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Jamestown
Question | Answer |
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When did England start its first successful settlement? | 1607 |
what was one thing that England use the New World for? | They used it as a place to put the poor. |
What else did England use North America for? | They used it for its natural resources. |
What was the first colony's name | Jamestown. |
Who financed Jamestown? | The Virginia Company. |
The first colonists did what? | They tried to find precious metals. |
Why did John Rolfe marry pocahontas? | To form an alliance. |
Why was the Starving Time? | A low food supply, and bad relations with the Algonquians. |
What were problems with Jamesfort location? | It was near a marsh with disease carrying mosquitoes. |
Great Britain also used the New World for what? | As a market for their manufactured goods. |