Jamestown Review

Which statement best replaces the question mark?

• The charters gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a settlement in Africa.
• The charters gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a settlement in North America.
• The charters gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a settlement in India.
• The charters gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a settlement in Europe.

In the 1600s, a colony in North America would provide England with--

• a new food supply that would provide England with fruit.
• American Indians who could work in England. 
• raw materials that could not be grown or obtained in England.
• coal that England would use to trade with other countries.

When was Jamestown founded?

• 1606
• 1619
• 1620
• 1607

What conclusion can be made about the diagrams above?

• Settlers were given less control over their government.
• The Virginia Assembly was divided into two seperate legislative bodies.
• The Virginia Assembly still meets as one legislative body.
• Representatives from each of Virginia's regions were no longer appointed. 

What change led to the survival of Jamestown?

• Building homes on marshy land. 
• Captain John Smith's strong leadership.
• A cure for diseases was discovered.
• Some settlers died of starvation/

Which was NOT a change that resulted in the survival of Jamestown?

• Unsafe drinking water. 
• Emphasis on agriculture.
• Forced work program of Captain John Smith.
• Arrival of supply ships. 

What did England hope to find in America?

• Food and furs
• Slaves and tobacco
• Silver and gold
• Tobacco and cotton

What year did the women arrive at Jamestown?

• 1630
• 1607
• 1620
• 1645

The first settles founded Jamestown on--

• a peninsula
• an island
• a strait
• an isthmus

Why did the native peoples begin to dislike the English settlers?

• The settlers gave the native peoples all the goods they needed.
• The English settlers stole all of their food.
• The native peoples worried they would lose their land.
• The settlers ran out of goods to trade.