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Jamestown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was one reason the Englishmen moved to the New World? | To use the abundant resources and to colonize the country and a place to send the poor. |
| What were some failed colonies? | Roanoke, Newfoundland |
| When was Jamestown colonized? | 1607 |
| Who married John Rolfe? | Pocahontas |
| Who was the Algonquin leader? | Powhatan |
| What was the cash crop the English grew? | Tobacco |
| Why did John Smith return to England? | He was wounded in a gunpowder accident many think he was sabotaged. |
| What was the Starving Time? | The supply ships don't arrive from England conflict with Indians forced settlers to stay in fort.Cold winter. Disease rate is high. Resort to cannibalism |
| Why was the New world a good place to colonize? | It gave a place to extend their empire and it was a place to send manufactured goods. |
| Who financed the Jamestown quest? | The Virginia Company of London. |
| What did John Smith force the colonist to do? | He forced them to farm and to trade with the Indians. |
| What is the difference between raw material and manufactured goods? | A raw material is a resource used to make the manufactured good. |
| What chance of survival did the colonist have on the first winter? | 50-50 |
| What were the first settlers looking for in the New World? | Precious metals |
| Who had introduced tobacco to the colonists? | John Rolfe |
| What was tw problems with James Fort location? | The mosquitoes and they were to far upstream. |
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