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

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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!

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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

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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

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Where was it located?

• Virginia

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How was Jamestown saved from failure?

• Relief ships from England discovery of Brown
  Gold TOBACCO!!!

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• 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.