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Jamestown

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What were the reasons why the colonists stayed in Jamestown during the Winter Starving Times?   *Colonists trapped in James Fort due to bad relations with Algonquians *Low food supply *Resort to Cannibalism  
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Who was the person that saved John Smith?   Pocahontas  
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Who introduced tobacco and married Pocahontas?   John Rolfe  
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What was one problem with where Jamestown was located?   They didn’t go far enough upstream to get away from the salt water.  
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What was one problem with settling near a marsh?   Many disease carrying mosquitoes and it would be all wet in there area.  
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What did the colonists used North America as?   they used it for supplying raw materials, fur, abundant resources, and it could also serve as a place for the poor to be sent.  
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What was the first successful colony?   Jamestown, Virginia 1607  
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What was one of the failed attempts to settle?   Roanoke  
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Who financed Jamestown?   Virginia Company  
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Why did the English not have enough food?   They were to busy in search of precious metals.  
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Who was well versed in outdoor living and farming?   Captain John Smith  
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What did John Smith require the colonists to do?   He forced them to work  
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What was John Smith involved in?   A gunpowder incident  
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Who lead the Algonquins?   Powhatan  
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Cash Crop in North America?   Tobacco  
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