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Social Studies EOC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the first permanent English settlement? | Jamestown, Virginia |
| When was Jamestown founded? | May 14, 1607 |
| What was the first settlement of Virginia, and when was it established? | Roanoke, 1587 |
| Who led the people of Roanoke? | John White |
| Who settled Jamestown? | The Virginia Company of London |
| Why were the first couple years so bad for the Jamestown settlers? | The settlement was on a swamp, people refused to work, the winter was really bad, and they had a bad relationship with the Native Americans. |
| What's an indentured servant? | Someone who made an agreement to work for a certain number of years in exchange for their journey to the New World being paid for. |
| What was the cash crop that saved the colony of Virginia? | Tobacco |
| What was the Transatlantic Trade Triangle? | It was a triangle of trade consisting of Europe, America, and North Africa. |
| What was traded in the Transatlantic Trade Triangle? | America grew raw goods and sent them to Europe, Europe manufactured products and sent them to Africa, and America got slaves from Africa. |