Jamestown Benchmark Review

Jamestown was the first _______ ________ settlement in North America.

• permanent English

• permanent Spanish

• chartered English

What year was Jamestown founded?

• 1617

• 1707

• 1607

• 1907

England wanted to start a new colony to increase its:

• Money

• Skills

• Wealth & Power

• Pottery

An American settlement would furnish ________ __________, that couldn't be found in England.

• money

• raw materials

• spanish ships

• pottery

Which was NOT a reason England wanted to settle in America?

• the King of England wanted to live in America

• England wanted to increase their wealth & power

• England hoped to find silver and gold

• the colony could send raw materials back to England

The region the settlers (English) settled in as known as the:

(hint: the region we live in)

• Coastal Plain/Tidewater Region

• Piedmont Region

• Valley & Ridge

• Blue Ridge Mountains

If someone chooses to participate in an economic venture, their main purpose is to:

• lose money

• create jobs

• take a risk

• make money

Who financed (paid for) the settlement at Jamestown?

• VA Company of London

• Powhatan Indians

• The King of England

in 1607, Jamestown was:

• on narrow peninsula

• an island in the James River

• on a mountain

What statement best describes Jamestown today?

• located on a peninsula surrounded by the James River

• borders the James River and York River

• borders the James river on one side

• island in the James River