Jamestown Review

Africans in the Jamestown settlement provided labor to grow what?

Africans wanted to come to Jamestown.

• True

• False

What were the reasons that they chose the site for Jamestown?

• deep enough water for ships to dock

• believed it had fresh water

• great relationships with Native Americans

• easily defendable from enemies

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Why did England want a colony in the new world?

• Increase wealth and power to compete with other countries

• They believed there was silver and gold there

• They wanted raw materials

• They believed it was the Indies

Who financed Jamestown?

What company sold shares to stockholders to finance Jamestown?

Who granted the Virginia Company of London a charter to create a colony in the new world?