Early American Settlements Flashcard

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______________________ was the leader of the ill-fated Roanoke colony

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John White

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_______________________Became leader of the Jamestown settlement, and improved their situation

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John Smith

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_____________________ ended up marrying Pocahontas in the Jamestown settlement

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John Rolfe

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The ____________________ settlement was found off the current coast of North Carolina

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Roanoke

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The _________________________ settlement was set off a swampy river in the Virginia Colony

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Jamestown

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The _____________________ settlement was selected to be in a calm bay 500 miles north of Virginia.

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Plymouth

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The words "CROATOAN" , left by the Roanoke settlers, referred to...

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a friendly native tribe

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Queen Elizabeth of England could not give John White a ship to go back to Roanoke because England was at war with ___________

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Spain

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Jamestown was created and funded by a group of wealthy investors (venture capitalists) called the __________________

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Virginia Company

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The search for _____________ led many Jamestown settlers to neglect the basic tasks like farming and hunting

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gold