Jamestown and Early Colonies

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The year Jamestown was founded?

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1607

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What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?

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They disappeared and we don't know what happened to them

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What were the names of the three ships the colonists used to get to the new world?

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Susan Constant, Discovery and Godspeed

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What shape was James Fort built in?

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A triangle

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What was the name of the Native American tribe that was already living near Chesapeake Bay?

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The Powhatan's

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Who was John Smith, and what did he do to help the people of Jamestown?

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He was a Captain and one of the colonists. He helped them by making them work, so they wouldn't starve.

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What was the starving time?

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The period after John Smith left where many of the colonists died of starvation.

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Who did Pocahontas marry?

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John Rolfe

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In 1634, a new settlement was established called?

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Yorktown

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What began the decline of Jamestown?

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Williamsburg being renamed the capitol