Vocabulary
What does it mean to claim something?
To say "this is ours"!
To become stronger and more powerful.
How many ships did the English settlers bring to Jamestown?
3
What bug made settler sick?
Mosquitos
Who named all of the land north of Florida, the colony of Virginia?
Sir Walter Raleigh King James
Sir Walter Raleigh
Is a colony a settlement that is ruled by themselves or by another country?
Another country
What did England hope to find in North America?
Silver and Gold
What did settlers name the river that they found?
James River
Was their plenty of fresh water at Jamestown?
No - it was dirty and brackish.
Who did settlers bring to Jamestown for cheap labor?
Africans/slaves
What do we call a person that moves to a new place where no one has lived before?
Settler
Was the water at Jamestown deep enough to anchor their boats?
Yes
Who signed the Jamestown Charter?
King James I
What is starvation?
Not enough food
Why did women come to Jamestown?
To get married and raise families
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Was Jamestown located on the Ocean or on a river?
What did the Virginia Company of London want to make?
A profit / $$
Did settlers ask Native Americans to use their land?
No
Who said "He who does not work will not eat"?
John Smith Pochahontas
John Smith
What is a charter?
A document that gives permission to do something
Did Jamestown provide protection from Spanish ships?
Yes
What crop did settlers grow in Jamestown for a profit?
Tobacco
Who helped to teach the settlers how to hunt and grow crops?
Powhatan
Who married Pocahontas?
John Rolfe John Smith
John Rolfe