Basics
In what year was the Jamestown colony settled?
1607
When was the Starving Time in Jamestown?
The winter of 1609-1610
When did John Rolfe arrive in Jamestown?
During the Starving Time
What was the first English colony settled in the New World?
Roanoke colony
Who was selected as the leader of Jamestown in the second year of the colony?
John Smith
Where did the Jamestown colonists sail from?
England
What caused the Starving Time in Jamestown?
The Powhatan Indians attacked any colonist leaving the fort forcing the colonists to stay in the fort
What did John Rolfe bring that helped to save Jamestown and make it a good place to live
Tobacco seeds
What happened to Roanoke colony?
It failed and the colonists vanished
What rule did John Smith place on the Jamestown colonists?
He that does not work shall not eat
What ocean did the Jamestown colonists cross to arrive in North America?
The Atlantic Ocean
What was the Starving Time?
A period of time in Jamestown where the colonists could not leave their fort and were very low on food forcing them to eat things that people do not usually eat and resulting in the death of many of the colonists from disease and starvation
Who did John Rolfe marry?
Pocahontas
What was the first permanent English colony settled in the New World?
Jamestown
John Smith had the colonists build two things to improve the colony. What were these two things?
1) He had them construct/dig a well for fresh water
2) He had them build a fort for protection against the Native Americans
How many boats did the Jamestown colonists use to sail to North America?
Three
Give four examples of things that the colonists ate during the Starving Time in Jamestown
Horses
Cats
Dogs
Rats
Mice
Snakes
Bodies of dead people
Boots
Leather
Vermin
Serpents
Shoes
Wild and unknown roots
Other beasts
Why did John Rolfe get married to Pocahontas?
To create peace between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan Indians
In 1619 slaves arrived in Jamestown. Where were they from?
West Africa
What did John Smith create about the Chesapeake area?
A map
What was the name of the river that the Jamestown colonists settled on?
The James River
What did the Jamestown colonists decide to do because of the Starving Time
They decided to abandon and leave Jamestown and return to England
What type of tobacco seeds did Rolfe bring to Jamestown?
He had the Spanish variety
Jamestown started the House of Burgesses in 1619. What was the House of Burgesses?
A representative government - the first representative government in North America and the English colonies
Why did John Smith return to England?
He was injured in a gun powder explosion