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Why did the Virginia Company send men to settle Jamestown in the New World?
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To find gold.
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Why did the colonists of Jamestown build a fort around the settlement?
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Fear of Indian attack.
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What word was carved on a post in Roanoke Colony?
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Croatoan
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Why was John Smith not killed by Powhatan.
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Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, pleaded for her father to save his life.
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Although they did not find gold, what crop did they grow that made them rich?
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tobacco
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Who was the man who began to grow tobacco at Jamestown?
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John Rolfe
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What is a separatist?
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In England, a separatist was someone wo wanted to have their own separate church. They had secret meetings.
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Why did Powhattan and his sons want to kill John Smith?
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He had killed two of their people.
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Why did the colonists of Jamestown force Africans to come to America?
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The tobacco plantations needed many workers.
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What did John White find when he returned from Roanoke?
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The settlers had vanished
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What are Pilgrims?
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Someone who goes on a long journey.
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What is the name of the man who left Roanoke Island Colony for England, and returned three years later?
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John White
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Where was the first place the Pilgrims landed?
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Cape Cod
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Why did the Pilgrims settle at Plymouth?
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Running brooks, cleared fields, harbor safe for small boats, two rivers, and they didn't see any Indians.
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What is the Mayflower Compact?
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It is an agreement of laws between the Plgrims of Plymouth that stated majority would rule, and gave them the right to choose their own leader.
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Why did the Pilgrims not work from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning?
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To worship God.
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What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims?
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To hunt and fish. He taught them that if you plant corn with fish, it will grow better.
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Who was the English speaking Indian who introduced the Pilgrims to Squanto?
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Samoset
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What is the name of a territory settled by a group of people froma distant land who usually remains loyal to their parent country?
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Colony
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Why did Jamestown almost become a ghost town?
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Starvation, illness, and Indian attack.
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Why did the colonists of Jamestown build a fort around the settlement?
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Fear of Indian attack.
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How many men survived the journey to the New World?
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100
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What is the name of the first child born in America?
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Virginia Dare
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What Jamestown leader made peace with the Indians and gained protection from Powhattan?
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John Smith
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