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Jamestown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was Jamestown colonized? | 1607. |
| Who smuggled tobacco from England? | John Rolfe. |
| President of Jamestown from 1608-09 | John Smith. |
| Leader of the Algonquin tribe | Powhatan. |
| Powhatan's daughter who saved Smith from execution and had an arranged marriage with Rolfe. | Pocahontas. |
| one reason Great Britain colonized America. | To get raw materials. |
| Tribe led by Powhatan who lived in the region. | Algonquins. |
| Cash crop grown by some colonists to trade with the Indians. | Tobacco. |
| difficult winter for the colonists of Jamestown that lasted from 1608-09 | Starving Time. |
| First successful colonized town in North America in 1607. | Jamestown. |
| First failed attempt to colonize a town. | Roanoke. |
| Problems with James fort. | Not far enough upstream, marsh, trapped in fort sue to Algonquins, low food supply and resorting to cannibalism |
| First 105 colonists in search of... | precious metals. |
| Uses Great Britain used for the new world. | Send poor, abundant natural resources, market for manufactured goods. |
| Company that financed Jamestown. | The Virginia Company. |