Why Did English Settlers Come to Virginia?: And Other Questions about the Jamestown Settlement

by Candice Ransom

Book Overview

In December 1606, three ships carrying 105 men and boys set sail from Dover, England. The ships headed for the eastern shores of North America. There the men planned to establish a new colony known as Virginia. Sailing into the Chesapeake Bay, the settlers excitedly observed a vast wilderness of thick grasses, green forests, and wide rivers. But as the newcomers built their settlement, they struggled with disagreements, hard labor, food shortages,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761352287
• ISBN13: 9780761352280
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7