Jamestown

What was the first cash crop in America?

• corn
• flax
• tobacco
• beans

What present day state was Jamestown settled in?

• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• West Virginia
• Virginia

Why was the site at Jamestown chosen?

• Fresh drinking water

• Water was deep enough to dock the ships

• Protection from Spanish attack

• It was close to their Indian friends

Winter 1609-1610, there was not enough food, colonists died, homes were used as firewood.

• Golden Times

• Hunger Times

• Black Death Times

• Starving Times

What year was Jametown founded?

• 1907
• 1607
• 1776
• 1610

In what years did Africans and Women arrive in Jamestown?

• 1607-1608

• 1612-1613

• 1617-1618

• 1619-1620

What change ensured the survival of the settlement at Jamestown?

• Strong leadership of Captain John Smith

• No leadership

• Strong leadership of Captain James Kirk

• Strong leadership of Captain Jesse James

What are raw materials?

• factory

• Things that comes from Earth that are used to make a final product

• furniture

• clothing

Jamestown was once a _________________, surrounded by water on three sides.

• bay

• island

• plateau

• peninsula

Who captured African men and women from what is present-day Angola?

• Frenchmen

• Portuguese sailors

• Chinese

• American Indians