1. Reasons for English Colonization
England hoped to _______________________ in America (Mercantilism)
England wanted to get ___________________ from the New World (Triangle Trade)
England wanted new markets to sell its _______________________________(Triangle Trade & Mercantilism.

2. Roanoke Island (Lost Colony)
_____________________asked Queen Elizabeth of England if he could lead a group of people to begin a colony in the USA.
Queen Elizabeth gave Raleigh a _____________ (a document that allowed colonists to live on land owned by their country.)
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3. ________________(1st Time)
In 1585, the first English people tried to begin a colony.
This became the 1st English colony in the USA.
It failed due to hunger and bad relations with the Native Americans.
All but 15 men went back to England on a ship.

4. Roanoke (2nd Time)
England returned in August 1590 to find no colonists on Roanoke Island.
On one of the trees was written _________________.
Croatoan was the name of an island nearby as well as the name of the Native Americans living in the area.
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5. Roanoke (2nd Time)
The English attacked the Native Americans for revenge.
They were defeated.
They abandoned the colony and returned to England
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6. The Virginia Company
In 1606, King James I gave permission to the ____________ _________________to try a colony.
The Virginia Company was a _____________ ________________where investors bought shares in the company and shared the profits.
Susan
Constant
Discovery
Godspeed
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7. Jamestown Colony
On May 14, 1607, the settlers began building the first English ___________________ ___________________on the James River in Virginia.
__________________ was named after the King James I and Virginia was named after the Virgin Queen of England.
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8. Jamestown Colony Jamestown was about business
The colonists of Jamestown were not seeking religious freedom.
They were hoping to ___________________!
Most of the men who first settled there were ______________________________.
They did not expect to have to _________________________________.

9. Reasons for Jamestown Difficulties
Not educated in how to ____________ ______________________in New World.
Bad location for farming
Not enough people in the Jamestown settlement especially _______________ ________________________________.
Native American Battles
Many settlers starved

10. Starving Time
Jamestown depended on ______________ ________________________to supply it with what it needed to survive.
While they waited for the ships to return, __________________________.
This was known as the “__________________”