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Jamestown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the reasons why the colonists stayed in Jamestown during the Winter Starving Times? | *Colonists trapped in James Fort due to bad relations with Algonquians *Low food supply *Resort to Cannibalism |
| Who was the person that saved John Smith? | Pocahontas |
| Who introduced tobacco and married Pocahontas? | John Rolfe |
| What was one problem with where Jamestown was located? | They didn’t go far enough upstream to get away from the salt water. |
| What was one problem with settling near a marsh? | Many disease carrying mosquitoes and it would be all wet in there area. |
| What did the colonists used North America as? | they used it for supplying raw materials, fur, abundant resources, and it could also serve as a place for the poor to be sent. |
| What was the first successful colony? | Jamestown, Virginia 1607 |
| What was one of the failed attempts to settle? | Roanoke |
| Who financed Jamestown? | Virginia Company |
| Why did the English not have enough food? | They were to busy in search of precious metals. |
| Who was well versed in outdoor living and farming? | Captain John Smith |
| What did John Smith require the colonists to do? | He forced them to work |
| What was John Smith involved in? | A gunpowder incident |
| Who lead the Algonquins? | Powhatan |
| Cash Crop in North America? | Tobacco |
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