Important People
Important Places
Life Then and Now
100

This person was a leader of Jamestown who helped the colonists survive.

John Smith

100

This was the first English colony in North America.

Jamestown

100

People in Jamestown used these to get across water, but today we use cars and airplanes.

Ships

200

These people lived in Virginia before the English colonists arrived.

Native Americans, Indians, or Indigenous People

200

This was the place where Powhatan leaders lived before the English arrived.

Werowocomoco

200

In Jamestown, people got food by doing these activities in nature.

Farming, fishing, and hunting

300

This Native American leader lived at Werowocomoco and helped the English colonists.

Chief Powhatan

300

This is where the settlers came from?

England

300

In Jamestown times, people used candles to see at night, but today we use these to light up our homes.

Light bulbs or electricity

400

This famous Native American woman helped bring peace between her people and the English colonists.

Pocahontas

400

What state are Jamestown and Werowocomoco located?

Virginia

400

What is why did the English settlers want to come to America?

Gold and riches, to get their own land, to start new lives, and to have an adventure.

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