Jamestown

Which of the following is NOT a ship that sailed to Jamestown?

• Godspeed

• Susan Constant

• Mayflower

• Discovery

Who financed (paid for) the Jamestown settlement?

• King James I

• The settlers

• English taxes

• The Virginia Company of London

What was included in the Virginia Charter?

• The settlers have the same rights as Englishmen

• The settlers can start a colony anywhere along the coast of North America

• The settlers must repay the Virginia Company of London within a year

• The settlers must find gold to return to England

In what year did the settlers arrive at Jamestown?

• 1607

• 1608

• 1609

• 1610

Which of the following is NOT a hardship the settlers faced during the first year at Jamestown?

• the water was unsafe for drinking

• the animal meat they ate were full of disease

• the mosquitos carried diseases

• the settlers were unable to grow food

Jamestown was mostly a _____ venture.

• economic

• agricultural

• island

• sea

In 1607, Jamestown was located on a(n) ____

• island

• peninsula

• coast

• hill

Natural resources discovered at Jamestown include _____

• gold and silver

• copper and nickel

• gold and iron

• timber and iron

True or False: The settlers selected Jamestown because it could be easily defended from an attack by sea.

• true

• false

True or false: In 1607, Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in North America

• true

• false