Getting Started
The year the colonists arrived at Jamestown
What is 1607?
I am believed to have saved the life of Captain John Smith
Who is Pocahontas?
The first colonists searched for this rather than focusing on farming and building shelter
What is gold?
James Fort was built in this shape to make it easier to defend
What is a triangle?
Animals the colonists hunted for food
What are ducks, gesse, wild turkeys, and deer?
This company sponsored the colony hoping to make a profit
What is the Virginia Company of London?
I was the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy
Who is Chief Powhatan?
This cash crop became the main source of Jamestown's wealth
What is tobacco?
Conflict between these two groups resulted in fighting
Who are the English colonists and the Powhatan?
Crops the Powhatan raised on farms
What re corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins?
This river provided a good location for James Fort
What is the James River?
I grew tobacco and married Chief Powhatan's daughter
Who is John Rolfe?
John Smith enforced this work-for-food rule upon the gentlemen colonists
"He that will not work, shall not eat"
I was badly injured in a gunpowder explosion
Who is Captain John Smith?
We know about Jamestown from the work of these scientists
Who are archaeologists?
These three ships carried the colonists to Jamestown
What are the Susan Constant, the Discovery, and the Godspeed?
I was an important English leader in Jamestown
Who is John Smith?
This group of enslaved people was first brought to Jamestown in 1619.
Who are Africans?
Our arrival helped establish Jamestown as a permanent settlement
Who are English women?
These insects carried malaria germs and made the colonists sick
What are mosquitoes?
This English monarch granted the charter for Jamestown
Who is King James I?
I was the sea captain who led the voyage from England to Virginia
Who is Christopher Newport?
These laborers worked voluntarily to pay off the cost of their trip to Virginia
Who are indentured servants?
A lack of fresh water near James Fort caused many colonists to develop this
What is disease?
James Fort was protected by this high wall made of stakes
What is a palisade?