1 Why a settlement Why did England want

#1 Why a settlement? • Why did England want to create a settlement in America? • England wanted to create a settlement in America, because _________________.

#2 Who went to Jamestown? • Who went to Jamestown on the first trip to create a colony? Why was this a problem? The first group of people to settle Jamestown were _____________________________. This was a problem, because ________________.

#3 Where did they build Jamestown? • Where did they build Jamestown? What problems did the colonists have with this area? • Jamestown was settled in _______________. • This wasn’t the best place to build a settlement, because ________________________.

#4 Who were the Powhattan’s? • Who were the Powhattan’s and why did they want the colonists to leave? • The Powhattan’s were the native Americans who lived ____________________________. • The Powhattan’s did not want the colonist there, because ________________________.

#5 What was the “starving time”? • What does the “starving time” refer to? • The “starving time” was a period in which the colonists were forced to __________________________________________________________

#6 EXPORTS • What did the colonists send to England? • The colonist sent ______and _____ back to England. It is what really made Jamestown successful.

#7 John Smith • Why was John Smith the perfect leader for Jamestown? • John Smith was a better leader for Jamestown, because___________________.

#8 Population • Why did England keep sending people to Jamestown knowing that it wasn’t safe? • England kept sending people to Jamestown, because _________________________________________________________

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