The First Permanent English Settlement: Jamestown

(P1) How did England accomplish its goal of getting more wealth and power?

• Start a new colony in America

• Tax the English lords

• Print more money

• Go to the bank and make a withdrawl

(P1) When did England start a new colony in America?

• 1607

• 1776

• 2024

• 1865

(P1) Who financed a settlement in America for England?

• The Virginia Company of London

• King James

• Christopher Columbus

• Mrs. Johnson

(P1) Why would the Virginia Company of London and King James I enter into a venture like starting a settlement?

• They hoped to gain wealth and power

• They wanted to get away from their families

• They wanted to expand the castle

• They hoped to take over the world

(P1) What supplies or materials did England need?

• wood, furs, and new foods

• water, air, shelter

• glass, pottery, tea

• cloth, wood, ammunition

(P1) What is one other reason England wanted to start a new colony in America?

• They hoped to increase their trade with other countries and peoples

• They hoped to find the Loch Ness Monster

• They hoped to prove the world was flad

• They hoped to find a route all the way around the world

(P1) What does the word "venture" mean?

• a risky or dangerous travel

• a type of bird

• a graphic organizer to compare and contrast

• a terrible time

(P2) Who had the power in England to grant charters or permission to allow a new settlement in America?

• The King of England

• The Knights

• The settlers of the New World

• The Native Virginians

(P2) What did the charter give to the Virginia Company?

• The right to establish settlement in North America

• The right to eat dessert before dinner

• The right to explore all lands around the world

• The right to trade with the French

(P2) What did the charter ensure, or guarantee, to those who agreed to be settlers of the colony?

• All settlers would have all the rights and privileges of free Englishmen back home

• All settlers would have the right to own as much land in the new world as they needed

• All settlers would have the right to not pay taxes if they found enough gold and silver

• All settlers would have the right to trade with the Indians for their gold and silver