Jamestown Quiz

Who were the organizers of the Jamestown Colony?

• The King James Company

• The Colonial Company

• The Jamestown Company

• The Virginia Company

What was the goal of the Jamestown charter?

• to bring wealth to the tribes

• to bring wealth to the church

• to bring wealth to the colony

• to bring wealth to the king

What was the name of the cultural and religious center (city) for the Powhatan?

• Washington

• Werowocomoco

• Jamestown

• Watsamatta

"He who does not work, shall not eat" meant ________

• Captain Smith gave a smaller portion to men.

• Captain Smith made men pay for food.

• Captain Smith gave everyone corn.

• If you didn't work to help the colony you wouldn't be fed.

What did the men of Jamestown rely on for supplies?

• supply ships

• farming

• other colonies

• hunting

When supply ships did not arrive and there was poor planning on food supplies, the people at Jamestown _________.

• traded with the Powhatan

• went to market

• canceled Thanksgiving

• borrowed from Roanoke

What crop allowed people to earn lots of money in Jamestown?

• cotton

• tobacco

• rice

• indigo

What happened after the Virginia Company encouraged families to settle in Jamestown?

• The price of passage to America increased.

• Jamestown began to grow and thrive.

• Enslaved people arrived.

• Many churches were built.

What important leader helped Jamestown survive hardships?

• John Smith

• John White

• the Virginia Company Council

• Baron De La Warr

What negative consequence did growing tobacco have on Jamestown and the future of America?

• not enough room to grow cotton

• the soil began to erode

• slavery

• the Indians destroyed the crop