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Roanoke and Jamestown

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What would colonies provide for England?   show
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What would England get from the colonies?   show
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What raw materials would England get from the colonies?   show
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show Gold, silver, and other precious metals.  
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show Roanoke was abandoned, and everyone had disappeared without a trace.  
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show Because England needed certain raw materials, and because he wanted to expand England's territory.  
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show A charter.  
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show A document that allows the settlement to be under the protection of the mother country.  
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show It was in a swampy area with lots of mosquitoes that spread diseases such as malaria.  
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Why did the colony of Jamestown almost die out during its first year because of the people?   show
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How did John Smith save Jamestown?   show
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What was the most important of John Smith's rules?   show
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show He was injured when his gunpowder exploded.  
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What happened when John Smith returned to London?   show
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show Free land was offered to them.  
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What cash crop saved Jamestown?   show
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How did Tobacco save Jamestown?   show
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show Because it marked the start of Representative Democracy in America.  
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show A boat filled with African slaves.  
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How were the slaves brought to Jamestown in 1619 different from slaves in later years?   show
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show People who separated from England because they were being persecuted.  
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show They practiced Christianity differently than the Church of England.  
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show Because a Pilgrim is someone who makes a religious journey.  
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Where did the separatists originally go?   show
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Where did the Separatists go in North America?   show
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show They were worried because they weren't going to be part of any colony and didn't have any rules, so they made the Mayflower Compact.  
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show It is the first document in which settlers reserved the right to govern themselves.  
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show With the help of the Native Americans, especially Squanto.  
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show Some gave them food, and some taught them how to plant food. They also showed the settlers how to catch eels.  
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What were some problems settlers encountered at Jamestown?   show
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show They hated him.  
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show His persuasiveness with Powhatan likely saved the colony from attack.  
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What did John Smith convince Powhatan of?   show
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show Guns.  
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show Violently.  
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show He believed that killing John Smith would result in the eventual death of the colony.  
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What was the only clue as to what might have happened to the settlers at Roanoke?   show
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show Because his ship was commandeered for the war with Spain.  
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