VS3 Jamestown

Who began the trading relationship between the Jamestown settlers and the native peoples?

• Captain John Smith

• Chief Powhatan

• John Rolfe

• Pocahontas

Which was NOT a reason for England to establish a colony in Virginia?

• The king of England wanted to live in America.

• The English hoped to find gold and silver in Virginia.

• England wanted to increase its wealth and power.

• The colony could send raw materials to England.

The English chose to settle at Jamestown because —

• Chief Powhatan gave the land to the English colonists

• they found gold and silver buried near the shore of the James River

• the water was too shallow for ships to attack the colony

• they believed they had a good supply of drinking water

What did England hope to find in America?

• Silver and gold

• Food and furs

• Slaves and tobacco

• Tobacco and cotton

What change resulted in the survival of Jamestown?

• John Smith sailed back to England.

• Homes were built on marshy land.

• Disease spread through the settlement.

• Colonists focused on agriculture.

Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?

• Powhatan

• John Rolfe

• King James I

• Pocahontas

The settlement of Jamestown was paid for by the —

• Virginia Company of London stockholders

• English Parliament

• King of England

• people who came to live and work in the settlement

The following were hardships faced by the Jamestown colonists EXCEPT —

• the site they chose to live on was marshy

• many settlers died of starvation and disease

• the settlers did not know how to read maps

• the men did not have the skills needed to survive

The House of Burgesses gave settlers the power to —

• enforce the rules of the settlement

• be free of British rule under King James

• determine if laws had been broken

• be involved in creating their own laws

What was the name of the settlement established through the charters granted by the Virginia Company of London?

• Plymouth

• Powhatan

• Jamestown

• James City