Jamestown quiz March 2021

In what year did England establish its first permanent settlement at Jamestown?

• 1619

• 1607

• 1640

• 1620

Which were reasons that England wanted to establish an American colony at Jamestown?

• to increase it's wealth and power

• to find new kings and queens

• to find silver and gold

• to gain new animals

Who paid for the settlement of Jamestown?

• King George

• King James

• The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London

• The Virginia Settlement Society

King James granted _________, or legal documents, to the Virginia Company of London. These documents were like permission slips from the King.

Which are reasons that the English settlers chose the site for Jamestown? Choose ALL of the correct reasons!

• They saw that it was marshy and did not have clean water.

• They saw that it could be easily defended from attack.

• They believed there was a good supply of fresh water.

• They saw lots of animals and birds there.

The settlers founded Jamestown on a narrow _________, bordered on 3 sides by the James River.

• city

• peninsula

• property

• defense

Natural resources are resources that are found in nature. What were 2 natural resources that were found in Jamestown?

• Chairs and desks

• wood and metal

• wood (timber) and iron

• iron and metal