Jamestown Review

Choose all of the following that are reasons that England started a colony in Jamestown?

• To Increase wealth and power

• To find raw materials

• To find silver and gold in America

• To get a new King

Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in the Americas. What does the word permanent mean?

• temporary

• long-lasting

• large

• small

The first permanent English settlement in America was Jamestown.

• True

• False

Jamestown was primarily an____________________?

• amazing adventure

• impossible venture

• economic venture

• unbelievable venture

Who had the power to grant charters allowing settlement in North America?

• The Queen of England

• The King of Spain

• Captain John Smith

• The King of England

What year did Jamestown become the first permanent English settlement in British North America?

• 1619

• 1607

• 1620

• 1640

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

• the citizens of London

• the King of England

• the stockholders on Wall Street

• the stockholders of the Virginia Company of London

The settlers of Jamestown thought that they had a good supply of ...

• squash

• corn

• fresh water

• fish

The document that guaranteed Englishmen the same rights of Englishmen was a ...

• rule

• permanent

• trade

• charter

The settlers faced many problems when they arrived at Jamestown. Circle all the hardships the settlers encountered.

• England sent too many people, making it crowded.

• The drinking water was unsafe because the land was marshy

• The settlers were not trained in survival skills

• American Indians wanted to take all of their supplies

• Starvation and disease caused many deaths