Studies Weekly Jamestown Colony

Who settled the Jamestown Colony?

• the English Virginia Company

• King James and his Court

• Spanish gold miners

• Powhatan Indians

Which of the following is NOT a reason the site of Jamestown was chosen for a settlement?

• There were trees with writing on them, such as CROATOAN.

• There was deep water for docking ships.

• There was fresh water for fishing.

• It was a good spot in case they had to fight Indians.

What can we infer about the fact that over 60 colonists died within the first 8 months at Jamestown?

• The Powhatan Indians were able to attack them at will.

• The colonists did not mine enough gold to buy the supplies they needed.

• The settlers were ill-equipped to survive in a new and strange land.

• The colonists inadvertently ate poison berries and toadstools from the nearby forests.