VS 3defg Jamestown

How did African men and women arrive in the Jamestown colony?

• They were brought to the settlement by the native peoples.

• They sailed to Jamestown for an adventure and decided to stay.

• They were looking for a new place to settle and start families.

• Portuguese sailors captured them from what is present-day Angola and they were brought from Veracruz against their will.

What change led to the survival of Jamestown?

• A cure for diseases was discovered

• Captain John Smith's strong leadership

• Building homes on marshy land

• Some settlers died of starvation

The House of Burgesses gave settlers the power to —

• be involved in creating their own laws

• enforce the rules of the settlement

• determine if laws had been broken

• be free of British rule under King James

Which of the following statements about the Virginia General Assembly of 1619 are true?

• Any adult male or female could take part in the General

  Assembly.

• The General Assembly was the first representative legislative body in English America.

• The General Assembly included two burgesses from each of

  the divisions of Virginia.

• The General Assembly included a council of women representatives called the Governor’s Council.

What led to the survival of Jamestown?

• The Indians ate corn and beans.

• Colonists moved into the native peoples' homes.

• Settlers began drinking salty water.

• Supply ships arrived.

What did the native peoples mainly trade to the English?

• Tools

• Food

• Tobacco

• Beads

What did the English trade to the native peoples?

• Tools, pots, and copper

• Leather, canoes, and beads

• Food, furs, and leather

• Tobacco, food, and guns

Over time, the native peoples eventually viewed the settlers as

• friends who would help them fight other tribes

• people who would make their lives easier

• tourists who would leave the settlement

• invaders who would take over their land

Who served as a contact between the native peoples and

the English?

• King James I

• Powhatan

• Pocahontas

• John Rolfe

1 More families were established.

2 A permanent settlement became possible.

What was the cause of the two things listed above?

• Arrival of men

• Arrival of additional women

• Arrival of Indians

• Arrival of the King of England