VS3 Jamestown Review

This person was chief of many tribes and provided leadership to his people and taught the settlers survival skills. 

• Pocahantas
• Powhatan
• John Smith
• Governor of Virginia

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

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:

• Changes made to help with survival at Jamestown

• Hardships faced by the settlers at Jamestown

When did Africans arrive in Virginia?

• 1600

• 1607

• 1619

• 1620

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

• trade market for raw materials

• to stop slavery

• to gain indentured servants

• to gain independence

How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?

• He worked alongside settlers.
• He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
• He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.
• He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.

What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?

• the search for food
• the search for gold and silver
• the search for tobacco
• the search for religious freedom

Jamestown was settled primarily as an __________________.

• economic venture

• fun trip

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

In 1640, The burgesses became a separate legislative body called the -

• House of Burgesses

• Governor's Council