The English Colonies

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

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.

What led to war between the natives and Jamestown settlers?

• Tensions increased as colonists pushed the Powhatan from their land.
• Indians and settlers did not agree on trade routes.
• Indians and colonists were able to work alongside each other.
• Powhatan punished all colonists by blocking trade routes.

What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?

• the search for food
• the search for gold and silver
• the search for tobacco
• the search for religious freedom

Oglethorpe wanted to start the GA colony to give a fresh start to __________________

• Native Americans
• Spanish 
• debtors
• silk makers

Signed a contract agreeing to work for a specific length of time

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both

Captured, sold, and forced to work their whole life

• Slave
• Indentured Servant
• Both