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Jamestown RAFT
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COLONIAL RAFT #1
Role
You are a Jamestown settler
Audience Your mother and father who still live in
England.
Format
Letter (Use proper letter form)
Topic
Why did you leave England? (At least 2
reasons)
How is life in Jamestown before and after
John Smith’s arrival?
Vocabulary list
Jamestown Virginia Company
John Smith
John Rolfe
Tobacco
Charter
House of
Virginia Company
Burgesses
Colony
Persecuted
Write your letter to your parents telling them why
you left England. Also, explain the struggles you
faced in Jamestown before John Smith and how
things got better after John Smith.
Example:
Dear Mom and Dad
I have been in the new colony, Jamestown for
a while now. I am so happy to have left the troubles
of England behind. I no longer get persecuted for my
religious beliefs. I also
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