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Jamestown

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Why was Jamestown struggling to stay alive?   They didn't plant cash crops, so they couldnt trade for food with the native americans.  
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When was Jamestown founded?   1607.  
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What happened to john smith when ho got sent back to England?   He was injured in a gunpowder accident.  
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What year was John Smith injured?   1609  
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How was the Jamestown expedition financed?   It was financed by the Virginia Company of London.  
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Who did pocahontas marry?   John rolfe.  
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Where is jamestown located?   off the coast of present day North Carolina.  
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What are the three uses Great britain saw in the new world?   abundant natural resources, a market for their manufactured goods, a place to send their poor.  
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What were the two failed attempts to set up permanent colonies?   Roanoke and Newfoundland  
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What were the english focused on   precious metals  
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who ruled the region where the algonquian lived   powhatan  
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who was well versed in outdoor living and farming   john smith  
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who introduced cash crop   john rolfe  
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What were the problems with james fort location   they werent far enough up james river to escape salt water and they lived by a swamp with disease carrying mosquitos  
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What was the starving time   The winter of 1609-10.  
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