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Gilbert and 4 other explorers went on the Eastern Shore and were killed by Indians
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A fleet, or group of ships, leaves London heading towards the Chesapeake Bay, or Jamestown area
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Ships arrive at Cape Comfort with the original group of 104 all male settlers. They are welcomed by the natives.
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Christopher Newport, John Smith, George Percy, and Gabriel Archer spend 6 days exploring the James River up to the falls and Powhatan's village
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200 armed Indians attacj Jamestow, killink 1 and wounding 11 people
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Christopher Newport leaves for England for the first time to get supplies and more settlers
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Christopher Newport returns to Jamestown with the "First Supply" and 100 new settlers. When he gets to Jamestown he finds only 38 surviving original settlers.
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A terrible fire destroys all of the houses in their fort
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Christopher Newport sailed to England for the second time to get more supplies and more new settlers
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Jamestown was rebuilt from the terrible fires earlier this year. They had forts that 14-15 feet tall, and 3 Bulwarkes (watch forts) at each of the triangle corners of their fort.
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Christopher Newport arrived with the "Second Supply" which included 2 women and 8 Dutchmen or Poles. These were the first settlers who were not males from England. These are the last supplies they receive from England until May 1610.
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At the end of 1608 Christopher Newport returned to England again to bring them different spices and herbs.
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7 ships arrive at Jamestown. These ships are called "Sea Venture" which were shipwrecked at Bermuda. They brough 200-300 men, women, and children to Jamestown.
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A group of survivors, including Gates, John Rolfe, and Ralph Hamor, from the Sea Venture shipwreck in Bermuda arrive at Jamestown. They find 60 survivors from the "Starving TIme"
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Gates, who was the governor of Jamestown, decides to abandon Jamestown and go back to England.
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Thomas West-Lord De La Warr becomes the new governor of Jamestown!
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The new, rebuilt fort was in the form of a triangle. The south side, closest to the river, was 140 yards (420 feet), the other 2 side were 100 yards (300 feet) each. At each of the corners of the triangle there was a Bulwarke, or watch tower. Inside the fort was a market place, a storehouse, a "corpse de guard" (military base), a chapel, and rows of houses.
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At some point in 1611, John Rolfe imported, or brought to Jamestown, the first tobacco seeds. These came from Trinidad.
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At some point in 1612, John Rolfe exported, or sent to another country, the first crop of tobacco grown in Jamestown.
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At some point in June, John Rolfe makes the first shipment of West Indian tobacco that was grown in Virginia and sends it to England.