Virginia Colonie3s Preview Lesson

​Virginia Chesapeake Colonies

Multiple Choice

In 1606, the Virginia Company was formed by investors hoping to find gold in the new world

• True

• False

Poll

In 1607, ___________ was the first British colony

• Jamestown

• Georgetown

• Boston

• New York

Multiple Choice

Jamestown was founed in what state?

• Georgia

• Tennessee

• Virginia

• North Carolina

Multiple Choice

Jamestown settlers had an easy first year in Virginia

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

HE took control of Jamestown and forced the settlers to farm.

• James Brown

• James Hamilton

• James Smith

• James Monroe

Poll

The Powhatan Indians did THIS to the settlers in Jamestown?

• helped them

• fed them

• attacked them

• lived with them

Multiple Choice

Did the Jamestown settlers find gold and made money for their investors?

• yes

• no

Poll

After NOT finding gold, the Jamestown investors told the settlers to do what?

• come home

• find a way to make money

• leave Virginia

• grow more corn

Multiple Choice

In 1612, John Rolfe discovered this crop that made the investors money

• corn

• sunflowers

• wheat

• tobacco

Multiple Choice

Tobacco was so profitable, what happened to Jamestown?

• it collapsed

• nothing

• it expanded into the Virginia Colony

• it was invaded by the Powhatan Indians