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Jamestown
Question | Answer |
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What did England want from the new world? | They wanted raw materials from the new world. |
What did the New World serve as for England? | The new world served as a place for England to put their poor. |
Why did the number of poor increase so rapidly in England? | They increased due to land restrictions. |
What years did the poor's numbers increase? | From the 1600s to the 1700s |
When and where did England establish Jamestown? | The English established Jamestown in 1607 and off the coast of North Carolina. |
What two places did England fail to colonize? | They failed to colonize in Roanoke and Newfoundland. |
What is a raw material? | A raw material is a resource that is natural. |
What is a manufactured good? | A manufactured good is a resource made into something such as cotton into a shirt. |
Who did the colonists live alongside? | They lived alongside the Algonquin Indians led by Powhatan. |
Who was John Smith? | John Smith was an adventurer that had traveled the world and led the colony up until he was involved in a gunpowder incident. |
What was Jamesfort? | Jamesfort was the fort made at the colony to protect from indians, but the fort had a bad location because it was not far enough upstream, which caused the water to be too salty, and the marshy area caused disease carrying mosquitoes. |
Who was John Rolfe? | John Rolfe married Pocahontas and brought somewhat peace. |