Jamestown Review

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America!

• Williamsburg

• Richmond

• Jamestown

• Hampton

Who granted the charters to colonize North America?

• Captain John Smith

• King of England

• Virginis Company of London

• Powhatan Indians

The first elected legislative body in America was the...

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Congress of the United States

• Parliament of England

• Virginia Company of London

Who placed emphasis on self sustaining agriculture, which ensured survival of Jamestown?

• Captain Christopher Newport

• John Rolfe

• Captain John Smith

• Governor Berkley

The cash crop that saved Jamestown from economic and social collapse. 

• Sorghum
• Tobacco
• Maize
• Wheat

What was the first "failed" colony that was established by the British?

• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Newfoundland
• Quebec

What term was used to describe a colony that had a formal document giving them permission to settle there. 

• Royal colony 
• pilgrims 
• plantation 
• Charter colony 

What is the BEST definition for colonization?

• when people move somewhere but return to their home country
• when a group of people move to a new place and set up a new government
• when a society becomes multicultural
• when trade relationships are formed between countries

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007

Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?

• Because the American Indians would not help them.
• Because they never found any real gold.
• Because they were addicted to smoking.
• Because people in England would not buy anything else.