VS.3b Jamestown site

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The first settlers founded Jamestown on--

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a peninsula

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Mrs. Taylor's class brainstormed a list of reasons why the settlers chose the site at Jamestown. Which reason could another student add to the list?

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The Virginia Company of London provided instructions for locating a site.

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Figure 2 was important to the establishment of which location in Figure 1?

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1

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Today, Jamestown is located on ...

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an island

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Look at the location of the Jamestown settlement. Which of the following is most likely a reason colonists would have considered establishing a settlement here? They wanted to establish a trade route along the Chesapeake Bay. The location was easy to defend from attacks by Indian tribes. They wanted to begin trade relationships with the Powhatan Indians. It was an easy route for shipping raw materials back to England.

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It was an easy route for shipping raw materials back to England.