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Colonization of Jamestown

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Who was the ruler of England at the time of the Jamestown settlement?

King James I

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Why did colonist turn to cannibalism?

Because they were starving

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What were the names of the ships that the Virginia company sent to America?

Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery

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In which year did the settlers reach Jamestown?

1607

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Why was Jamestown a poor choice for settlement?

There was unknown diseases, there was marshy land, and the water too salty to drink

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What problems did Jamestown settlement face in its first year?

What problems did Jamestown settlement face in its first year

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What was the winter of 1609 called?

"the starving time"

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What was referred to as green gold?

Tobacco

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Who got seeds of tobacco from the West Indies and introduce them into Virginia?

John Rolfe

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The first immigrants who lived in New England, Virginia, and the Carolinas were from where?

England

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Which event like to peaceful relations between the Powhatan Confederacy and the Jamestown colonists in 1614?

The marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe

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Why did colonial farmers take land away from the neighboring American Indians?

To grow tobacco because it was the colonists cash crop

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What is another name for a large farm?

Plantation

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What would you call a person who agreed to work for a planter or farmer for a certain number of years?

An indentured servant

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What do you call a person who is owned by another person?

A slave

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Why was the arrival of two English ships in 1619 important to the colony of Jamestown?

They were the first ships with only woman on them

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