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約翰‧史密斯船長繪製的地圖，畫的是維吉尼亞、詹姆斯敦這個新的殖民地。
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詹姆斯敦 (Jamestown) 創建，1607年5月14日
到詹姆斯敦的拓荒者有一半是工匠、水手、勞工，其中有一個裁縫師、一個理髮師和兩名軍醫。另外一半是所謂的「紳士」，有財富卻無專業，沒有估算到新世界需要發揮艱困的謀生本能。八個月後，120名先驅者之中，只有38人存活。倖存者之中，約翰‧史密斯船長，是位冒險家和探險者，雖然生活困苦，他靠著強力的領導，讓這塊殖民地繼續成長，一開始殖民的前兩年，從英格蘭來此的新移民到了五百名。1609年他離開之後，許多麻煩就來了。
Half of the Jamestown settlers were artisans, craftsmen, soldiers, and laborers, including a tailor, a barber, and two surgeons among them. The other half were "gentlemen," men of wealth who did not have a profession, and who may have underestimated the rough work necessary to survive in the New World. After eight months, only 38 of the 120 pioneers were still alive. Among the survivors was Captain John Smith, adventurer and explorer. Despite the hardships, he kept the colony going with his solid leadership those first two years, as Jamestown grew to 500 with new arrivals from England. After he left in 1609, however, more trouble came.
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