jul 1, 1607 - Jamestown founded

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[1607]

Jamestown, Virginia
Founded by England
1st permanent ENGLISH settlement in North America

Survives despite:
- Disease
- Famine
- Conflict w/ Indigenous tribes

"The Starving Time" (Winter 1609-1610)

Leadership of John Smith helped in survival
- Negotiated with the Powhatan Confederacy for food

1612: TOBACCO
- colony's cash crop
- grew rapidly, needed labor -> INDENTURED SERVANTS (later, enslaved Africans)

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