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Why did the Jamestown colonists feel the need for self government?
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They wanted to separate themselves from the British laws.
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Why did the British government need to the colonists?
The government was low on cash because of the war and saw this as a way to refill their pockets.
How did American Indians help the Jamestown colonists?
The question said "Native Americans" who helped the settlers. The Puritans occupied Indian lands in what is now Massachusetts. Jamestown was down in the southeast - Chesapeake Bay. The Virginia Indians who interacted with those setllers were part of the Powhatan Confederacy, a group of local tribes. It was a complex relationship between English and natives. The Powhatans did help, at first, in terms of farming practices, fishing and other forms of survival but the English settlers were violent and greedy for land from the beginning, causing conflicts.
What problem was caused by the growth of tobacco farming in Jamestown?
A need for labor was caused by the quick growth of tobacco farming in Jamestown.
What were the laws in Jamestown?
it was sir connor humphries from England and he made the laws for Jamestown
What challenges did early Jamestown settlers face?
Jamestown early settlers faced harsh winters and were unable to grow the food they need to survive.
Why do you think that the colonists felt the need to establish a government with the Mayflower Compact?
the colonists felt they need to establish because they need someone to rule that helpful and everyone to work
Why were colonists not bothered by the government about being Catholic?
The depends on what colonists in what country, in what year. You need to provide more information in your question.
How did the articles of confederation change the colonists' minds of the role of the government?
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Why did the British government need to the colonists?
The government was low on cash because of the war and saw this as a way to refill their pockets.
Why didnt the colonists immediately seek independence?
They didn't feel the need. They were loyal to the king and the population in the colonies was small.
Why do you think the colonists felt the need to establish a government themselves?
The colonists felt the need to establish a colony because they need someone to rule that is helpful. Then they decided to establish their own basic laws and social rules to govern the colony they would found.
What was the political significance ofthe Virginia house of burgesses?
It was like a government to the colonists. The colonists where so far away from the king that they made their own self government rather than follow the rules of the king across a whole ocean.
What did the settlers of the Jamestown colony need from England?
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Would you have helped the Colonists if you had been a member of the Powhatan confederacy Why or why not?
Basically, it's your choice since it's a opinion question. Just to help out others, i would write if yes: Yes, i would have helped the colonists if i was a member of the Powhatan Confederacy because you might need the Powhatan at times, like when disease struck Jamestown. if no: No, i wouldn't have helped the colonists if i was a member of the Powhatan Confederacy because i wouldn't want the colonists taking up land that should be ours!
What problem was caused by the quick growth of the tobacco farming in Jamestown?
A need for labor was caused by the quick growth of tobacco farming in Jamestown.
Why did the British feel the need to tax?
the british felt the need to tax bcuz they were in war with the french and Indians and war is expensive and they didn't have enough money so they taxed the colonists to provide for the war
