jun 23, 1607 - 2. Jamestown
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King James I gave the Virginia Company of London a charter for a New World Settlement. The goal was to trade with Indians. All the men created a settlement on the James River. 38 of 120 survived the first nine months-disease, famine, warfare, laziness.(key concept 2.2, I)
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jun 23, 1607
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~ 418 years ago