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Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island.
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Raleigh was angry about the desertion and decided to hire Simon Fernandez to transport over 100 more people including women and children to start a more permanent settlement close by in Chesapeake Bay.
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When John white came back to Jamestown nobody was there and the word "CROATOAN" was carved on a near by tree.
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Upon Arrival in 1587 the people found out that men in the fort where killed by natives.
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A group of over 100 men landed on the banks of Virginia's James River which was not healthy to drink. They were immediately attacked by natives but where determined to stay
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Captain Smith returned to England in 1609.
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1619 was a big year in James town. The first elected assembly was established. It was called the House of Burgesses.
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In 1620 the Mayflower came to the new world for religious freedom.
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Governor William Bradford held a celebration feast. It was the first Thanksgiving.
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King Charles the 2nd Decided to give William Penn land in the new world that was southwest of New Jersey.
