Flashcard Reminder. What is true about Jamestown Settlement
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The starving time in the winter of 1609-1610 came about because of the sudden arrival of a large number of colonists when there was not enough food.
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The Algonquins were not able to destroy the colony, but they did drive the London Company into bankruptcy
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The House of BUrgesses was an elected assembly organized for the colony in 1619
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The colony was nearly abandoned after the starving time left only 60 survivors
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The first colonists were more interested in searching for gold than planting crops or building shelters.
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The location was bad because it was swampy and unhealthy
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