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What is the Virginia Company of London?
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The first form of government in the new world
A company in England that went out of business, which resulted in colonists moving to Virginia.
A state company that helped feed the colonists during the early years of settlement.
An English joint-stock company established in 1606 by royal charter by King James I with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
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Which of the following are reasons that the colonists came to the new world?
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To find wealth, power, gold, and religious freedom.
To have a better life and to become famous.
To search for the fountain of youth
There was pretty land to build houses on.
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What is the Virginia Company of London?
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Which of the following are reasons that the colonists came to the new world?
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Which of the following are reasons that the colonists chose to settle at Jamestown?
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When was Jamestown settled?
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Which of the two Native Americans helped contribute to the survival of the Jamestown settlers?
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Which person saved Captain John Smith's life and helped with communication between the Indians and the colonists?
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What did the Indians trade with the colonists?
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What did the Indians use as weapons?
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What is the Starving Time?
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What year did the Africans arrive in Jamestown?
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What was the cash crop that saved the colony?
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How did the colonists travel while in Jamestown?
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What was the name of the fort that the colonists lived in?
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What did Captain John Smith bring to the colony?
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What did the colonists give to the Indians for trade?
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The colonists were unfit for the conditions that were at Jamestown. The colonists were also called ______________.
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Who was the English settler who initiated trading relationships with the native people?
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What came to the ultimate rescue of the colony?
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Which of the following is a disease that the colonists faced within their first year in the new world?
