Roanoke
John ____ lead the adventure to Roanoke
John White
Who was the first governor during this time?
John Ratcliffe
In 1607, settlers arrive on a ship sailed by _____
Christopher Newport
John ____ eventually is elected governor of Jamestown.
John Smith
1609 - 1610
What ship did the Jamestown settlers use to sail down the James River?
Discovery
Who brought tobacco to Virginia?
John Rolfe
What year did John White and the settlers arrive in Roanoke?
1587
Why did King James I start the Virginia Company?
England needed money
Name the three ships that took the first Jamestown settlers to Virginia.
Susan Constant, Discovery, Godspeed
John Smith forms a good relationship with the Native America tribes there, called the ________ tribe.
Powhattan
John Smith is injured and has to return to England. Who is the acting governor until the new leader arrives?
Thomas Gates
The population of Jamestown went from 500 to nearly ___.
60
What year is Pocahontas kidnapped?
1613
Queen Elizabeth II only wants ships to help during the war, not to travel.
King James I begins the Virginia Company and grants a charter for settlers to live in America. What is a charter?
A document that allows people in the settlement to make their own laws and vote on their leaders (rather than King James making those choices).
Which ship was left behind for the settlers to use? Was it the largest or smallest ship available?
Discovery - smallest
Pocahontas
What were the 3 causes of the starving time?
1. Drought
2. Not enough people to work
3. Powhattan attacks and not trading food with them
Along the way they meet another ship with the real governor _____
Lord de la Warr
What were 2 causes of King James I ending the charter and taking control of Jamestown?
1. Starving times (settlers cannot take care of themselves)
2. Great Massacre
It takes ___ years for John White to return.
Explain what a joint stock company is.
Investors (rich people) pool their money together to start the company and buy ships and pay crew members. They share the money that is made from the settlers
Settlers traveled a total of ____ miles
6,000
John Smith created the new law stating "he that will not work, ________ " because many gentlemen believed if they did not own the land, they should not have to do work.
Shall not eat
In response to the starving time, Virginia Co. sent 9 ships with more supplies. The ship carrying Christopher Newport and acting governor Thomas Gates was ______
Shipwrecked
What did de la Warr demand Jamestown settlers do?
Return to their colony and rebuild
The Virginia Co started the House of Burgesses. What is a burgesses?
a free man who owned land, paid taxes, and paid rent rather than performing labor for someone else.
Upon arriving back at Roanoke, John finds that the settlement was abandoned. Name three pieces of evidence he found.
1. CROATOAN carved on the trees/walls
2. No signs of battle
3. Only small items were missing, large items were left behind.
What was the goal of the Virginia Co?
Find or create a product to send back to England that can be sold to make money
What is an indentured servant? What did they received at the end of their term?
A person who, in return for a ride to America, would work for free for 7 years. At the end of the 7 years, they would get "freedom dues" (land and clothes).
Over time, the Powhattan natives became dependent on trade with settlers. Was this a positive or negative impact?
Negative
Thomas Gates finally arrives and sees how awful Jamestown is doing and decides to _______ Jamestown.
abandon
4
Together, the House of Burgesses, Governor, and other counsel leaders made up the ______ , which our government today originates from.
General Assembly