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一個23歲的亞拉岡昆男人，戴著項鍊和頭飾，面部繪有斑紋。1645年。
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詹姆斯敦創建，1607年5月14日
但這其中卻有著好幾年的和平與繁榮。和平來自寶卡荷塔斯，她是酋長包華德的女兒，和詹姆斯敦一個煙草農夫，約翰羅夫結婚。新的供給和統治權總算從英國來了。
1619年發生的一個事件具有深遠的意義：一個荷蘭血統的奴隸貿易商，以相當數量的非洲俘虜交換食物。非洲人成為契約上的僕人，以勞力交換庇護及最終的自由。這些是夾雜在殖民者中的第一代非裔美國人。其時至1680年，種族奴隸制度並未形成一種常態情事，在這塊土地上的掙扎求生仍在持續，詹姆斯敦只是一個開端。你還知道北美早期殖民的任何事嗎？
But there were some years of peace and prosperity. Peace came when Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan, married John Rolfe, a tobacco farmer in Jamestown. Also, new supplies and leadership eventually arrived from England.
An event of momentous consequence took place in 1619, when a Dutch slave trader exchanged a cargo of captive Africans for food. The Africans became indentured servants, trading labor for shelter and eventual freedom. They were among the first African Americans in the colonies. Racial slavery would not become a common occurrence until 1680. For all, the struggle for land and survival continued, but Jamestown was just the beginning. What else do you know about early settlers in North America?
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