Colonization of Jamestown Quiz

What does King James I give to the Virginia Company that gives them permission to start a colony in the new world?

• Grant

• Charter

• Deed

The goal of the Virginia Company was to

• find the lost city of the Aztecs

• find a western route to Asia

• find gold and make money

The Jamestown Settlers select a leader of the governing counsel to run the colony

• True

• False

The Jamestown Colony had too many laborers and not enough gentlemen.

• True

• False

Which of the following are reasons for picking the site for the Jamestown Colony?

• Far enough up the river and inland to hide from the Spanish

• Deep water so they can anchor their boats on the shore.

• Swampy area and river help protect settlers from Native Americans.

Which of the following caused problems or issues between the colonists and the Powhattan Natives.

• The concept of ownership of land was different between the two groups

• The nature of their religions was different between the two groups

• The nature of what and how they ate food was different between the two groups

The shape of the fort at Jamestown was a ______? Which helped because ------ ?

The Starving Time occurred because

• Disease from the infected river

• Hunger from not planting enough crops

• Attacks from Natives

John Smith took leadership of the colony is

• would not let you eat unless you worked.

• would not let you work unless you ate.

• did not care if you worked.

The survivors of the Starving Time were ready to pack up and leave but were saved by

• Native Americans bringing food.

• New Englishmen bringing food, supplies and everything they needed.

• Spanish settlers in the area offered them food.