Founding of 13 Colonies

Jamestown was founded by-

• the Pilgrims

• the Virginia Company

• the Quakers

• James Oglethorpe

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007

Which of the following choices was not a reason that England started a colony in Jamestown?

• Increase wealth and power
• Find raw materials
• Trade with other countries
• To get a new King

Which of the following is not a reason that the settlers chose the site for the Jamestown settlement?

• It had swamps
• Fresh supply of water
• Deep harbor to dock ships
• Easy to defend against attack

Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?

• Chief Powhatan
• Christopher Newport
• Lord De La Warr
• Captain John Smith

Jamestown was located on a peninsula in-

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Florida

• New York

What is one thing the Powhatan Indians traded to the settlers?

• food

• money

• guns

• armor

What became Jamestown's "gold"?

• cars
• tobaccco
• water
• tomatoes

The Virginia House of Burgesses-

• Provided an example of representative government.

• Established the first army in the New World.

• Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.

• Determined who could leave the colony.

Why did many of the men who first came to Jamestown not want to work?

• They didn't know how.

• They forced the women to work.

• They wanted to hire American Indians to do the work.

• They were rich and used to having servants do all of their work in England.