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We have begun our study Virginia's history.
              Important questions to answer below:
     Who were the first Virginians?
     What caused the Native Americans to settle in one place instead of being nomads?
     What are the names of Native American groups in Virginia?
     How did the Powhatans live? (shelter, food, beliefs)
     Who were early explorers of Virginia?
     How did the Europeans and Native Americans interact?
     What colonies were begun in the 1500s in North America?
     What factors caused early colonies to fail in North America?
     Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?
     Who was Richard Grenville?
     Why was the Virginia Company of London important in Virginia's history?
     What did King James do to help colonists in Virginia?
     How did Virginia originally get its name?
     Who commanded the 3 ships that came in 1607 from England?
     What is a charter?
     What is a council and why was it important?
     Who was Captain John Smith? Why didn't many colonists like him in the early days of Jamestown?
     What did John Smith do that helped the Jamestown colony?
     What was the Lost Colony?
     Where was the Lost Colony?

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