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The three ships, Godspeed, Susan Constant, and the Discovery sailed into what is now the Chesapeake Bay to start the Jamestown Colony.
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The colonists suffered their first mass dying due to poor water, mosquitos, and low food supplies.
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John Smith became President because the colonists were unhappy with President Ratcliffe.
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The company received a new royal charter which changed its President to a Governor. Sir Thomas Gates became the first Governor.
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The winter of 1609 became known as the Starving Time. From the Autumn of 1609 to the Spring of 1610 more than 4/5 of the colonists died from starvation and harsh conditions.
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John Rolfe was a planter and began experimenting with growing tobacco. After sending it back to England, it quickly changed the colony.
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This was the first introduction of representative government and allowed colonists to vote for their representatives.
