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Why Did English Settlers Come to Virginia?: And Other Questions about the Jamestown Settlement
Contributor(s): Ransom, Candice (Author)

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ISBN: 0761371338     ISBN-13: 9780761371335
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
OUR PRICE: $11.39  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
Dewey: 973.21
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Lexile Measure: 750(Not Available)
Guided Reading: S (Grade 4)
Series: Six Questions of American History
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.5" W x 8.7" L (0.25 lbs) 48 pages
Features: Ikids
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 142853
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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In December 1606, three ships carrying 105 men and boys set sail from Dover, England. The ships headed for the eastern shores of North America. There the men planned to establish a new colony known as Virginia. Sailing into the Chesapeake Bay, the settlers excitedly observed a vast wilderness of thick grasses, green forests, and wide rivers. But as the newcomers built their settlement, they struggled with disagreements, hard labor, food shortages, illness, and uneasy relations with the region's Native Americans. Yet the settlers persevered and established Jamestown--the first permanent English colony in North America.

So what was the Virginia Company?
Why did settler John Smith spend most of the voyage from England under arrest?
Who was Pocahontas?

Discover the facts about the Jamestown settlement and learn about its place in early U.S. history.


Contributor Bio(s): Ransom, Candice: -

Candice Ransom is the author of 150 books for children. She holds an MFA from Vermont College and an MA in children's literature from Hollins University. She currently teaches in Hollins University's graduate program in children's literature.


 
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