Farewell England
Why did the English want to colonize North America? (three reasons)
1. Hoped to find gold and silver.
2. Needed more raw materials.
3. Wanted to increase its wealth and power.
No, the water at Jamestown was unsafe and had mosquitos which carried diseases.
Who served as the contact person between the Powhatan and the English settlers?
Pocahontas
What year did the first Africans arrive in Virginia?
1619
In what year did the governor of Virginia called a meeting of one legislative body called the General Assembly?
1619
Who granted the charter for the Virginia Company of London?
King James I
What were two crops the Powhatans taught English to grow?
tobacco and corn
Who enforced a "no work no food" policy contributing to the survival of Jamestown?
Captain John Smith
Which group's arrival created unfair racial difference in the colonies and had people treat people like property based on their skin color?
Africans
Who could vote and take part in Virginia government in 1619?
Only certain, free, adult white men
What did the Virginia Company of London charter grant the settlers? (two)
1. Extended English rights to the settlers.
2. Defined the physical boundaries of where they could settle.
What period of time happened due to the fact settlers lacked survival skills needed to survive?
The Starving Time
What are two things that the Powhatans traded with the settlers?
Food and furs
Which group's arrival in 1620 helped stabilize the community and promote family life?
Women
What was the first representative legislative body in English America?
The General Assembly in 1619
What aspect of the location of Jamestown helped the settlers defend themselves from threats?
Jamestown was on a narrow peninsula, which limited the entry to the settlement.
How did the Powhatan Confederacy first deal with the Jamestown settlers
They felt the cooperation would benefit both groups through trade and resources.
What was an event that helped lead to survival of Jamestown? (4 events)
1. The arrival of supply ships.
2. Settlers were moving away to create more settlements.
3. The forced work program.
4. Emphasis or focus on agriculture.
Archaeologists have uncovered artifacts that give them clues about the early interactions of which three groups of people in early Jamestown?
Africans, English, and Indigenous Peoples
The 2 elected representatives for each division of Virginia were called...
Burgesses
What document allowed the settlers to make laws and settle in North America?
Virginia Company of London Charter
The colonists were having many economic struggles or ways to make money. With the Powhatan's help they were able to profit by planting this major cash crop and sending it back to England. What was the name of the crop?
Tobacco
Over time the Powhatans saw the settlers as...?
Invaders
The first Africans arrived in Virginia at Point Comfort. They were taken against their will from which African kingdom?
The Kingdom of Ndongo (Present day Angola)
By the 1640s, the elected legislative body split from the governor's council and called itself...
the House of Burgesses