Jamestown Site
Roanoke
Hardships
People of Interest
Grab Bag
100
What body of water was Jamestown located on?
What is the James River?
100
The governor of Roanoke, appointed in 1587
John White
100
The number of years it took John White to return to Roanoke after leaving for Europe.
What is three years
100
What was John Smith's rule that saved Jamestown?
No work No Food
100
When did the settlers first reach Jamestown?
What is 1607?
200
Why did the settlers chose the Jamestown site?
1. Out of sight from Spanish Ships
2. Deep water for anchor
3. Surrounded mainly by water --> Harder to invade
200
Who granted a charter for the settlement of Roanoke and appointed John White as governor?
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
200
What is brackish water?
The result from mixing of seawater with fresh water,
200
What group of people arrives to Jamestown in 1620?
Who are Women?
200
What was the title of the first book written by John Smith that initially failed to reference Pocahontas?
What is True Relation
300
What did the settlers immediately start to build when they arrived in Jamestown?
(name of structure) and (shape)
What is the...
1. Palisade
2. Triangle
300
The colony of Roanoke was settled on this type of land.
What is an island?
300
What prevented John White from returning to Roanoke?
War with Spain/Spanish Armada300
What year did African Slaves arrive at Jamestown?
What is 1619?
300
When water levels fell, human waste tended to _____________ or remain in the water.
What is "fester"
400
Who was Jamestown named after? (Name and associated country)
King James of England
400
Who financed the Jamestown colony?
Who is the Virginia Company of London?
400
Why were more than half of the settlers dead or dying by the end of the first summer?
(There are 3 major reasons..name 2)
What is disease (malaria), starvation, or Indian attacks.
400
Who developed a better tasting and smoother type of tobacco?
Who is John Rolfe?
400
This Englishman married Pocahontas
Who is John Rolfe?
500
What occurred twice a day that severely hurt the Jamestown water supply?
What is the tides rose?
500
According to the theory of Mercantilism, a mother country has to ___________ more than it ______________ to make a ___________.
Export more than it imports to make a profit
500
What type of company was the Virginia Company?
What is a joint-stock-company?
500
FINAL JEOPARDY: Place the following steps of Mercantilism in Order
A: Trees Are Cut Down & Lumber Is Collected
B: Europeans Sail To North America In Search of Raw Materials
C: Manufactured Goods are Sold For a Profit
D: Mother Country Uses Profits to Buy More Ships
E: Raw Materials are returned to the Mother Country and turned into a manufactured good
B
A
E
C
D
500
What type of government was established by the House of Burgesses?
Representative Democracy