Jamestown

Which of the following events helped establish Jamestown as a permanent colony in Virginia?

• Caribbean plantation owners moved to Jamestown to grow tobacco

• Additional women arrived from England to start families

• Queen Elizabeth came for a royal visit to check on the General Assembly

• The American Indians sent an ambassador to England to speak to the Queen

The king of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London. What were two reasons the Virginia charters were important?

• to define the physical boundaries of the colonies

• to give out ten-acre plots of farmland to each settler in the colony

• to extend English rights to the settlers

• to bring Africans to the colonies as slaves

Why did the Portugueses sail to the area that is present day Angola?

• to find riches such as gold and silver

• to settle a colony

• to capture African men and women

• to plant tobacco and sugar

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

• King of England

• John Smith

• France

• Virginia Company of London

Why was it important for the Jamestown settlement to be near deep water?

• Natural resources were necessary for trade to continue with the native people.

• Water barriers helped prevent American Indian attacks

• Land near deep water was better for farming

• Boats traveling with goods to and from Europe needed a deep water dock.

Who is in the picture above.

• An Indian princess who helped build a positive relationship with the colonies

• A famous American Indian interpreter who lived and worked with the colonies

• A chief of many tribes who helped teach the colonists survival skills

• An American Indian chief who often attacked the English colonist

Jamestown was originally a narrow peninsula bordered on three sides by the

• Potomac River

• Rappahannock River

• James River

• York River

What important plan did Captain John Smith create the helped Jamestown survive?

• Forced work program

• colonial marriage plan

• Settler controlled government

• Bartering program

Which statement best completes this diagram?

• Today, Jamestown is located on a narrow peninsula.

• Today, Jamestown is bordered on three sides by the James River

• Today, Jamestown is located on an island

• Today, Jamestown is surrounded on three sides by the York River.

The English settlers found life in Virginia harder than they expected. Which three hardships did the settlers face?

• The chosen site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water

• A drought at the time of settlement reduced the amount of available food.

• North American insects destroyed crops planted by the colonists

• Flooding in the James River caused crops to wash into the Chesapeake Bay.

• The settlers lacked the skills that were necessary to survive.