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[Row number] 231 [Grade] 4 [SOL] VS.3b [SOL Text] The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America byb) describing how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown; [Essential Knowledge] First consideration for selecting site were options for defense from land and sea; second were adequate harbor facilities (deep enough for docking ships); third was a good supply of fresh drinking water. The English chose a small peninsula bordered by the James River on three sides (today location is an island). The site, while easy to defend by Spanish attack from the sea, turned out to be low, swampy, and mosquito-infested (malaria). By end of summer, nearly half were dead or dying from fever. Few settlers knew how to farm or survive in the wilderness. Crops were not planted in time for winter. Powhattans shared their corn. [Key Words] Geography Jamestown [Marking Period] MP2 [Subject] 
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