Jamestown

Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

• English
• Africans
• French
• American Indians

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

• lumber
• peanuts
• corn
• tobacco

Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?

• To work on Sugar Plantations
• To seek Religious freedom
• To work on tobacco plantations
• To fight against American Indians

What were some of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth
• to stop slavery
• to gain indentured servants
• to gain independence

England wanted to establish a ________ in order to gain wealth and power.  

• colony
• country
• town
• tribe

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007

The practice of farming.

• brackish

• agriculture

• palisade

• cash crop

A cash crop is

• the practice of farming

• a crop grown to make money

• farming for money

• a fort of crops

Jamestown is located in what state?

• Virginia

• California