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Blood on the River: James Town 1607
by Elisa Carbone
by Elisa Carbone
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Three ships set sail for the new world.
December 20, 1606
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The journey is sponsored by the Virginia Company in order to establish a settlement in Virginia. The settlers' mission is to search for gold, silver, and jewels; find a passage to the Orient; and send back timber to England.
Eleven-year-old Samuel Collier serves as page to Captain John Smith.
The ships anchor in the Downs due to lack of wind.
Jan. 5, 1607
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The gentlemen want to return to England. Smith calls them liars and cowards.
Master Wingfield arrests Captain Smith and chains him in the 'tween deck.
Feb., 1607
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Smith is accused of trying to overthrow the mission, murder the council members, and become ruler.
The ships visit Caribbean islands and trade with natives.
March, 1607
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Captain Smith pretends to speak the natives' language, so the gentlemen will not hang him.
The New World
The settlers reach Virginia
April 26, 1607
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