Jamestown

In the summer of 1607, this country sent about 110 men to the "new world" to establish a permanent colony. The colony was named Jamestown.

• France

• England

• Spain

• Portugal

English people who were sent to the colony of Jamestown were called...

• Clowns

• Couriers

• Conquistadors

• Colonists

When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?

• Cahokians

• Hohokam

• Anasazi

• Powhatan

The chief of the Powhatan's had a daughter named...

• Mulan

• Pocahontas

• Cinderella

• Moana

Out of the 110 original settlers, how many would be alive by the end of December?

• 70

• 60

• 55 (50% survival)

• 40

The first Englishman to cultivate Tobacco in Jamestown. He married Pocahontas and had one child with her.

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

The site they chose was marshy and lacked safe drinking water, the settlers lacked skills, and many settlers died of disease and starvation. These were:

• Problems faced by settlers in the midwest
• Hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown
• Hardships placed on the Indians by the settlers
• Problems the settlers thought they might have

What were some of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth
• to stop slavery
• to gain indentured servants
• to gain independence

What rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?

• If you do not work, you do not eat.
• Treat others as you want to be treated.
• If you find gold, you get to keep it.
• You cannot have a raccoon as a pet.

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007