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3 ships sailed into the Deep Bay. They cleared land and built Jamestown. Captian John Smith was the leader of Jamestown for 1 year.
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The Native American tribe "Powhatan" captured John Smith. There was a lot of fighting because the Colonists would steel the Powhatan's crops. Pocahontas kept John Smith from being killed.
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More than 1/2 the colonists died the first year. The land was not good for farming. No one bothered to gather food. John Smith made a rule tht if you don't work, you don't eat.
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John Smith left Jamestown to explore the Atlantic coast. Pocahontas' husband John Rolfe was a leader too and brought tobaco plans for the Colonist to grow and sell.
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The first Africans were brought to Jamestown. They became enslaved people. Their hard work helped Virginia. They were hardly ever freed.
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More Colonists took over more Powhatan land. This started several years of fighting because teh Powhatan tried to defend their lands
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Because of the Powhatan and Colonist fighting, King James I made Virginia a Royal Colony. The King now owned the colony and picked a governor who shared the power.
