Jamestown

Who financed the Jamestown venture?

• Africans

• The Virginia Company of London

• Women without jobs

• The King

How did the settlers and Indians relate to each other?

• The Indians were happy to share their land and they helped the English build a fort.

• Lived together and danced at festivals.

• The colony continued to grow and soon the Indians saw the English as invaders who would take their land.

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

• Virginia

• Jamestown

• Werowocomoco

• Richmond

Who had to grant the charters?

• Virginia Company of London

• Captain John Smith

• The King

• Powhatan

Who were the burgesses?

• Friends

• The mayors of the colonies

• Representatives of the colonies

• Bankers

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 was the main reason for settlement in North America?

• To look for oil

• To increase wealth and power

• To explore

• To tame the Indians

Who helped with contact between the English and the Indians?

• John Brown

• Pocahontas

• The King

• The Governor

Jamestown was primarily an______________.

• Planned Adventure

• Economic Venture

• Vacation

• Escape Route