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King James I of England issued the 1606 Virginia Charter which led to the creation of the Virginia Company, allowing eight Englishmen to travel to and colonize current Virginia
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The Virginia Company founded Jamestown
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The period in the Jamestown colony history referred to as the starving.
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John Rolfe establishes a tobacco plantation on the James River approximately 30 miles from the Jamestown Colony
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The rule of Sir Thomas Dale and Good Order in Virginia/ Jamestown
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Nathanial Bacon succeeded and was able to burn down Virginia