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Jamestown
Question | Answer |
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Why did John Smith leave Jamestown? | There was a gun powder accident |
Who did John Rolfe marry? | Pocahontas |
When did John Smith arrive in Jamestown? | 1607 |
What was the most common cash crop? | Tobacco |
What were the poor people told to do? | Collect raw materials |
What was Powhatan's Tribe? | Algonquian |
When was the starving time? | In the winter of 1608-1610 |
Where was Jamestown located? | The swampy marshlands of Virginia |
How did Pocahontas die? | She was killed by a disease |
What were raw materials used for? | They were used for making Manufactured goods |
What did Powhatan do to his tribe? | He cut off their supply |
Why did the Algonquian and the Jamestown people fight? | Because Jamestown people was stealing from the Alqonquian |
How did most people die in Jamestown? | Disease and Algonquian attacks |
What was the shape of Jamestown? | A triangle |
How did some people survive in the starving time? | They resorted to Cannibalism |
Why did John Rolfe marry Pocahontas? | To get England and the Algonquian to become allies |
Why was England interested in the New World | It was a location to send their poor, market for manufactured goods, and abundant resources. |