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English 16 Public

The first attempts at English colonies in the "New World."

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Why did Queen Elizabeth ask Sir Walter Raleigh to set up a colony in North America?

She wanted England to be as powerful and rich as Spain.

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Where did Sir Walter Raleigh set up the first colony?

Roanoke Island

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Why did John White not stay on Roanoke Island?

He returned to England to get more supplies for the colonists at Roanoke.

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Why did it take John White 3 years to return to Roanoke?

England and Spain were at war, and he was unable to return quickly.

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What name was used for the group of merchants who worked together to pay for more colonies in North America?

The Virginia Company

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Why was farming in Jamestown difficult?

The land was swampy.

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What crop did grow well in Jamestown?

Tobacco

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How did John Smith save Jamestown?

By creating the rule, “He who does not work, does not eat.”

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What two things did the colonists do as a result of John Smith’s rule?

built houses/forts planted crops

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Most Native American tribes in the Virginia area belonged to this group.

The Powhatan Confederacy

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How did John Rolfe save Jamestown?

He brought tobacco which brought huge profits.

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What is a crop that is grown to sell?

cash crop

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A person who came to the colonies to work for a number of years but was then freed

indentured servant

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Give 2 reasons trouble started between the colonists of Jamestown and the Native Americans.

Colonists stole food/crops. Colonists kept taking more and more land.

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What was Virginia’s first legislature?

House of Burgesses

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Who made Virginia a royal colony?

King James I

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