Jamestown 1

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What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Options: Virginia, Jamestown, Werowocomoco, Richmond

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Jamestown

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Who helped Jamestown survive with rules (don't work, don't eat)?

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Captain John Smith

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What is something the English settlers did with the Powhatan?

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traded

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What was the main reason for settlement in North America?

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To increase wealth and power

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What did they have to get before they could establish a settlement?

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The royal charter

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Who helped with contact between the English and the Indians?

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Pocahontas

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Who were the burgesses?

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Representatives of the colonies

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Jamestown was primarily an ____________.

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Economic Venture

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What were they hoping to find in Jamestown?

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Silver and Gold

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Who financed the Jamestown venture?

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The Virginia Company of London