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When was Jamestown founded
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1607
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When did Thomas Gates come to Jamestown?
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1610
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How many colonists had settled in Jamestown by 1610
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700
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How many colonists were alive when Thomas Gates got to Jamestown?
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60
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What did the colonists tell Thomas Gates?
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We starved!
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Why didn't Thomas Gates load all the colonists back on his boat and return to England?
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He did load them all on his boat but that day a ship from England arrived with supplies and more colonists so they stayed.
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How many years did it take for Jamestown to set down permanent roots?
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More than 10 years.
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What did the colonists eat to keep from starving to death?
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Turtles, poisonous snakes, and their own horses.
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