Jamestown Review Flashcardizz

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What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

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Jamestown

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Who helped Jamestown survive with rules (don't work, don't eat)?

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Captain John Smith

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What was one major hardship that caused a decline in population for settlers?

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Disease

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What is something the English settlers did with the Powhatan?

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traded

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What was the main reason for settlement in North America?

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To increase wealth and power

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What were they hoping to find in Jamestown? Options: More seeds to use, New people to trade with, A variety of wildlife, Silver and Gold

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Silver and Gold

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Who financed the Jamestown venture? Options: Africans, The Virginia Company of London, Women without jobs, The King

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The Virginia Company of London

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How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?

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He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.

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English people who were sent to the colony of Jamestown were called...

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Colonists

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When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?

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Powhatan