Jamestown Stations

Multiple Choice

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Roanoke
• Plymouth
• New Amsterdam
• Jamestown

Multiple Choice

The Viginia company sent the settlers to find what?

• Gold and resources
• Farming techniques

Multiple Choice

What type of men came to Jamestown originally?

• Men seeking military glory
• Men fleeing religious persecution
• Men seeking economic opportunities, including adventurers and laborers.

Open Ended

List 2 problems with the location and climate of Jamestown.

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What did John Smith require of the settlers to save the colony?

"He that will not

, shall not eat."

Multiple Choice

What cash crop did John Rolfe introduce that helped Jamestown become profitable?

• Cotton
• Tobacco
• Rice

Multiple Choice

What was the winter of 1609-1610 called?

• The Starving Time

• Harsh Winter
• Famine of 1610

Open Ended

How did some of the settlers survive "The Starving Time"?

Multiple Choice

How did tobacco impact Jamestown in the early 1600s?

• The expansion of agriculture and trade.
• The rise of digital technology.
• The decline of textile production.

Multiple Choice

What did the success of tobacco encourage?

• The rise of textile manufacturing.
• The decline of small-scale farming.
• Futher colonization and expansion into Native American territories.

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When were the first Africans brought to Jamestown?

Multiple Choice

What impact did the booming tobacco economy have on slavery?

• The booming tobacco economy led to an increase in the demand for enslaved labor, thereby expanding the institution of slavery.

• The booming tobacco economy reduced the need for enslaved labor, leading to a decline in slavery.

Multiple Choice

Why did the London Company decide to bring women to the colony?

• To promote family life and ensure a stable community.
• To establish trade relations with local tribes.
• To increase the workforce for labor-intensive tasks.

Open Ended

What essential skills did women bring to the community?

Multiple Choice

What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• A royal council established by the British crown.
• The first representative government in the American colonies.

• The first military unit formed in Virginia.

Multiple Choice

How did the House of Burgesses lay the foundation for democratic institutions in the United States?

• It emphasized the importance of representation and the rights of the colonists.

• It was solely responsible for the taxation of the colonies.

• It was a military organization that enforced colonial laws.