Question 5 What did you What geographic error did Columbus make? He thought the

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Question 5 What did you What geographic error did Columbus make? He thought the Earth was not round, but flat He grassly underestimated the size of the Earth He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean He expected the weather in India to be the same as in the North Atlantic He was certain that India was east of the Americas Question 6 1 pts Why was the death rate in early Jamestown so hight? it was not high; most of the colonists survived the ample food was full of botulism Many of the colonists committed suicide it lay beside a malarial swamp Constant Native American atacks decimated the population Question 7 1 pts What was Virginia's "gold," that ensured its survival and prosperity? Fur Cotton Question 8 1 pts The 104 settlers who remained in Virginia after the ships that brought them from England returned home included representatives of several other countries, part of England's effort to build a strong network of supporters in case of Spanish attack were all men, reflecting the Virginia's Companys interest in searching for gold, not building a functioning society were only half of those who originaly set sail; the rest tuned around and went back. included women and children, because the Virginia Company realized that a stable society would improve the settlers chances of success, economic and otherwise built the second permanent British settiement in North America after Roanoke

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Q 5. What Geographic error did Columbus make? He grossly underestimated the size of the earth.

Q 6. Why was the death rate in early Jamestown so high? It lay beside a malarial swamp.

Q 7. What was Virginia’s “gold”, that ensured its survival and prosperity? Tobacco.

Q 8. The 104 settlers who remained in Virginia after the ships that brought them from England returned home were all men, reflecting the Virginia Company's interest in searching for gold as opposed to building a functioning society.

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