Jamestown Review

Which of the following helped establish Jamestown as a permanent colony in Virginia?

• Caribbean plantation owners moved to Jamestown to grow tobacco.

• Additional women arrived from England to start families.

• Queen Elizabeth came for a royal visit to check on the General Assembly.

• The Indigenous People sent an ambassador to England to speak to the queen.

The King of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London. What were two reasons the Virginia charters were important? 

• To define the physical boundaries of the colonies

• To extend English rights to the settlers

• To give out ten-acre plots of farmland to each settler in the colony

• To bring Africans to the colonies as slaves

Why did the Portuguese sail to the area that is present-day Angola? 

• To find riches such as gold and silver

• To settle a colony

• To capture African men and women

• To plant tobacco and sugar

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?  

• King of England

• John Smith

• France

• Virginia Company of London

Why was it important for the Jamestown settlement to be near deep water?

• Natural resources were necessary for trade to continue with the native peoples.

• Water barriers helped prevent Indigenous People attacks.

• Land near deep water was better for farming.

• Boats traveling with goods to and from Europe needed a deep water dock.

Who is in the picture below?

• An Indian princess who helped build a positive relationship with the colonists

• A famous American Indian interpreter who lived and worked with the colonists

• A chief of many tribes who helped teach the colonists survival skills

• An American Indian chief who often attacked the English colonists

Complete the timeline by selecting the events that are in the correct order. 

• 1) Africans arrived in Virginia against their will. 2) Additional women arrived helping to establish the colony. 3) Jamestown was founded.

• 1) Jamestown was founded. 2) Africans arrived in Jamestown against their will. 3) Additional women arrived helping to establish the colony.

• 1) Additional women arrived helping to establish the colony. 2) Jamestown was founded. 3) Africans arrived in Jamestown against their will.

Jamestown was originally a narrow peninsula bordered on three sides by the—  

• Potomac River

• Rappahannock River

• James River

• York River

What important plan did Captain John Smith create that helped Jamestown survive?  

• Forced work program

• Colonial marriage plan

• Settler controlled government

• Bartering program

Which statement best completes this diagram?

• Today, Jamestown is located on a narrow peninsula.

• Today, Jamestown is bordered on three sides by the James River.

• Today, Jamestown is located on an island.

• Today, Jamestown is surrounded on three sides by the York River.