Jamestown: Gap Game

Which of the following events helped establish Jamestown as a permanent colony in Virginia?

• Caribbean plantation owners moved to Jamestown to grow tobacco

• Additional women arrived from England to start families

• Queen Elizabeth came for a royal visit to check on the General Assembly

• The American Indians sent an ambassador to England to speak to the queen.

Why did the Portuguese sail to the area that is present - day Angola?

• To find riches such as gold and silver

• To settle a colony

• To capture African men and women

• To plant tobacco and sugar

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

• King of England

• John Smith

• France

• Virginia Company of London

Who is in the picture above?

• An Indian princess who helped build a positive relationship with the colonists

• A famous American Indian interpreter who lived and worked with the colonists

• A chief of many tribes who helped teach the colonists survival skills

• An American Indian chief who often attacked the English colonists

What important plan did Captain John Smith create that helped Jamestown survive?

• Forced work program

• Colonial marriage plan

• Settler controlled government

• Bartering Program

Who was a burgess

• A citizen representative in the Virginia colonial government

• Another name for the royal governor of the colony

• A stockholder of the Virginia Company of London

• A nickname for an Englishman born in North America

What was the first elected legislative body of government in English North America?

• General Assembly

• House of Burgesses

• Governor's Council

• House of Representatives

With the forced arrival of Africans the colony could -

• expand the tobacco economy

• wage war against the American Indians

• increase its potato farming

• stop producing tobacco

One reason settlers chose the Jamestown site was that the location could be easily defended from a sea attack by the _

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• Africans

• French

One change that took place in Jamestown to ensure survival was -

• a new emphasis on businesses

• a drought at the time of settlement

• a new emphasis on agriculture

• the ability to drink the available water