V.S. 3 English Colonization

V.S. 3 English Colonization Quick Check

Multiple Choice

The Virginia Company hoped to make money by finding gold in North America. So, the colonists spent most of their first two years in Jamestown searching for gold.

What happened because of the search for gold?

• The gold helped buy supplies.

• The gold poisoned the water supply

• They were too busy searching to plant food

• They used gold to buy land from Native Americans

Multiple Choice

In 1606, King James I of England gave a charter to a group called the Virginia Company.

What is a charter?

• A type of cargo ship that carries planes

• A piece of paper that gives a group of people certain rights

• A map of the New World

• A government building full of artifacts

Multiple Select

Why did the Virginia Company want a colony in North America?

Select all that apply.

• It wanted to escape the Church of Englands rule

• An american

  settlement would

  produce raw materials

  that they don’t have in

  England and could use

  for trade

• England wanted to

  establish an American

  colony to increase her

  wealth and power

• -England hoped to

  find silver and gold in

  America

• To build a new beach house

Open Ended

Why did England choose Jamestown as a place to build their colony?

Multiple Choice

What was the period where many of the colonists died in Jamestown?

• The Black Winter

• The Starving Time

• The Scary Winter

• The Bad Starvation

Multiple Choice

Around 100 men signed up to travel to Jamestown. Here are some of the men who signed up:

2 doctors, 1 preacher, 1 tailor 7 carpenters 12 laborers, or workers and around 50 of the men who signed were gentlemen. A gentleman is a man born into a noble family. Often, gentlemen are rich. They are rarely asked to do any work.

Half of the first Jamestown settlers were gentlemen. Why might that have been a problem?

• Gentlemen wanted to avoid adventures

• Gentlemen didn't do a lot of hard work

• Gentlemen didn't have enough money

Multiple Choice

What was the benefit of stockholders buying stock in the Virginia Company of London?

• Stockholders could travel to Jamestown.

• The settlement of Jamestown was financed.

• The settlement of Jamestown struggled during the early years.

• Stockholders helped the King of England write the charters.

Multiple Choice

Who was responsible for extending English rights to the settlers?

• Pocahontas

• King of England

• Chief Powhatan

• Captain John Smith

Multiple Choice

-From present-day Angola

-Stolen from the Portuguese boats

-Provided labor for the tobacco farms

What group of people does this describe???

• Women

• African American Slaves

• Male Colonists

• King

• Native Americans