Jamestown Review

What was the name of the business who started the Jamestown Colony?

• Virginia Company
• Roanoke Company
• Jamestown Trust
• King James & Co.

In what year was Jamestown founded?

• 1620
• 1585
• 1609
• 1607

What was John Smith's policy which helped get Jamestown settlers to help?

• No guns allowed
• Only men allowed in Jamestown
• No work, no eat
• No smoking tobacco

What was the crop that made Jamestown successful?

• corn
• wheat
• rice
• tobacco

What Native group lived near Jamestown

• Seminole
• Powhatan
• Lenape
• Inuit

Which Jamestown colonist became rich by growing and selling tobacco?

• John Smith
• John White
• John Rolfe
• Walter Raleigh

The period of time between 1609-1610 is known as __________ _______ in Jamestown.

• War Time
• Starving Time
• Eating Time
• Growing Time

Jamestown "matters" in history because it

• was the first European colony outside of Europe
• was the first permanent English settlement in America
• started a war with the Indians
• met its original 3 goals

What was NOT one of the 3 goals of the Virginia Company?

• Send trees (lumber) back to England
• Find gold
• Spread the Christian religion
• Find a way to get to China/Asia from Virginia

Why did they pick the site they did for Jamestown?

• The land was flat, dry, and open.
• The land was dry, it was safe from invasion, and it had good views.
• Seemed to have good water and be safe from the Spanish.
• It was the first place they found.