What was the name of the group of settlers who established Jamestown?
The Virginia Company
America
True or False: Jacques Cartier successfully established a French colony in Canada which lasted long after his death.
False- Cartier abandoned the colony in 1542, and the rest of the settlers abandoned it one year later.
King James I
Jamestown was settled in what came to be ______.
Virginia
How many settlers died during the first winter of 1609 in Jamestown?
A. none
B. just 2 or 3
C. 50
D. more than 100
D. more than 100
Who was the leader of the colony, Jamestown?
John Smith
Which country were Ferdinand Magellan and Bartolomeu Dias both from?
Portugal
Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Whom did John Rolfe marry?
Pocahontas
Where did Henry Hudson explore?
A. Canada
B. New York
C. both
C. both
What was the name of the elected assembly first established in Jamestown?
House of Burgesses
Which group of people helped the settlers in Jamestown?
Powhatan Native American tribe
Where was Hernando De Soto buried?
The Mississippi River
The first African Americans brought to work in Jamestown were referred to as ______________.
indentured servants