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Pocahontas was born about 1596 and named 'amonute' though she had a more private name of matoaka
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the starving time Jamestown in the colony of Virginia was a period of starvation during the winter of 1609-1610.
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john Rolfe began his experiments with planting tobacco in 1612
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Jamestown served as the capitol of the colony for 83 years. From 1616 until 1699
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john punch, a run away indentured servant, first documented slave for life
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In 1781 General Lafayette's troops continued to counter a large British force that had invaded Virginia.