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Jamestown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what year was Jamestown founded? | 1607. |
| Who had sent the colonist on the first expedition and why? | The Virginia Company of London had financed an expedition for Jamestown because they had wanted to get more natural resources and as a market for their manufactured goods and a place to send the poor. |
| Who were the first colonists to start Jamestown? | Aristocrats. |
| Why hadn't the aristocrats survived very well or got resources very well? | Because since they were used to everything being handed to them they didn't want to work hard. |
| What were the chances of surviving in jamestown? | There was a 50% chance of surviving. |
| What Indians had caused them trouble? | The Algonquins. |
| What was the first successful attempt of colonization? | Jamestown. |
| Who financed Jamestown? | The Virginia Company of London. |
| Who had been the leader of Jamestown and requiring colonists to work since they hadn't worked at all. | John Smith. |
| What was the first cash crop and who introduced it? | Tobacco and John Rolfe. |
| What Problems did they run into? | Mosquitoes, not enough fresh water, disease. |
| What lead to starvation? | A shipment of food had not made it and eventually that also lead to cannibalism. |
| What was the first UNSUCCESSFUL attempt of colonization? | Roanoke. |
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