Death at Jamestown

What year did the British men arrive on the east coast of America to start a settlement?

• 1610

• 1606

• 1607

• 1620

What was the main purpose of the Jamestown settlers?

• To explore new lands

• To establish religious freedom

• To find gold and silver

• To make money for the Virginia Company of London

What was the fate of the original Jamestown settlers within a few months of arrival?

• They discovered gold

• They established a successful trade with the Indians

• Nearly 70 of the original settlers had suffered agonizing deaths

• They all returned to England

What was the most common theory about the cause of death among the settlers?

• Attacks from Native Americans

• Disease

• Starvation

• Poisoning

What evidence suggests internal strife among the colonists?

• A diary entry

• A letter from a settler

• A skeleton with a musket ball in its leg

• A peace treaty with the Native Americans

What did John Rolfe cultivate that became the financial savior of the colony?

• Corn

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Rice

What was found in the Spanish archives that related to Jamestown?

• A map of the colony

• A plan for a military expedition

• A treaty with the Jamestown settlers

• A letter describing a desire for revenge against the British

Who was executed for being accused of being a Spanish spy?

• John Rolfe

• Captain George Kendal

• Baron Thomas Arundel

• John Smith

What did the forensic analysis of bones from the early settlement reveal?

• Traces of heavy metals including arsenic

• Evidence of diseases like typhoid

• Signs of malnutrition

• No abnormalities

What conflict was England involved in during the early 1600s?

• The English Civil War

• The War of the Roses

• The Hundred Years' War

• Conflict with Catholic Spain