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| Settlers were worried about being attacked by the Spanish | They were told to build their settlement upriver |
| settlers expected to find gold easily | they spent a lot of time looking for gold instead of raising food |
| Investors wanted to make money from a colony in North America | They formed the Virginia Company of London |
| King James "owned" all of Virginia | The Virginia Company of London needed permission to start a settlement |
| King James gave the Virginia Company a Charter | Settlers had the right to start a colony in Virginia and were given the rights of Englishmen |
| Jamestown settlement was built on a peninsula | Jamestown was surrounded by water on three sides |
| Ships require deep water | Jamestown was built near water deep enough for ships to dock |
| Many of the settlers were gentlemen | Few of the settlers had useful work skills |
| The Virginia Company of London gave specific directions for where to locate Jamestown | settlers looked for a location with deep water for ships, a good supply of fresh water and was easy to defend from attack |
| Many of the settlers only wanted to look for gold instead of working | John Smith instituted the "No Work, No Food" policy |
| John Smith was able to communicate with the Powhatan Indians | The Powhatan helped the settlers by providing food. |
| The winter of 1609-1610 was very difficult for the Jamestown settlement | Only about 60 settlers survived the winter |
| Only about 60 settlers survived the Starving Time | The remaining settlers decided to abandon Jamestown and return to Englan |
| Ships arrived with more settlers and food | The remaining settlers turned around and went back to Jamestown |
| The settlers needed a local government | The House of Burgesses was established |
| Women were brought to Jamestown | families were created and Jamestown became more stable |
| John Rolfe brought a sweet type of tobacco to Jamestown | Tobacco became an important cash crop |
| More and more settlers arrived from England | The Powhatan began to realize that the English were going to eventually drive them from their land |
| Tobacco became an important cash crop | Africans were brought to Virginia to work in tobacco fields |
