Jamestown

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007

Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?

• Chief Powhatan
• Christopher Newport
• Lord De La Warr
• Captain John Smith

Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...

• Virginia
• North Carolina
• Florida
• New York

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water, the settlers lacked skills, and many settlers died of disease and starvation. These were:

• Problems faced by settlers in the midwest
• Hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown
• Hardships placed on the Indians by the settlers
• Problems the settlers thought they might have

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

• lumber
• peanuts
• corn
• tobacco

Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?

• To work on Sugar Plantations
• To seek Religious freedom
• To work on tobacco plantations
• To fight against American Indians

What were some of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth
• to stop slavery
• to gain indentured servants
• to gain independence

How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?

• He worked alongside settlers.
• He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
• He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.
• He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.

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