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First official entrance into the "New World"
Coming from England, out of 10,000 who initally came on this voyage, only 104 made it to the United States. -
Jamestown Founding
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First Succesful Colony
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Gold and Jewlery in Jamestown
In Jamestown, many people hoped to find gold as they had heard that it was full of gold. In reality, the gold did not exist. Some civilians had said that they would rather starve than farm. Therefore, they would rather try and sell Gold than farm. -
The Starving Time
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African American Slaves
In 1612 the first "shipment" of African American slaves was brought to America. They came to Virginia. -
Tobacco DIscovery
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The Head Right System
When estates began becoming popular, The estate owners would hire sevants to care after their homes. There was a recruiting system that was a local land grant where these pieces of land were granted to anyone who could afford the cost of transportation costs of a laborer or a servant. -
J Wilson comments on the Constitution of America
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Abridgement of the Debates of Congress
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McCutcheon v. FEC
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5 years Later, Citizens United has changed politics