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Why did Henry Hudson embark on an expediton in 1609?
He was in search of a route that would serve as a shourt cut to asia
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What animals were in the globe theater in 1609?
Dogs, cats, lots of rats, whatever birds came flying in (it was an open air theatre). There is some evidence that dogs were occasionally used on stage, as the dog Crab has a m…ajor role in Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona (though probably no other animals, other than perhaps caged birds - though there's no mention of any in the plays). It's even possible that bears were brought on stage at the Globe theatre (particularly for A Winter's Tale) as it was very close to a bear baiting pit (where they had dogs fight bears for entertainment), though it's more likely that their pelts were donated to the theatre after the bears died. (MORE)
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What business group sent the Englishmen to Virginia in 1609?
It was the London Company that was later renamed the Virginia Company and the year was 1607.
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Who made the telescope in 1609?
In 1608,Hans Lippershey created the telescope, and in 1609, Galileo modified it into a better invention. He was also the first to show it in public.
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Why did the population of Jamestown plummet between 1609 and the spring of 1610?
The settlers at Jamestown were not prepared for the conditions presented to them over the winter season of 1609 through 1610. The suffered greatly from disease and famine …during this time. (MORE)
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Founded in 1609 what is the oldest city in America west of the Mississippi?
Santa Fe, New Mexico is the oldest city west of the Mississippi River in what is now the United States. It was founded by the Spanish in 1608. In it also the oldest capital ci…ty still the capital. However, it is not the oldest continually inhabited city, as it was abandoned for 12 years (1680-1692) due to Native American attacks. (MORE)
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What was the main reason that the people of Jamestown suffered during the winter of 1609 1610?
They failed to bring farmers to grow food.
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What did the Jamestown colonists called winter of 1609-1610?
The Starving Time at Jamestown in the English Colony of Virginia was a period of forced starvation initiated by the Powhatan Confederacy to remove the English from Virgi…nia. The campaign killed all but 60 of 601 colonists during the winter of 1609-1610. The colonists, the first group of whom had originally arrived at Jamestown on May 14, 1607, had never planned to grow all of their own food. Instead, their plans depended upon trade with the local American Indian Powhatan Confederacy to supply them with food between the arrival of periodic supply ships from England. However, the efforts by anti-English, leaders amongst the Powhatan Confederacy succeeded in isolating the tenuous English colony. Additionally, lack of access to water and a relatively dry rain season crippled the agricultural production of the colonists. After Captain John Smith's return to England in October 1609, the Powhatan placed the colony completely under siege and attempted to end the English settlement through starvation. A fleet from England, damaged by a hurricane, arrived months behind schedule with new colonists, but without expected food supplies. On June 7, 1610 the survivors boarded ships, abandoned the colony site, and sailed towards the Chesapeake Bay. However, another supply convoy with new supplies and headed by a newly-appointed governor, Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, intercepted the colonists on the lower James River and returned them to Jamestown. Within a few years, the commercialization of tobacco by John Rolfe secured the settlement's long-term economic prosperity. (MORE)
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What between 1609 and 1610 caused the loss of 500 settlers among colonists in Jamestown?
Between 1609 and 1610 the colonists in Jamestown lost 500 settlers due to the encounter of thick forests and later the conditions became severe due to drought,famine, disease …and the Indians who attacked them. Many people died due to those harsh conditions. (MORE)