Daily Virginia Studies #3

The first permanent English settlement in North America was established in _____ in the year _____.

• Jamestown; 1607

• Williamsburg; 1606

• Richmond; 1706

• Jamestown; 1606

The Jamestown settlement was primarily established for _____ reasons.

• Economic

• Freedom

• Selfish

• Fun

Which statement best describes the diversity among Virginia’s Indigenous nations around 1600?

• They all spoke the same language and lived the same way.

• They had different languages, cultures, and ways of living depending on their environment.

• They all relied only on hunting buffalo.

• They lived in large cities built of stone.

If you are standing in Virginia and travel directly west, which bordering state would you enter?

• North Carolina

• Maryland

• Kentucky

• Delaware

What was the main reason England wanted to establish a colony in North America?

• To escape from Native Americans

• To build new castles

• To find gold and other raw materials

• To learn new languages

Colonies provided England with _____ and _____ raw materials that could not be found at home.

• gold; resources

• resources; homes

• homes; transportation

• gold; transportation

The water along the Jamestown peninsula was deep enough for _____.

• ships to dock

• swimming

• building homes

• finding gold and silver

England hoped the new colony would make money for the country and the _____ who financed it.

• King James I

• Spanish crown

• French traders

• Virginia Company of London

Which of the following was an effect of the Virginia Company’s charter?

• Settlers had the same rights as English citizens

• Settlers had no rights

• The Spanish controlled Jamestown

• The colony was abandoned

Which Virginia waterway was most important to the location of Jamestown?

• Potomac River

• Rappahannock River

• James River

• York River