Jamestown 1
What year did the settlers first arrive in Jamestown?
1607
What was the greatest need for the settlers when they first arrived?
food
True or False: The settlers all became rich when they found gold in Jamestown.
False
What was the winter of 1609-1610 known as?
The Starving Time
What was the crop that settlers relied on for money?
tobacco
This daughter of Chief Wahunsenacawh married John Rolfe
Matoaka (or Pocahontas)
He grew rich from growing tobacco in Jamestown
John Rolfe
This Captain helped the settlers survive at Jamestown
John Smith
This leader of many tribes taught the colonists survival skills.
Who is Wahunsenacawh or Chief Powhatan?
What are some hardships the settlers faced?
unsafe drinking water, poor survival skills, died of starvation and disease
Someone who lives in and settles a colony
colonist
the name of The Lost Colony
Roanoke
tools or jewelry are examples of these
artifacts
England hoped to find this in America
gold
to trade goods without money
barter
Who helped Jamestown become wealthier and a more permanent settlement?
Africans and women
The Native American group native to Jamestown
Powhatan
What caused conflict between newly arrived settlers and the Powhatan?
land, food, trading for weapons
What is an important crop introduced to the English by the Powhatan Indians?
Tobacco
The name of the private company the king used to colonize Powhatan land
The Virginia Company of London
What are reasons the settlers chose the site at Jamestown?
good supply of drinking water
ships could anchor in the water
protected from invaders at sea
trees for houses and canoes
animals for food, clothing, and tools
soil for growing food
Who were captured as prisoners of war and brought to Jamestown as people who were enslaved?
Africans (namely from the thriving country of Angola)
Who is King James I?
the King of England who granted The Virginia Company the charter to settle at Jamestown
The year Africans arrived in Jamestown against their will
What is 1619?