Reasons for Colonization
Charters and Government
Africans and Women
Hardships and Survival
Interactions between Native People and the English
100
England wanted to increase its
wealth and power
100
In which year did the governor call for the meeting of the Virginia Assembly?
1619
100
In what years were the Africans and English women brought to the colony?
1619 and 1620
100
An emphasis was put on ___________ (farming) to ensure the survival of the settlers.
agriculture
100
What three items did the Native People trade to the English?
Food, fur, and leather
200
An American settlement would furnish this type of materials.
Raw
200
Who were all the people who attended the first meeting of the Virginia Assembly?
The governor, the Governor's Council, and the burgesses
200
Who were brought over to the colony against their will to expand the tobacco economy?
the Africans
200
Who provided strong leadership to the SETTLERS?
Captain John Smith
200
What three items did the English trade to the Native People?
Tools, pots, and copper for jewelry
300
England hoped to find which two substances in America?
Silver and Gold
300
This was the year the Virginia House of Burgesses met as a separate legislative body.
1640
300
What was the reason why the English women were brought to the settlement?
To establish families and make Jamestown a more permanent settlement.
300
What did the settlers lack in Jamestown?
Survival skills
300
What person became a contact between the Native People and the English and establish a friendship with the English in order for the two groups to live in harmony?
Pocahontas
400
Who financed the Jamestown settlement?
The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
400
The House of Burgesses gave the settlers the right to ______ their own ______________.
control; government
400
What word describes how the Africans were brought to Jamestown? (Hint: means against their will)
Forcibly
400
How was the land and water in Jamestown?
The land was marshy and the water was contaminated and salty.
400
What did the Native People show the settlers how to do?
Plant corn and tobacco
500
What did Jamestown become in 1607?
The first permanent English settlement
500
Which area on the map below shows the location of the first permanent English settlement?
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500
What is the importance of the year 1619? (Hint: two things happened during this year)
The governor called for a meeting of the Virginia Assembly and the Africans were forcibly brought over to the colony.
500
What was the name of the program that helped the settlers grow their own food and survive in the colony? Also, what did the program tell the settlers?
Forced Work Program: He who does not work, will not eat!
500
What did the Native People realize after showing the English how to survive, and how did the Native People come to see the settlers?
They realized that the English settlement would continue to grow and came to see the settlers as invaders.