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What was the purpose of the Jamestown colony

The original purpose of the Jamestown colony was to make money for the Virginia Company.

What did the headright system do

The Headright system began in the US state of Virginia.

The Headright system tried to solve the labor shortage problem. It was also a way to attract new colonists. Immigrant colonists were given one headright and could receive one more for each passage they paid for an additional immigrant.

The Headright system also led to too much distribution of land, increasing the tension between the Native Americans and the colonists. It also let to the increase of indentured servitude and slavery.

Which of these was a negative result of the Columbian Exchange for the natives on the American continents

European diseases

According to his report what did the native people think about Columbus

They believed that he and his men were gods, sent from heaven.

What was a cultural change that occurred as a result of the Columbian Exchange

Europeans found new opportunities in America.

Which European nation founded a settlement at Jamestown

England

How did the slave trade cause a power shift in Africa

By helping supply the Europeans with the slave trade, the rulers of certain African states were able to increase their power by acquiring more slaves for themselves.

The slave trade also transformed the existing states and societies in Africa. As states sought to expand at the expense of their neighbors, instability and warfare came about. The military became important. The slave trade became an extension of African politics. African governments in the enslaving societies became more centralized while the those who bore the brunt of the slaving attacks became anti authoritarian.

There was also a shift in the locus of power. Before the Europeans, the powerful African states were those that were in central Africa and could influence the trans-Saharan trade routes. Once the Europeans arrived, the power shifted to those states which were closer to the coast.

Which group lists things that were unknown to Europe prior to the Columbian Exchange

Tomatoes, Potatoes, Turkeys -Apex

How did the introduction of animals in the Columbian Exchange affect many Native American cultures

Keeping livestock allowed many hunters to do other things.

An effect of the Columbian Exchange on both Africa and Europe was

that improved diets from new food sources.
That it improved diets from new food sources

What is true about indentured servants in Jamestown

They had few rights under their contract.

What was A difficulty in understanding the Columbian exchange is that

Things once unknown now seem like they have always been a part of many cultures.

In the Columbian Exchange diseases such as smallpox resulted in

Before Columbus, the parasites that cause malaria were rampant in Eurasia and Africa but unknown in the Americas. Transported in the bodies of sailors, malaria may have crossed the ocean as early as Columbus's second voyage. Yellow fever, malaria's frequent companion, soon followed. The New World was the loss of 90 percent of the native population due to diseases that they never had seen before. There had been about 80 million and only around 720,000 were left. The land appeared to be empty.

From the Old World to the New:

The deadly smallpox, malaria, yellow fever, gonorrhea, chlamydia, common cold, measles, influenza, chickenpox all were mostly fatal as the natives had no natural immunity to these.

Sir Edwin Sandys' plan for getting more labor to Jamestown included attracting women to the colony promoting indentured servitude and

Answer this q Sir Edwin Sandys' plan for getting more labor to Jamestown included attracting women to the colony, promoting indentured servitude, and:

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