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Title: A Look at Jamestown


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A Look at Jamestown
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Who were the settlers? Leaders?
  • English Settlers
  • Led by Captain John Smith

3
What type of colony was Jamestown? Did it change?
  • At first colonist looked for gold and silver
  • The colonists were forced to farm or they would
    have starved to death!

4
When was Jamestown settled and when was the
starving time?
  • April 1607 150 settlers lost 38 people in the
    first year
  • Winter of 1609 was the starving time

5
Why did they select Jamestown as a location? Why
didnt they get along with their neighbors?
  • Jamestown was near the first Roanoke settlement
    in N.C.
  • The Powhatan people were beginning to feel
    threatened by the newcomers
  • The Powhatan people killed the colonists
    livestock and threatened farmers

6
Where was it located?
  • Virginia

7
How was Jamestown saved from failure?
  • Relief ships from England discovery of Brown
    Gold TOBACCO!!!

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Add this vocab. concept to the bottom of the
worksheet or put it into your notebook
  • INDENTURED SERVANTS-

A PERSON WHO WORKED in the colonies f or a period
of three to seven years IN EXCHANGE FOR PASSAGE
or basic needs. This system resulted due to a
shortage of labor in the new world.
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