Jamestown 1607
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- 1607, The Virginia Company of London
- Let us name it Jamestown to honor him.
- We have finally received the charter from King James I to start our new colony.
- This swampy land is not good for farming! There are also too many diseases and mosquitoes.
- I am a gentleman, I can not do hard work.
- Unacceptable. Go back to work. I will lead you all from now on.
- John Smith
- We did it! Thanks to this crop our economy has boosted and our colony has been a success.
- It is also thanks to you that this has happened.
- Can someone help me plant tobacco over here?
- The colonists received a charter from the King approving of their new settlement. Their intention was to colonize and use the new land for resources.
- They were facing difficulty in establishing a prosperous colony. There were many obstacles, including a lack of leadership, so John Smith took over and began forcing them to work.
- John Smith's leadership had saved the colony. They discovered tobacco and used that as a cash crop. It brought many profits to New England and the economy grew. Jamestown was the first prosperous settlement in the "New World".
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