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The settlers grew tobacco as their cash crop. This got them a lot of money.
John Smith was sent from England to help save (rebuild) the James Town Colony. He sent more men to work and because of this, John Smith made Jamestown the First Successful colony.
John Smith did not found a colony. The Virginia Company founded a colony at Jamestown, Virginia. It turned into a disaster. He took it over, turned it around, and made it successful.
It was the first permident colony in North America. you could search Jamestown on Wikipedia.
Jamestown was built in a swamp. Although it kept natives at bay, the soil was bad and disease and disease carriers were in no short supply. The original settlers were of an upper class and had never had to work before, making them lazy. The colony managed to have some success when John Rolfe introduced tobacco, a get-rich-quick variety of crop.
It flourished and eventually made them grow into a successful colony.
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The settlers grew tobacco as their cash crop. This got them a lot of money.
Jamestown, Virginia was one of the most important colonial cities. The crop that made it most profitable was tobacco.
John Smith was sent from England to help save (rebuild) the James Town Colony. He sent more men to work and because of this, John Smith made Jamestown the First Successful colony.
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actually john rolfe introduced the American crop tobacco to the colony. This crop did save Jamestown. Also, they offered 50 acres of land to any man, woman, or child who could pay their way to Jamestown, which lead to a higher population. that is true but they where the first colony were everyone didnt die.
Jamestown became a Royal charter in 1629.
the Jamestown colony john rolfe was the first one to plant and cure tobacco and save the Jamestown colony from disaster.
Virginia Company was established in a bid to create a permanent English colony in North America. The colony was successful it recruited investors to raise operational funds
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John Smith did not found a colony. The Virginia Company founded a colony at Jamestown, Virginia. It turned into a disaster. He took it over, turned it around, and made it successful.