Location
Jamestown is located near what river?
James River
With the new raw materials found in Jamestown, people looked to open new markets for ________.
Trade.
Jamestown is named after...
King James.
True or False: Raw materials, like trees, found at Jamestown were used for lumber, were able to make things like furniture and boats to be traded for back in England.
TRUE! Raw materials found in the New World were able to open up new markets for trade in England.
Who had the power to grant charters?
King James of England
Jamestown is located in what region of Virginia?
Coastal Plains/Tidewater
Who gave the money to start the Jamestown colony?
The Virginia Company of London.
Jamestown was settled in what year?
1607.
True or False: Jamestown was unable to defend itself from attack from European enemies such as Spain.
FALSE! Jamestown could easily defend itself from attack by sea because it was surrounded by water on three sides.
Who came to the King of England with the idea to create a charter for Jamestown?
The Virginia Company of London
Jamestown is now surrounded by water on all sides because of what?
erosion
What types of riches did the settlers hope to find in Virginia?
Gold and Silver.
What is a settlement?
A colony or a small community of people.
True or False: No other settlements existed before Jamestown.
FALSE! Jamestown was the first permanent settlement, but other settlements existed before Jamestown and failed (The Roanoke Colony is an example)
boundaries.
*think!: like a football field has boundaries that you must stay within while playing the game.
Jamestown is now located on a(n) what?
an island.
Jamestown was a ___________ venture.
Economic ($$$$)
What is a voyage?
A long trip taken by sea or air.
True or False: Jamestown's location was great for docking ships.
TRUE! The water around Jamestown was deep enough for ships to dock.
What was the goal of creating a charter to settle in Jamestown?
to earn MONEY!
Jamestown used to be what type of landform?
Hint: Think of the state of Florida!
Peninsula
What are the three main things that people were looking to gain from the Jamestown colony?
Wealth / Power / Raw Materials
What does the word uninhabited mean?
An area that no one lives in.
True or False: A charter allowed settlers in Jamestown to have the same rights as they did when they lived in England.
TRUE!
What is a charter?
a document written by a country’s government that gives permission for a city to be created.