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500 men to settle, after bad winter came home.
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It was the largest naval force in the world with 132 ships, 30,000 troops, 2,400 guns.
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Jamestown was founded in 1607
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Pocahontas and John Rolfe are married
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All colonists who paid their way over granted 100 acres of land
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10 towns in the colonies sent two burgesses each
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Dutch ship brings 20 Africans to work in tobacco fields. Until 1640, Africans free and could own property
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King James declares Jamestown first royal colony for England in America.
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The Virginia Company's charter is revoked and governance of Jamestown is transferred to the Crown.
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Virginia Company sends 90 women to Jamestown.
