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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.


How many settlers initially came from Jamestown?

The initial group of settlers who founded Jamestown in 1607 consisted of about 104 men and boys. This group was part of the Virginia Company’s expedition, aimed at establishing a permanent English settlement in North America. Over time, the population grew as more settlers arrived, but the original contingent was relatively small.


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.

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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.


What was the goal of many of the first seltters to Jamestown?

Many of the first settlers to Jamestown aimed to establish a profitable colony in the New World, focusing primarily on the cultivation of cash crops, such as tobacco, to generate wealth. They sought to exploit the natural resources of the land and create a sustainable economy that could support their settlement. Additionally, some settlers were motivated by the desire for adventure and the prospect of new opportunities in a largely uncharted territory.


How many people started Jamestown?

There were approximately 104 settlers who arrived at Jamestown in 1607, establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America.


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


How many Jamestown settlers survived the starving time?

60 People survived