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Columbus came to America. He first landed in the Bahamas.
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Roanoke was established by Sir Walter Raleigh.
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People returned to Roanoke only to find the entire colony was gone. It was a lost colony!
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The first lasting colony was established in Jamestown, Virginia.
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Many people died in the cold and harsh winters because there was not enough food.
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Tobacco was introduced as a cash crop by John Rolfe who later married Pocahontas.
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Slaves came to America by ship from Africa.
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The Pilgrims established a government. The General Assembly made its own laws.
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Virginia became a royal colony under the King of England.
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Colonists were angry because tea was highly taxed by the British so they threw it into the Harbor. This event led to the American Revolution.
