Jamestown

This country was the world power prior to the Spanish Armada? This country would rise to power afterward?

• Spain; England

• England; Spain

• Italy; England

• France; Spain

• France; England

What was the name of the private company that sent the settlers to Jamestown?

• The London Company of Virginia

• The Virginia Company of London

• The Massachusetts Bay Company

• The Outer Banks Company

Why did the king of England use stock companies instead of government money to finance expeditions to North America?

• England suffered.

• He did not care about England.

• If the colony was successful, England benefited from its profits. If the colony failed, the company suffered.

• If the colony failed, everyone failed.

What is the definition of 'stock'?

• Economic success.

• A share ownership in a business.

• A crop that people raise to sell rather than to use themselves.

• The lawmaking branch of government.

What is true about Jamestown?

• Many hardships combined together to make survival difficult, such as harsh weather, hostility with the natives, and diseases due to geography.

• Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the new world.

• People like John Smith, Pocahontas and John Rolfe were very important in helping Jamestown survive.

• All of the above.

John Rolfe introduced which of the following plants which kickstarted the economy of Jamestown?

• tobacco

• green beans

• corn

• peppers

Why was the arrival of Africans important to Jamestown

• It increased the population of settlers who worked
• They created families
• It helped reduce the over-crowding of the colony
• They provided the leadership needed to guide the colony

How did John Smith's leadership improve the terrible state of the Jamestown colony? He made sure that:

• Anyone who didn't work, couldn't eat.

• Colonists planted gardens.

• Shelters were built.

• Fences were put up for protection from Indian attacks.

• All of the above

This native princess was instrumental in helping broker peace between the natives and Jamestown colonists.

• Pocahontas

• Sacagawea

• Squanto

• Tecumseh

Why did the native peoples begin to dislike the English settlers?

• The settlers gave the native peoples all the goods they needed.
• The English settlers stole all of their food.
• The native peoples worried they would lose their land.
• The settlers ran out of goods to trade.