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Social Studies Weekly Week 4 5th grade

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  • Why couldn’t the Jamestown colonists leave the fort to hunt?
    The Powhatan attacked anyone who went out
  • What were the reasons the Jamestown settlers felt that they had found the perfect spot for a colony?
    The river had deep waters, they were close to the ocean.
  • Who was allowed to vote in the first Virginia government?
    adult men
  • What was the purpose of a charter?
    Find Gold, wealth, and convert Indians to Christianity
  • How did the Jamestown settlers view land?
    The land all belonged to the king.
  • Why did an indentured servant have to work for seven years?
    to pay off their trip to Jamestown
  • What crop did John Rolfe bring to Jamestown?
    tobacco
  • The House of Burgesses was a step toward what
    rules and order
  • What is one reason John Smith was a good leader of Jamestown?
    He understood the importance of hard work and he was not raised as a gentleman.
  • What was the main goal of the Virginia Company?
    To make a profit (Money)