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[Row number] 235 [Grade] 4 [SOL] VS.3f [SOL Text] The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America byf) describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival; [Essential Knowledge] The English colonists found life in Jamestown harder than they had expected. The site they chose to live on was marshy and lacked safe drinking water. The settlers lacked some skills necessary to provide for themselves. Many settlers died of starvation and disease. Changes that ensured survival were the arrival of two supply ships, the forced work program and strong leadership of Captain John Smith, and the emphasis on self-sustaining agriculture. [Key Words] History Jamestown [Marking Period] MP2 [Subject] 
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