Jamestown

Jamestown

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What is a colony?

• a country/area under control by another country

• a state

• a piece of land that is not controlled by any country

• an area in a constant state of war

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Who went to Roanoke the first time?

• Explorers

• Soldiers

• Americans

• Amateurs

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The first settlers had a relief ship take them home after how long?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

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This 1st settlement was a_________

• Success

• Failure

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Raliegh tried again to colonize North America in

• 1585

• 1587

• 1912

• 1600

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This time instead of soldiers they sent______ men, women, and children

• 118

• a bunch of

• big

• several hundred

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Why did John White return to England?

• to get supplies

• he was injured

• he missed his family

• to fight in the war

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How long was it before White could return to the colonist after leaving to get supplies?

• 3 months

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 5 years

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Why was there no ships available to take John White back to Roanoke?

• He did not have enough money

• The trip was too dangerous

• There was a naval war going on with Spain and White had to use his ship to fight.

• Other people were exploring areas and left no free ships

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What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?

• Roanoke

• Crowman

• Help

• Croatoan

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Approximately how many people disappeared from the colony?

• 25 people

• 115-117

• 830

• 1015

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Roanoke is in what current US state?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

Jamestown colony

• in 1606 business men started the Virginia Company of London

• King James gave the group a charter(official permission to do something)

• They raised money for supplies by getting people to invest(put money in to earn more money)

• Their goal was to find treasure ( gold/ silver etc.)

• The investors were given stock( pieces of ownership) in the company.

• How much stock you own will determine how much money either make or lose.

The journey

• In 1607 100 men and boys arrived in Virginia

• They named it Jamestown after King James

• The land was damp/swampy.The water was dirty. Insects carried disease

• Most had never done any manual labor. Didn't even know how to farm.

• They only looked for gold

• They ran out of food and about half of them died from starvation and disease

John Smith

• Took control of Jamestown

• Ordered the men to plant crops

• Smith famously said, "He who does not work, will not eat"

• Life did not get much better.

• The next winter was called the "starving time"

• Most of the colonists died

Jamestown succeeds

• John Rolfe arrives with tobacco. It grows well in the climate ( hot and humid)

• England did not have that climate

• the colonists soon grew tobacco as their cash crop ( what you grow and sell to earn money)

• This gave Jamestown much needed money to get supplies

• Indentured servants( someone who works for free in exchange for the cost of the voyage) started arriving

• Not long after, slavery began in Jamestown

Jamestown and the Powhatans

• The settlers lived in Powhatan territory

• The 2 groups traded goods and food with each other

• The Powhatans needed help with a rival tribe but the colonists refused to help

• They eventually demanded food from the powhatans

• When the Powhatans refused they were attacked by the colonists.

• This led to constant fighting

• The fighting stopped when John Rolfe married Pocahontas ( daughter of a Powhatan leader).

• The peace did not last

• The colonists continued to take more and more land

• The Powhatans continued to fight back

• The colonists eventually killed off the tribe and took control of the land

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In 1607, Who was the King of England, Ireland, and Scotland?

• King James

• Lebron James

• Mary, Queen of Scots

• King George

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In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1608

• 2081

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What was the name of the group of men who were financially investing in the colony?

• King James Industries

• Captain Smith and Sons

• The Virginia Company of London

• The Jamestown Initiative

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The Virginia Company got money from__________

• The King

• The Bank of England

• Investors

• piggie banks

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Those that invested were given_________(ownership in the company)

• Stock

• tickets

• reference number

• wanka bar

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The Virginia Company hoped to find________.

• Carmen Sandiego

• Treasure( gold, silver, iron, etc.)

• Waldo

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In the summer of 1607, this country sent about 110 men to the "new world" to establish a permanent colony. The colony was named Jamestown.

• France

• England

• Spain

• Portugal

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In what modern-day state is Jamestown located?

• Illinois

• New Mexico

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

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

• Cahokians

• Hohokam

• Anasazi

• Powhatan

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What year did the colonist settle in Jamestown?

• 1607

• 1706

• 1608

• 1886

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True of False: The colonists were a hard working, experienced crew.

• True

• False

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The settlers started getting sick. What caused the sickness?

• Dirty water

• Insects

• diseases

• all of the above

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Who was John Smith

• leader of the new colony

• travel guide of the new found land

• banker from London

• farmer

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John Smith took control and said, ______________________

• "The first 5 days after the weekend are the hardest"

• "He who does not work will not eat"

• " I can explain it for you but I cant understand it for you"

• "Why is Monday so far from Friday, and Friday so close to Monday"

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The winter of 1609-1610 became know as the

• early voting season

• wedding season

• starving time

• white winter

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What kind of crop grew well around Jamestown and became the colony's first cash crop to England?

• tabacco

• cotton

• corn

• rice

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Who arrived in Jamestown with tobacco seeds?

• John White

• John Smith

• John Winthrop

• John Rolfe

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A cash crop is

• the practice of farming

• a crop grown to make money

• farming for money

• a fort of crops

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Who worked for free in order to pay off the cost of the journey to the new world?

• Indentured servants

• Steven Gerald Mancuso

• Kevin Krutz

• Elves from the North Pole

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Who did John Rolfe marry?

• Powhatan

• Sacagawea

• Clara Sherman

• Pocahontas

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The chief of the Powhatan's had a daughter named...

• Mulan

• Pocahontas

• Cinderella

• Moana

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The colonists and the Powhatans lived happily ever after

• True

• False