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Jamestown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many Algonquian Indians lived in Jamestown? | Approximately 30,000. Divided into 40 tribes. |
| Where was James Fort located? | James Fort was located at James River. |
| What was the problem with James Fort? | They did not go far enough upstream to get away from the salt water. Landing in a middle of a marsh, in the marsh there were a lot of disease carrying mosquitoes. |
| Who saved Captain John Smith from execution? | Powhatan's 12 year old daughter, Pocahontas. |
| When did John Smith arrive in Jamestown? | 1607 |
| What were the winter starving times results, 1608-09? | Colonists trapped in James Fort, low food supply, disease is high, cold winter, resort to cannibalism. |
| What was initial source of conflict? | food. |
| How old was John Smith when the first expedition landed? | twenty six years old. |
| What did Powhatan do to his tribe? | He cut their food supply down. |
| What were the results in winter starving time 1609-10? | Colonists trapped, low food supply, cold winter, disease is high, resorting to cannibalism |
| Who were in search of finding precious metals? | The Virginia Company. |
| Who was the first colonist to introduce the first cash crop? | John Wolfe |
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