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1. Virginia
2. Massachusetts
3. New Hampshire
4. New York
5. Maryland
6. Rhode Island
7. Connecticut
8. Delaware
9. N. Carolina
10. S. Carolina
11. New Jersey
12. Pennsylvania
13. Georgia
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| How were the colonies financed? (Both ways) |
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Independently, but this was not very wise because of the possibility of a failing colony
Joint-stock companies |
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| Define joint-stock company |
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| Company with numerous investors. The investors own a part of the company. (Similar to today’s stocks) inspired by Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke. |
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| Difficulties of Jamestown |
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1. Swamp land; led to Malaria
2. Dirty water; bad for drinking and bathing(Due to cuts)
3. Arrived looking for gold instead of making shelter
4. Expected neighboring tribes to help them with food
5. Hot, humid summers; cold harsh winters
6. 38/100 survived the first year
7. They did not bring any women. Does not feel like a permanent settlement for the colonists. |
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| Who was the first leader of Jamestown? |
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| What conflicts were present in Jamestown? |
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1. Pawhattans started fighting
2. Indentured servants stole land; Pawhattans were mad
3. Bacon's rebellion; burned down Jamestown |
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i. The first representative assembly in the American colonies.
ii. Elected representatives would meet once a year.
iii. This worked for a while. The colony began growing very fast.
iv. Then, the natives tried cutting off the food supply.
v. Then, they waged war.
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There due to rough weather on the seas.
They found themselves in an abandoned Native village.
They were there for trade wealth |
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