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Q: How did some European countries, including England, want to increase their wealth and power? A: By expanding their empires to America.
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Q: When was Jamestown first established? A: 1607
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Q: What was the first permanent English settlement in North America? A: Jamestown
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Q: Jamestown was founded as an— A: Economic venture
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Q: What was England hoping to find in America? A: Gold and silver
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Q: An American settlement would furnish what for England? A: Raw materials
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Q: Why did England want a colony that could furnish raw materials? A: It would provide materials that could not be grown or obtained in England.
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Q: Who financed the settlement of Jamestown? A: The stockholders Virginia Company of London.
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Q: What is a stockholder? A: A person who owns a share in a company.
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Q: A resource in its natural state, such as wood, that can be used to manufacture a product is called a— A: raw material
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Q: What two things influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown? A: location and physical characteristics
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Q: When the settlers arrived in 1607, Jamestown was located on a— A: narrow peninsula
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Q: In 1607, Jamestown was on a narrow peninsula bordered on 3 sides by— A: the James River
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Q: Today, Jamestown is located on an— A: island
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Q: One reason the settlers chose Jamestown was because it could be defended from what kind of attack? A: Sea attack (from the Spanish)
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Q: The settlers chose Jamestown as a site because it could be easily defended by sea from the— A: Spanish
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Q: Why did the Jamestown settlers need the water near Jamestown to be deep? A: So they could dock their ships.
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Q: The Jamestown settlers believed they had a good supply of fresh what? A: water
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Q: The site the Jamestown settlers chose lacked safe— A: drinking water
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Q: Why couldn’t the Jamestown settlers provide for themselves at first? A: They lacked the necessary skills.
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Q: Many of the early Jamestown settlers died of— A: Starvation and disease
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Q: The arrival of what helped the Jamestown settlers survive? A: Two supply ships
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Q: What leader helped Jamestown survive? A: Captain John Smith
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Q: What did John Smith start that helped settlers in Jamestown survive? A: A forced work program.
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Q: The emphasis on what kind of agriculture helped to ensure the survival of the Jamestown colony? A: Self-sustaining
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