Jamestown Review Quizizz

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Virginia

• Jamestown

• Werowocomoco

• Richmond

Who helped Jamestown survive with rules (don't work, don't eat)?

• John Brown

• The King

• Pocahontas

• Captain John Smith

What was one major hardship that caused a decline in population for settlers?

• Disease

• Strep throat

• The flu

• attacks from French

What is something the English settlers did with the Powhatan?

• Danced

• Build houses

• traded

What was the main reason for settlement in North America?

• To look for oil

• To increase wealth and power

• To explore

• To tame the Indians

What were they hoping to find in Jamestown?

• More seeds to use

• New people to trade with

• A variety of wildlife

• Silver and Gold

Who financed the Jamestown venture?

• Africans

• The Virginia Company of London

• Women without jobs

• The King

How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?

• He worked alongside settlers.
• He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
• He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.
• He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.

English people who were sent to the colony of Jamestown were called...

• Clowns

• Couriers

• Conquistadors

• Colonists

When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?

• Cahokians

• Hohokam

• Anasazi

• Powhatan