown
A Dutch trader brought the first african slaves to Jamestown in the year 1619. Web:"First slaves land at Jamestown." Image. Library of Congress. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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Single Women Arrive at Jamestown
Women from England are brought to Jamestown, Virginia to marry the settlers and to make sure the colony survives. Web:"Wives for the settlers arrive at Jamestown." Image. Library of Congress. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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Jamestown Massacre
Powhatan Indians launch a surprise attack against English settlers near and in Jamestown on March 22, 1622, killing nearly 350 settlers Web:"Massacre of 1622." Image. Library of Congress. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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Jamestown Comes Under the Direct Control of the British Monarchy
In 1624, the Crown finally revoked the charter of the Virginia Company and placed the colony under royal control due to unrealized proffits. Web:"Jamestown (Overview)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
