Who granted the charter to the Virginia Company of London?
King James
100
How long did the journey to Jamestown take?
4 Months
100
When was the official site of Jamestown settled?
1607
100
What is a hardship?
A hardship is an obstacle or a boundary that is holding someone or something back from success.
100
Jamestown used to be a peninsula, but now it is a what?
An Island
200
What is a charter?
An official document that gives an organization or group of people permission to do something.
200
Who captained the ships going to Virginia?
Christopher Newport
200
What type of land is the Jamestown settlement located on?
A peninsula
200
Did the colonists give up and go home, or try to change things in order to survive in Virginia?
They made change.
200
The answer to the 100 question, is because of what?
Erosion
300
What did the Jamestown Charter grant to the colonists?
Permission to Start a Colony and English Rights.
300
What were the names of the three ships going to Virginia?
Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery
300
What body of water is Jamestown located on?
The James River
300
Why was life so hard for the colonists in Jamestown?
Answers may vary. They weren't used to it. They didn't know how to work. Etc.
300
What is a milestone? Give an example.
An important life event, holiday, memory. Answers may vary.
400
What year was the charter granted? (Hint - NOT the same year that Jamestown was founded.
1606
400
What did the colonists do to stay busy on the long journey to Jamestown?
Singing, Dancing, Playing Musical Instruments, Games that only Require few Materials
400
What was the shape of their fort and what was it made out of?
It was in the shape of a triangle and was made of logs and mud.
400
Give all three examples for the main hardships that the colonists faced.
Long Answer.
400
We learned about how the colonists stayed busy on their long boat ride back then, if you had no electricity, what would you bring along to keep you busy?
Answers may vary - must not be an electronic.
500
Why did the Virginia Company of London want to go to Virginia in the first place?
To find economic opportunity, a pathway to the orient, and to prevent other countries from becoming more powerful.
500
What types of people were the first to come to Jamestown?
Men, most of whom were wealthy and not workers.
500
What were the three reasons that the colonists chose this location for the Jamestown settlement and fort?
They believed it had a good supply of fresh water, they could easily defend themselves from an attack, and the river was deep enough to dock their large ships.
500
Give all three examples of the changes that stemmed from each hardship that the colonists faced.
Long answer.
500
How do the clothes they wore in Jamestown differ from the clothes we wear today?
Answers may vary. (Male Dresses, Puffy Pants, High Socks, Armor, Etc.)