Jamestown Quiz

To John Smith's dismay the settlers in Jamestown directed most of their energy toward

• clearing land

• trading with the Powhatan

• worshiping god

• searching for gold and other riches

As more and more settlers arrived in Jamestown, relations between the settlers and the Powhatan peoples

• worsened

• stayed about the same

• improved slightly

• improved dramatically

Which of the following turned Jamestown into a profitable enterprise?

• corn

• tobacco

• timber

• gold

In the early years of the Virginia colony, a field laborer was most likely to be

• slave

• indentured servant

• a Powhatan

• a landholder

Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion of

• African tribes.

• indentured servants against their masters.

• frontier colonists against their masters

Which of the following occurred as a result of Virginia being made a royal colony?

• Colonist had to pay taxes.

• It came under direct control of the king.

• The king received all the gold produced.

• Joint-stock companies began investing in Virginia.