Jamestown: Summary and Key Facts

Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in _______.

• 1607

• 1492

• 1620

• 1585

What helped the Jamestown colony succeed despite facing problems like disease and conflict?

• Gold mining

• Tobacco farming

• Fishing

• Shipbuilding

Jamestown is now an important historical site where people can learn about early _______ life.

• American

• French

• Spanish

• British

A place where people establish a community. What is the vocabulary word?

• settlement

• desert

• island

• mountain

The act of establishing a colony in a new territory. What is the vocabulary word?

• colonization

• migration

• urbanization

• federation

A group of Native American tribes that lived in the Virginia area. What is the vocabulary word?

• Powhatan

• Iroquois

• Sioux

• Apache

A group of vehicles or ships traveling together, typically for protection. What is the vocabulary word?

• convoy

• caravan

• fleet

• squadron

A plant whose leaves are dried and used for smoking or chewing. What is the vocabulary word?

• tobacco

• lettuce

• spinach

• basil

A system where someone is bound to work for a period of time in exchange for passage or other benefits. What is the vocabulary word?

• indentured servitude

• emancipation

• sharecropping

• apprenticeship

Relating to the study of past human life and activities by examining physical remains. What is the vocabulary word?

• archaeological

• biological

• technological

• mythological