Early English Colonization in America

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Why did England want to establish an American colony?

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To increase its wealth and power

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What was Jamestown primarily established for?

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Jamestown was primarily an economic venture.

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Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

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The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London.

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When was Jamestown founded?

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Jamestown was founded in 1607.

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What is significant about Jamestown?

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It became the first permanent English settlement in North America.

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England hoped to find

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Silver and gold

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An American settlement would provide

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raw materials that could not be grown or obtained in England

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It would also open

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new markets for trade