Jamestown Review

Which of the following was NOT a result of the forced arrival of Africans in Virginia?

• The system of slavery ended a couple years later

• The economy in Jamestown became dependent on servitude

• It created a disparity among settlers and Africans

• 90% of the population was in some form of servitude

Jamestown Colony was settled in the year

Jamestown was settled by which European country?

• Spain

• France

• Germany

• England

Why did England want to settle a colony in America?

• to trade with Powhatan people

• to increase its wealth and power

• to start their own government

• to spread their religion

Why was Jamestown settled?

• to trade with the Powhatan

• as a new home for religious groups of people

• to find North America

• as an economic venture to make money

Which of the following is not a reason that they settled along the James River?

• They found gold in the marshes

• they thought it had a fresh water supply

• it could be defended by attacks at sea

• the water was deep enough to dock ships

Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?

• Chief Powhatan
• Christopher Newport
• Lord De La Warr
• Captain John Smith

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1608
• 2081

The English colonist in the Americas who helped found Jamestown Colony.

• William Penn

• John Smith

The first permanent English colony in North America, founded in Virginia in 1607.

• Jamestown

• Plymouth Colony