English Colonization
Virginia Charters
Jamestown
Reasons for Site Choice
Native Peoples and Jamestown
100
What did England want to find in America?
Silver and Gold
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What was the name of the King who granted the charters?
King James I
100
Jamestown was an economic venture. What is an economic venture?
A way for others to make money.
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The settlers were told to go where?
Inland
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Who initiated trading relationships with the Powhatans?
John Smith
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England wanted to an American colony to increase it's _______ and __________
Wealth and Power
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What was the name of the company that the charters were granted to?
The Virginia Company of London
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Who paid for the settlement of Jamestown?
The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London.
200
The site could be defended from attack by the sea from the ________.
Spanish
200
The English traded ____,_________, and ________.
tools, pots, and guns.
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England hoped to also get _____ materials such as lumber from America.
raw
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What did the charters do?
Extend English rights to the settlers.
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Jamestown is the first permanent English settlement in the year_________.
1607
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The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to ______.
Dock.
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The Powhatans traded _____, ______, and ________.
Food, furs, and leather.
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What is a colony?
A colony formed when a group of people leave their land to settle in a new land.
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The charters also said that what could happen in America?
That the English could establish a settlement in America.
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In 1607 Jamestown was on a narrow peninsula. It was bordered on _________ sides by the _________ river.
three, James.
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They thought they had a good supply of __________ water.
Fresh
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_____________, the daughter of Chief Powhatan, started a friendship between her people and the settlers.
Pocahontas
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England wanted to open _________ markets for trade.
new
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How many charters were there?
There were 3 charters.
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Today Jamestown is on an _________ in the James river.
Island
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The hardships faced by the settlers include ___________ water, ____________, and ___________. They also lacked __________ for survival.
unsafe drinking water, diseases and starvation. Skills.
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The native peoples showed the settlers how to plant __________ and __________.
corn and tobacco.
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