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The 104 men were sent by the London company to find gold for the investors who sent them.
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How many years passed between the first group of European settlers in Jamestown and the next group of settlers in Massachusetts?
the answer is 13 years
Who paid for the Jamestown settlement?
The people who helped establish Jamestown were English settlers including Captain Christopher Newport and Captain Edward Wingfield. Many of the settlers died during the first winter at Jamestown.
Is it true many of the early settlers of Jamestown were disappointed because their settlement was located in a swamp and it became difficult to grow food?
Yes
How are Plymouth Rock And Jamestown alike?
Plymouth Rock was the place where the first pilgrims landed in the New World. They fled England as a religiously persecuted Christian minority. There are a few main differences between the Jamestown settlers and the pilgrims of Massachusetts. First of all, the pilgrims brought their families to the New World; the settlers of Jamestown were by and large, investors that came without families. Even though the pilgrims arrived some 20 years after the first of the Jamestown settlers arrived in Virginia, the population of the pilgrims quickly outgrew Jamestown because of the presence of women and ever growing families. Secondly, Jamestown was all about getting rich in the New World. Those that came were generally well to-do and James Smith, their ad hoc leader, claimed the men would rather dig for gold than plant crops. Therefore, many of them starved to death. An early chronicler wrote that, "The first settlers (to Jamestown) were a quarrelsome band of gentlemen and servants." In the first year alone, 50% of the first 104 settlers were dead. In 1608 the first 2 women finally arrived and by 1610, with new recruits, the population was up to 400. However, after the "starving time" in the winter of 1610, all but 65 survived. By 1616, 80% of the settlers that had come in the preceding decade were dead. Lastly, from reading this, the reasons for coming to the New World were quite different. One group came for riches and the other group, the pilgrims, came to establish their own brand of Protestant Christianity in the New World. They came fleeing religious persecution. To answer the question then, the Jamestown settlers were based in a capital enterprise, while the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock were based in a religious enterprise.
During Jamestown first year how many people survived?
During Jamestown's first year of being a settlement, only 60 of the original settlers survived. John Smith then took matters into his own hands when he saw the numbers dwindling and brought them back up with the discovery of the cash crop: tobacco. With tobacco, more and more settlers arrived with the desire of growing tobacco crops and owning land beyond belief.
How many settlers first came to Jamestown?
The settlers of Jamestown was 105 men ,they founded Jamestown in 1607
How many years passed between the first group of European settlers in Jamestown and the next group of settlers in Massachusetts?
the answer is 13 years
How many settlers came to Jamestown?
105.
Metal sought by many Jamestown settlers?
Gold, I think.
How did many Jamestown settlers aim to get rich quick?
looking for gold
How many of the 214 Jamestown settlers survived the starving time?
Only 60 out of the original 214 settlers survived.
How many of the original Jamestown settlers survived the starving time?
Only 60 out of the original 214 settlers survived.
Who paid for the Jamestown settlement?
The people who helped establish Jamestown were English settlers including Captain Christopher Newport and Captain Edward Wingfield. Many of the settlers died during the first winter at Jamestown.
How many gentlemen arrived at Jamestown in the first supply?
47 from the original settlers in may 1607 and 28 in the 1st resupply in January 1608
What was the goal of many of the first settlers to?
The 104 men were sent by the London company to find gold for the investors who sent them.
How many settlers of Jamestown died between 1607 and 1625?
about 100 or so
How many Jamestown settlers survived the starving time?
60 People survived
