Jamestown

Where did the English settlers start the first permanent English colony?

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If an individual chooses to participate in an economic venture, their main goal is to

• make money

• lose money

• get more food

• learn about the culture

The charters of the Virginia Company of London gave--

• property rights to women.

• religious freedom to slaves.

• English right to the colonists.

• land to the American Indians.

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

• England wanted to increase its wealth and power.

• The English hoped to find gold and silver in Virginia

• The King of England wanted to live in America.

• The colony could send raw materials to England.

What was the main goal of the stockholders who financed, or paid for, Jamestown?

• growing cotton

• drawing maps

• building ships

• making money

Which of these happened last?

• Settlers learned survival skills from Powhatan and other native peoples.

• Native peoples saw the settlers as invaders taking their land.

• Settlers communicated with the native peoples through Pocahontas.

• Native people taught the settles to plant corn and other crops.

The Virginia company was granted the right to establish colonies by --

• Powhatan

• the queen of Spain

• John Smith

• the king of England

What did England hope to find in America?

• food and furs

• tobacco and corn

• water and copper

• silver and gold

In which direction would you travel from Richmond to Alexandria?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which group established the town of Werowocomoco?

• English settlers

• American Indians

• Spanish missionaries

• African Americans