1607–1620 — Early English Settlement & Survival

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What was Jamestown (1607)

First permanent English colony; proved England could survive in America.

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What was the Starving Time

Severe food shortage caused by poor planning and disease.

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What was tobacco (1612)

A cash crop that made Virginia profitable and increased settlement growth.

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What was House of Burgesses (1619)

First elected government in the colonies, starting self-rule.

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What happened in 1619?

First Africans arrived in Virginia, beginning the system that later became slavery.