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1519
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes traveled to Mexico, where he met an Indian slave called Malinche, who helped him take down the Aztec. Both the native and Spanish culture started mixing. -
Virginia Company
A joint-stock company received a charter from King James I that gave the settlers Englishmen rights in the New World -
Jamestown
Jamestown, named after King James I, was the first permanent English settlement located near the James River in Virginia. -
Tobacco Rush
The production of Tobacco became an epidemic in Virginia. It led colonists to expand more land to make room for plantations, which was very good for the economy. -
House of Burgesses
At this time North American slave system consisted in enslaving Africans. Democracy was born, an assembly was held, known as the House of Burgesses. The first parliament held in America. -
Powhatan's Downfall
After the second Anglo-Powhatan War, where the natives were defeated, the peace treaty hated the idea of Virginians coexisting with the Powhatan, which contributed to the extinction of a native tribe.