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The three ships that the first Jamestown settlers sailed on
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The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery
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Jamestown was settled by this river, named after the King of England.
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The James River
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Why did the Jamestown settlers come to America?
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To find gold
To convert the Indians to Christianity To produce goods that the English could not produce |
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Captain John Smith
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The explorer credite for the beginning of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown
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The Virginia Company of London
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the group of investors who
established the Virginia Colony to increase England's wealth and power |
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1607
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The year the Jamestown Colony was established
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Captain Christopher Newport
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The explorer credited for bringing the first settlers to Ameica and discovering the Jamestown site.
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