Jamestown Review: Virginia Studies

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• New Amsterdam

Why was Jamestown primarily established?

• As a religious settlement

• As a military base

• As an economic venture

• As a cultural center

Jamestown was a _______ when the settlers arrived.

• peninsula

• island

• desert

• mountain

Who had the power to grant a charter for the settlement in North America?

• King of England

• Governor of Virginia

• President of the United States

• Mayor of London

What gave permission to establish a settlement in North America, define the physical boundaries of the colony, and extended English rights to the settlers?

• Virginia Company of London Charters

• Mayflower Compact

• Treaty of Paris

• Magna Carta

What kind of rights were extended to the settlers by the charter?

• English rights

• French rights

• Spanish rights

• Dutch rights

A separate legislative body called the ________ was formed in the 1640s.

• Senate

• House of Commons

• House of Burgesses

• Parliament

Jamestown became a permanent settlement with the arrival of __________ in 1620.

• English women

• Africans

• Spanish explorers

• Native Americans

The arrival of __________ to Virginia caused the economy to become dependent on temporary and permanent servitude.

• Africans

• English women

• Spanish explorers

• Native Americans

What part of Africa did the first Africans who were forcibly brought to Old Point Comfort come from?

• South Africa

• East Africa

• North Africa

• West Central Africa