Tuesday, January 12, 2010

VA Settlement Review

Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?
Walter failed twice

Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
They saw it as good farmland

What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
Algonquian

What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
Swamps, mosquitoes, and illness

What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
tobacco

What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
indians were enraged because settlers took more land for plantations

Describe Bacon’s Rebellion:
war between indians and settlers led by bacon

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