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Chap 4.2

Roanoke and Jamestown

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Charter a document giving permission to a person or group to do something.
Invest to put money into something to try to earn more money.
Stock a piece of ownership in a company. Usually in the form of a piece of paper.
cash crop a crop people grow and sell to earn money.
indentured servant someone who agreed to work for a number of hears in exchange for the cost of a voyage to North America.
John White Leader of the Roanoke colony.
Why did England's rulers and merchants want to start a colony in North America? They hoped to find gold and silver like the Spanish did.
Why did the Roanoke colony fail? they couldn't grow crops in the sandy soil, so they did have much food.
How did the land in Jamestown affect the settlers? the land was damp and swampy. The water wasn't good for drinking. They weren't able to grow crops and have drinking water so they ended up starving.
Why did the Jamestown colonists run out of food? Most of the settlers were gentlemen who have never worked hard or how to farm. They decided to search for gold instead, so they ran out of food.
John Smith Took command of Jamestown. Said, "He who does not work, will not eat."
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