The Early English Colonies

Jamestown was founded in 

• 1609
• 1607
• 1619
• 1620

The first attempt by the English to establish a colony was called 

• Jamestown
• Roanoke Island
• Plymouth
• St. Augustine 

The purpose of the Jamestown colony was

• to establish French control
• for religious freedom
• to build forts against Spain
• for making profits 

One of the reasons that Jamestown struggled in the beginning was due to the

• Spanish already controlled the East Coast
• lack of guns
• Lack of farming skills
• amount people there already

He issued the edict of "No work, no food". 

• John Rolfe
• John Winthrop
• John Smith
• Edward Winslow

The Starving Period in Jamestown began in 

• 1620
• 1619
• 1609
• 1607

His marriage to Pocahontas is what according to him would save Jamestown 

• Edward Winslow
• John Rolfe
• John Smith
• John Winthrop

A flaw in the establishment of Jamestown was that it was 

• too close to the ocean
• in the middle of a mosquito infested swamps
• too islolated from Native Nations
• the lack of a work force

This was the crop that made Jamestown profitable 

• Tobacco
• Rice
• Indigo
• Cotton

As the profits rose, this new "commdity" arrived in Jamestown in 1619

• free agents
• indentured servants
• slaves
• free labor