Jamestown Quiz

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

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

What was the name of the indian girl who told the indians they should get along with settlers and help them survive?

• Belle
• Ariel
• Pocahontas
• Rapunzel

Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...

• Virginia
• North Carolina
• Florida
• New York

What did the settlers build to protect themselves?

• adobe apartments
• tee pees
• longhouses
• a fort

In what year was Jamestown founded?

• 1600

• 1602

• 1605

• 1607

Who wrote the Charter allowing for the settlement and exploration of Jamestown?

• King James

• Queen Elizabeth

• VA Company of London

• House of Burgesses

Why was the site at Jamestown chosen?

• Fresh drinking water

• Water was deep enough to dock the ships

• Protection from Spanish attack

• It was close to their Indian friends

Winter 1609-1610, there was not enough food, colonists died, homes were used as firewood.

• Golden Times

• Hunger Times

• Black Death Times

• Starving Times

The first elective body of Virginia is known as the

• VA Company of London

• Parliament

• House of Burgesses

• Congress

In what years did Africans and Women arrive in Jamestown?

• 1607-1608

• 1612-1613

• 1617-1618

• 1619-1620