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To gain Wealth
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∙ 12y agoTo look for gold and become rich
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What was the main reason Jamestown was almost not the first English settlement?
Roanoke Colony, founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, preceded Jamestown but it disappeared. Had it survived it would have been the first English colony.
Why did the Virginia colony Jamestown survive and prosper economically?
The introduction of women helped to keep Jamestown populated, while the cultivation of tobacco, a cash crop, supplied the colonist's with money. Jamestown was also further inland than Roanoke.
What was the main reason that the people of Jamestown suffered during the winter of 1609 to 1610?
They failed to bring farmers to grow food.
What was Jamestown's main cash crop?
Tobacco
What were the difficulties in establishing a settlement in Jamestown Virginia?
one thing that played a part was that the people who first arrived in Jamestown were people who didnt know how to farm and work the land they were more like business man
What was the reason for establishing Jamestown?
To look for gold and become rich
Why was Jamestown satared?
The main reason was economically, especially for gold.
What was the main reason the first colonists at Jamestown came to America?
they wanted to get rich
What Sir George Calvert two main reason for establishing Maryland?
to help his fellow cathlics and he hoped to make a fortune.
What was the main reason Jamestown was almost not the first English settlement?
Roanoke Colony, founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, preceded Jamestown but it disappeared. Had it survived it would have been the first English colony.
What was the main reason Sir Edwin Sandys wanted more to come to Jamestown as indentured servants?
He believed the men would work harder if they had families
What company funded funded Jamestown?
The Virginia Company of London funded the Jamestown settlement in 1607. It was a joint-stock company established for the purpose of establishing colonies in the New World.
What is the reason for establishing saarc?
Idont know
Why did the Virginia colony Jamestown survive and prosper economically?
The introduction of women helped to keep Jamestown populated, while the cultivation of tobacco, a cash crop, supplied the colonist's with money. Jamestown was also further inland than Roanoke.
What was the reason that Jamestown was found?
To gain Wealth
What was the main reason for founding?
Jamestown was one of the first permanent British Settlements in America. So a main reason would be getting new land, Placing it strategically to fend off other European countries. This is becasue of the colonization of the Americas. look in these places* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jamestown_Settlement_%281607%E2%80%931699%29http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_colonization_of_the_Americas
What was the main reason that the people of Jamestown suffered during the winter of 1609 to 1610?
They failed to bring farmers to grow food.
