Money and Trading
The Virginia Company of London
All About the Government
Land and Location
Survival + People
100
The Natives gave the English...
food
100
England wanted to find raw materials. What are raw materials?
materials found in nature (honey, rice, wood, gold)
100
What was the first elected legislative body in English America which gave settlers the opportunity to control their own government?
The General Assembly (with its burgesses)
100
What is an island?
land that is totally bordered by water on all sides
100
What did the Native Americans teach the settlers how to do?
What did the Native Americans realize about the English?
showed the settlers how to plant corn and harvest tobacco.
realized that English settlements would continue to grow, and that the English settlers would invade and take over their land.
200
The English gave the Natives...
tools
pots
copper for jewelry
200
The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London helped finance Jamestown. What does finance mean?
Finance means to pay for something.
200
What were the two parts of the General Assembly after the 1640s?
Governor's Council
House of Burgesses
200
What is a peninsula?
land that is bordered by water on three sides
200
Additional women arrived in Jamestown in the year _________, and when they came, it made it possible for settlers to ___________________.
1620
settlers to establish families and a permanent settlement at Jamestown.
300
Jamestown was an economic venture. What does that mean?
Jamestown was made to help England make money.
300
What is a charter?
A piece of paper that tells the rights and duties of a group. It can give you permission to do things like make a new colony, trade, and explore new lands
300
When did the burgesses (representatives from different parts of Virginia) become a separate group called the House of Burgesses?
1640s
300
What is the location of Jamestown like today?
It is on an island in the James River.
300
Africans were brought by force by Portuguese sailors from the country of ______________ to Jamestown in the year ____________ in order to grow the _____________ economy.
Angola
1619
tobacco
400
England wanted to establish an American colony to
increase its wealth and power
400
Why did the King of England (King James I) grant charters to the Virginia Company of London? (Name two reasons).
To establish a settlement in North America
To extend (give) English rights to the settlers
400
The governor of Virginia called a meeting of the General Assembly in what year? What did General Assembly do and who was in it?
1619
They met as one legislative body (one group to make laws). Only free adult men had the right to participate.
400
What was the location of Jamestown like in 1607?
It was on a narrow peninsula by the James River.
400
What were the changes that resulted in the survival of the colony? (Three changes)
Supply ships arrived
Captain John Smith had strong leadership and began a forced work program ("if you don't work, you don't eat").
They began to emphasize (focus and work on) agriculture (farming).
500
How did England want to increase its wealth and power? (Three ways)
England hoped to find silver and gold in America
England wanted to open new markets for trade
England wanted to furnish raw materials that were not in England
500
The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London helped finance Jamestown. Who are stockholders?
Stockholders are people who pay money for something and own part of it (like investors).
500
The General Assembly included... (three things)
two representatives (called "burgesses") from each of the divisions of Virginia
the governor's council
the governor
500
Why did the English settlers choose that location build the Jamestown settlement? (Four reasons)
The Virginia Company of London gave them instructions to go inland and find a good place for the colony.
They believed that they had a good supply of fresh water - (even though they actually did not)!
The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock.
The location was safe from sea attacks by the Spanish.
500
Tell two important facts about each of these people:
Chief Powhatan
Pocahontas
Captain John Smith
Possible Answers:
Chief Powhatan:
was chief of many tribes.
provided leadership to his people.
taught the settlers survival skills.
Pocahontas:
was the daughter of Chief Powhatan.
was a contact between the native peoples and the English.
Captain John Smith:
He began trading relationships with the native people.
He helped lead the Jamestown settlers to survive.