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The settlers arrived in _______ 1607
April
How did the investors convince people to go on the ship?
They promised them wealth from gold and minerals!
The _______ surrounding James Town was deep enough to anchor the ships
water
How did the Settlers catch diseases?
From drinking the river water
What was the Powhatan Chief's daughter called?
Pocahontas
King James wants to prevent _________________ advancements in the New World & find a Northern passage to Asia
Spanish
Edward Maria Wingfield elected president of governing council & selects the ___________ of James Town
location
What state is James Town today?
Virginia
The settlers didn't plant crops causing the ________ time.
Starving
What did John Rolfe plant in James Town?
Tobacco
King James 1st Grants a charter to the ____________________ Company in 1606 to settle & civilize
The Virginia Company
In December 1606, ____________ settlers & entrepreneurs set off for America
105
What offered James Town protection from local Native Americans?
Swamp and water
Tobacco becomes a ________________________ colonists can sell
Cash crop
Who did John Rolfe sell the smoother breed of Tobacco to?
England
What was the name of the ship?
The Mayflower
The Virginia Company planned to establish settlements in America for a ____________________
Profit
What was the name of the Tribe that already lived in James Town?
Powhatan tribe
John Smith famously said:
“He that will not ____________, shall not __________.”
“He that will not work, shall not eat.”
The House of Burgesses became the first _________ in America
Government