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Jamestown was an economic venture. King James wanted the settlers to find what for England? jewels, metal, and paper, gold, silver, timber, and iron, spices, water, and technology, timber, gold, and diamonds

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gold, silver, timber, and iron

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What year did the colonist settle in Jamestown?

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1607

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What was the name of the group of men who were financially investing in the colony?

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The Virginia Company of London

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What did the settlers name the river they traveled to find their settlement site?

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James River

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The indian's arrows went through the settlers tents, so the colony leaders fixed this by building a fort around their homes called a

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palisade

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The settlers started getting sick. What caused the sickness? Options: Brackish water, bug bites, diseases, all of the above

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all of the above

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Who was John Smith?

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leader of the new colony

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How did Captain Smith save the colony from starvation?

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traded the indians for food

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The winter of 1609-1610 became known as the

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starving time

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Who did John Rolfe marry?

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Pocahontas