States and Regions
This state is southwest of Virginia
Tennessee
This Ocean borders Virginia to the East
Atlantic Ocean
A person who studies materials left behind by people who lived in the past
Archaeologist
Jamestown was primarily an ________ __________
economic venture
Name a way the Native Americans helped the settlers survive
Pocahontas served as a contact
Powhatan taught them survival skills
They taught the settlers how to grow corn and tobacco
These two regions of Virginia are part of the Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains and Valley and Ridge
Richmond is found on this river
James River
Name 2 artifacts Native American's would have left behind
arrowheads, pottery, jewelry, tools, etc
King James gave the colonists a _______ which gave them permission to settle in North America, told them what they should do, and that they would still have English rights.
charter
This was the effect of Women coming to Jamestown
It became a permanent settlement
Virginia has 4 seasons, a variety of vegetation and this kind of climate
mild
Fredericksburg is on this river
Rappahannock River
Native Americans did this to obtain food in all seasons
hunted animals
Financed the colonists' trip to Jamestown
The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
In 1619 Jamestown created the General Assembly which was the elected _________ body
Legislative
If I was picking apples in the Blue Ridge mountains and want to travel to Werowocomoco I need to travel in this direction
East
Name the five major rivers of Virginia from North to South
Potomac River, Rappahannock River, York River, James River
The Monacan Tribe in the Piedmont spoke this language
The Siouan language
3 reasons they choose the site of Jamestown
They thought it had fresh water, the water was deep enough for ships to dock, and it was easy to defend from attack by the Spanish
The year Virginia's General Assembly became 2 bodies and only free adult white men could take part.
1640
5 Regions from West to East
Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coast Plains (Tidewater)
Chesapeake Bay provided these 3 things
Food, Transportation, a Safe Harbor
This Native American group lived in the Coastal Plains and spoke Algonquian
Powhatan
These are the three hardships settlers faces in Jamestown
marshy land, starvation and disease, lacked survival skills
The two reasons for survival of Jamestown
supply ships arrived and John Smith provided leadership