Jamestown & Plymouth

What year was Jamestown settled?

• 1600
• 1607
• 1620
• 1630-1640

What joint stock company funded the Jamestown settlement?

• Plymouth Company of London
• London Company of Plymouth
• Virginia Company of London
• London Company of Virginia

Who were a majority of the first Jamestown settlers?

• Wealthy first born sons
• Second-born sons of wealthy Englishmen
• Hard working skilled craftsmen
• Religious Separatists

Why was the location of Jamestown bad?

• It was located on the ocean
• It was located on rich farmland
• It was located on the tidewater section of the river
• It was located above the fall-line in the Piedmont

What did the settlers at Jamestown hope to find lying on the ground?

• Peanuts
• Gold
• Tobacco
• Potatoes

Who told the Jamestown settlers, "He who does not work, does not eat?"

• Powhatan
• John Rolfe
• John Smith
• William Bradford

Why did the Jamestown settlers enter "the starving time?"

• Powhatan refused to trade with the increasing number of settlers
• There was drought
• Their pigs died from diseases brought over in the Columbian Exchange
• The fishing season was poor

What new evidence indicates Jamestown had to resort to cannibalism?

• A dog bone showed scrape marks
• There are no skeletons of pigs
• New journal entries were found
• A skull showed scrape marks

What role did John Rolfe play in Jamestown's success?

• He imported tobacco seeds from the Caribbean
• He married Pocahontas which led to temporary peace between colonists and natives
• He brought tobacco from Jamestown to England
• All of these

Why did Jamestown succeed in the long run?

• Settlers kept arriving
• Tobacco was highly valued in England
• Slaves and indentured servants provided labor
• All of these