SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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John Rolfe
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King George
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James Ogelthorpe
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John Smith
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gained control of Jamestown in 1608 & pushed settlers to work hard & build better housing. Wahunsonacock led this powerful group of the Algonquian Indians.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1608, Smith became president of the Jamestown colony, but the settlement continued to suffer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Leadership of Jamestown He instilled greater discipline among the settlers, enforcing the rule “He who will not work shall not eat.” Under Smith’s guiding hand, the colony made progress: The settlers dug the first well, planted crops and began repairing the fort that had burned down the previous winter.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: After John Smith left the colony to seek medical treatment in England, he was replaced as president of the Council by George Percy who only lasted in that position for about eight months before a man named Thomas West, the Lord De La Warr was appointed governor.