Unknown Story

The year was 1606, our newest king, James I, wanted to renew our quest for a colony. Several merchants, including me, pressed King James for a charter. December, 1606, I left england with 143 others to go to North America. We wanted to search for fish and furs. We took 3 ships, 48 people in each.
April 1607, me and the others arrived at Chesapeake bay. We then sailed up a river. The river was flowing into the bay. We decided to name the river The James. The river brought us to a nice area of land, that would be our new town. Or as we know it, Jamestown
We didnt find any gold or riches. Instead many of us faced hardships. Those hardships being disease and hunger. Some would get so hungry they would resort to cannibalism. A big reason we survived the first 2 years was because of Captain John Smith who forced us to work he also got us food from the local Powhatan people.
In late 1609, Captain John Smith got injured and had to return to England. After he left we struggled. The Powhatan stopped givving us food. The winter of 1609-1610 was hard, it was also called The Starving Time. Somehow we survived this time. More colonists arrived to take place of those who had died.
After Smith left, we figured out how to get money for the investorers. That being planting and growing tobacco. Alot of people made money that way. Including me.
Our relations with the Powhatan improved. They did so because John Rolfe and Pochontas got married.

Over 40 Million Storyboards Created

No Downloads, No Credit Card, and No Login Needed to Try!