Jamestown Colony

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________________ became the first permanent English settlement in North America.

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Jamestown

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Who had the power to grant charters to the Virginia Company of London?

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King James I

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Jamestown was founded in _______.

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1607

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Who financed (paid for) the Jamestown settlement?

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stockholders of the Virginia Company of London.

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All of the following were hardships faced by the settlers except...
The water was contaminated by seepage of salt water.
Many settlers died from starvation and diseases.
There were no shops nearby to buy supplies.
Most of the settlers lacked skills needed to survive.

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There were no shops nearby to buy supplies.

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Who began a forced work program that helped the Jamestown colony survive?

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Captain John Smith

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The settlers learned about the importance of ____________________.

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agriculture

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If John Smith had not begun the forced work program, what would have most likely happened?

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More settlers would have died of starvation and diseases.

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A hardship is a

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challenge

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The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water, the settlers lacked skills, and many settlers died of disease and starvation. These were:

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Hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown