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Episode 9, False Dawn. Remember that this is a History of the United States. Episode 9.

False Dawn.

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What can I say? I have a flair for the dramatic. This is my way of saying that I'm sorry for pulling

a marvel on you, an Iron Man three, so to speak. You know, a false ending.

Jamestown wasn't going to be abandoned just yet. All the stuff I said that happened at the end of

last episode was true, but what I didn't say was that when Gates set sail down the James,

he almost immediately met a longboat. It was the advance party for Lord

Delaware. Lord Delaware had been delayed for half a year raising funds, something which had proved

more difficult than expected following the loss of the sea venture. But Peep finally set off with three ships and 150 settlers from

Portsmouth on April 11, 1610, and he arrived in Virginia in early June. Gates was told to go back

to James Town and prepare the colony for the arrival of Delaware, much to the unhappiness of the colonists,

who thought they'd finally escaped this hellhole.

Considering before Gates arrived, James Town was in anarchy with only 60 inhabitants, this was a

startling turnaround. They finally had competent leaders. Their numbers were up to

375, and perhaps most importantly, Delaware brought with him a year's supply of food. The

starving time was over. Delaware's primary concern was breaking the men out of their

idleness, which had destroyed the colony during Smith's tenure. You'll recall how men were starving,

but refused to do anything to solve the problem, such as farming. Delaware would fix this

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