Getting ready to leave
Name one reason why the English chose to colonize Jamestown.
Wealth and power OR silver and gold OR raw materials for trading.
What did settlers believe was at the Jamestown site, but they soon found out wasn't?
Fresh water
What hardship came because of the marshy land?
(spelling doesn't count!)
Mosquitoes that spread diseases
What year did Africans arrive, and what year did women arrive?
(Please write your answers in order of the questions)
1619; 1620
What is the name of the Jamestown government, which is still around today?
The General Assembly
Besides giving the settlers permission to go, what else did King James I's charter do?
Extend English rights to the settlers
Why was Jamestown easy to defend?
It was on a peninsula, so settlers could see out into the water on three sides.
What did settlers not have that made it hard to get food when they first arrived?
Hunting and farming skills
Name the industry that African slaves helped expand (grow).
Tobacco
Who was chosen by the king: the Governor or the House of Burgesses?
The Governor
What was the name of the company who financed the Jamestown trip?
The Virginia Company of London
Why did the settlers want deep water at the site of Jamestown?
To dock their ships close to the land.
What did settlers learn to plant from the Powhatan?
Corn, beans, and squash.
What was the most important effect of women starting families at Jamestown?
They made Jamestown more permanent.
Who worked for and was chosen by the Governor?
The Governor's Council
What year did the settlers arrive in Jamestown?
1607
In 1607, Jamestown was on a ___________, but today, Jamestown is on a __________.
(don't have to spell them correctly)
peninsula; island
How did settlers get fresh drinking water after John Smith came?
They dug a well.
In what country were the Africans captured by the Portuguese?
Angola
Name one thing you had to be in order to vote in Jamestown.
Adult
Male
English
Own land
Jamestown was primarily an ______ ________.
economic venture
Where did English settlers start the first permanent English colony in North America?
Which two people helped the English settlers and the Powhatan start trading with each other? (spelling doesn't count!)
John Smith and Pocahantas
Who had to pay the Virginia Company back for the travel expenses of the women?
Their husbands
Today, who chooses the Governor of Virginia?
The people