Jamestown

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007

Which of the following was not a hardship the settlers faced?

• Not enough safe drinking water
• Not enough survival skills
• The indians were nice to them.
• A harsh winter with little food

What was the name of the indian girl who told the indians they should get along with settlers and help them survive?

• Belle
• Ariel
• Pocahontas
• Rapunzel

Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...

• Virginia
• North Carolina
• Florida
• New York

What did the settlers build to protect themselves?

• adobe apartments
• tee pees
• longhouses
• a fort

Who gave a group of men permission to make Jamestown?

• King James
• John Rolfe
• Sir Walter Raleigh
• King Ferdinand 

What became Jamestown's "gold"?

• gold
• tobaccco
• water
• tomatoes

Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?

• Because the American Indians would not help them.
• Because they never found any real gold.
• Because they were addicted to smoking.
• Because people in England would not buy anything else.

Why did the settlers select the name "Jamestown"?

• To honor King James
• To honor a baby born on the ship
• To honor Saint James
• To honor the ship's captain

The Virginia House of Burgesses:

• Provided an example of representative government.
• Established the first army in the New World.
• Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
• Determined who could leave the colony.