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Jamestown

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In what year was Jamestown founded? 1607
What company financed Jamestown in hopes of finding precious metals? The Virginia Company
Who smuggled some tobacco into Jamestown? John Rolfe
Who was the president of Jamestown but was involved in a gun power accident and sent home? Captain John Smith
Who did John Rolfe marry? Pocahontas, Powhatan's daughter
What uses did England see for North America? Abundant natural resources, also as a market for their manufactured goods and a location to send their poor
What is a raw material? Something in its natural state.
What is a manufactured good? Something that has been refined.
What is Roanoke? An attempt to set up a colony, also know s "The Lost Colony."
What was the first successful colonization? Jamestown
What were the Indians along the side of Jamestown? Algoquains
What was the focus of the colonialists? The precious metals
Who required the colonialists to work? Captain John Smith
Why was it difficult for them to settle on the marsh? It wasn't steady and had many disease mosquito
What did the colonists resort to since they had no food? Cannibalism.
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