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WorksheetsJamestown
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Virginia
Jamestown
Werowocomoco
Richmond
Why did they select Jamestown as the site for settlement? (choose 3)
Deep water by shore (could dock ships)
Gold was there
Plenty of water
Easily defended against attack
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 is something the English settlers did with the Powhatan?
Danced
Build houses
traded
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
Choose three things that helped the settlers survive.
Supply ships arrived
emphasis on agriculture
The King sent them money
Leadership of John Smith
What did they have to get before they could establish a settlement?
The royal charter
New horses
A new flag
More education
Who helped with contact between the English and the Indians?
John Brown
Pocahontas
The King
The Governor
Who were the burgesses?
Friends
The mayors of the colonies
Representatives of the colonies
Bankers
What were the Africans that came to the colony?
Family members of the colonists
Bankers
Soldiers
Enslaved people
Jamestown was primarily an______________.
Planned Adventure
Economic Venture
Vacation
Escape Route
What were they hoping to find in Jamestown?
More seeds to use
New people to trade with
A variety of wildlife
Silver and Gold
Who financed the Jamestown venture?
Africans
The Virginia Company of London
Women without jobs
The King
Who had to grant the charters?
Virginia Company of London
Captain John Smith
The King
Powhatan
