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In Jamestown's early years,

dozens of colonists
died of starvation and illness
Read this excerpt from a speech
that John Smith
made to the colonists.
What is Smith telling the colonists?

Everyone will gather food, except the sick.
All colonists will be expected to gather food,
including the sick.
The colony's government will provide free
food for the colonists. What is smith telling the colonists ?

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colony will be communal

everyone will be treated equally

meaning they will gather food together and

split among themselves equally

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