Reasons: English Colony
Importance of Jamestown
Importance of Jamestown
England was competing with other European nations (countries) including Spain,for one main reason.
England wanted to increase its ...
or
have (gain) more ...
wealth and power.
'It's all about the MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!'
What was the first elected (people voted) legislative (law-making) body of government in English North America that began in 1619?
a. House of Representatives
b. Governor's Council
c. House of Burgesses
d. General Assembly
d. General Assembly
Portuguese sailors sailed to what is now Angola, Africa, to capture ...
Africans.
or
African men and women.
Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers?
a. The chosen site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
b. North American insects destroyed crops planted by the colonists.
a. The chosen site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
Which of the following best describes Chief Powhatan?
a. an Indian princess who helped build a positive relationship with the colonists
b. a famous American Indian interpreter who lived and worled with the colonists
c. a chief of many tribes who helped teach the colonists survival skills
d. an American Indian chief who often attacked the English colonists
c. a chief of many tribes who helped teach the colonists survival skills
England wanted to establish (start) a settlement (colony) in America so it could become weathier.
Which three things did they hope to acquire, or get from setting up and running this settlement across the Atlantic Ocean on another continent?
raw or natural materials
new markets for trade
gold and silver
a mild climate
raw or natural materials
new markets for trade
gold and silver
Who was a burgess?
a. an Englishman born in North America
B. a stockholder of the Virginia Company of London
c. the royal governor of the colony
d. a citizen representative in the Virginia colonial government
d. a citizen representative in the Virginia colonial government
The arrival of Africans allowed the colony to
a. stop producing tobacco.
b. increase its potato farming.
c. wage war against the American Indians.
d. expand the tobacco economy.
d. expand the tobacco economy
Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers?
a. The American Indians showed the settlers how to plant corn and harves tobacco.
b. A drought at the time of settlement reduced the amount of available food.
b. A drought at the time of settlement reduced the amount of available food.
Which two items did the Native Americans have and trade with the English?
fur
pots
copper
leather
fur
leather
Who financed (paid for) the settlement (colony) of Jamestown?
Virginia Company
or
Virginia Company of London
Who could take part in Virginia's system of government in 1619?
a. stockholders from London
b. all male and female settlers in the colony
c. Africans who arrived in Virginia
d. certain free, adult men
d. certain free, adult men
Which of the following events helped establish (start) Jamestown as a permanent colony in Virginia?
a. The American Indians sent an ambassador to England to speak to the queen.
b. Queen Elizabeth came for a royal visit to check on the General Assembly.
c. Additional women arrived from England to start families.
d. Caribbean plantation owners moved to Jamestown to grow tobacco.
c. Additional women arrived from England to start families.
Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers?
a. Flooding from the James River caused crops to wash away into the Chesapeake Bay.
b. The settlers lacked some skills that were necessary for their survival.
b. The settlers lacked some skills that were necessary for their survival.
Which two items did the English have and trade with the Native Americans?
fur
pots
copper
leather
pots
copper
The Jamestown settlement (originally a peninsula; later an island due to erosion) was near deep water. Why was this important?
a. Boats needed a deep water dock when traveling back and forth from Jamestown to Europe with goods.
b. Natural resources were necessary for trade to continue with the Native Americans.
c. Land near the deep water was better for farming.
d. Water barriers helped prevent (stop) American Indian attacks.
a. Boats needed a deep water dock when traveling back and forth from Jamestown to Europe with goods.
By the 1640s, the burgesses became a separate legislative (law-making) body called the ...
House of Burgesses.
In which year did additional women arrive to help grow the first permanent English settlement in America?
1620
What important plan did Captain John Smith create that helped Jamestown survive?
a. bartering program
b. settler controlled government
c. colonial marriage plan
d. forced work program
d. forced work program
Over time, how did the Native Americans come to see the English settlers?
a. as invaders who would take over their land
b. as friends who would help them harvest tobacco
c. as fair traders who would barter goods
d. as enimies who would steal their money
a. as invaders who would take over their land
The King of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London. These charters were important for two main reasons.
a. define physical boundaries of the colony (tell where the colony would be located)
b. give each settler a ten-acre plot of farmland
c. extend English rights to the settlers (even though the settlers were living across the Atlantic Ocean on another continent, they still had the same rights as if they were living in England)
d. bring Africans to the colonies as slaves
a. define physical boundaries of the colony (tell where the colony would be located)
c. extend English rights to the settlers (even though the settlers were living across the Atlantic Ocean on another continent, they still had the same rights as if they were living in England)
What is the name of Virginia's legislative (law-making) body today?
Virginia General Assembly
or
General Assembly
In which year did Africans arrive in Virginia against their will?
1619
One change that took place in Jamestown to ensure survival was ...
a. a new emphasis (importance) on business.
b. when the English agreed to trade muskets for food with the Natives.
c. a new emphasis (importance) on agriculture.
d. the ability to drink the available water.
c. a new emphasis (importance) on agriculture
Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English?
a. James Smith
b. Chief Powhatan
c. Pocahontas
d. Portuguese sailors
c. Pocahontas