Jamestown
What was the name of the Native Americans local to Jamestown?
The Powhatan.
When did the first settlers arrive?
What business received a charter?
Virginia Company.
Who did Captain John Smith make friends with?
The Powhatan.
What was the crop that made the Colony successful?
Tobacco.
Who got the permission to send a colony to North America, and who gave them permission?
Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth.
How many settlers did Virginia Company send?
144 settlers
What was the chiefs name?
Powhatan.
John White.
What kept John White from investigating the disappearance of the colonists on Roanoke Island?
The weather.
Why couldn't John White return to Roanoke Island?
England was at war with Spain.
What was it called when the Virginia Company gave 50 acres of free land to people who would go to Virginia?
Headright.
The people in Jamestown were suffering from diseases and hunger. Who saved them from starvation?
The chief of Powhatan.
How many years did it take for John White to come back to Roanoke Island?
3 years.
What was the first legislature in North America elected by people?
The House of Burgesses.
Why did the first settlers give up?
They had a rough winter and returned to England.
When did the Virginia Company start letting colonists make some of the rules themselves?
1619.
Who was the woman John Rolfe married?
Pocahontas?
Who was the new king of England?
James the 1st
What was winter through 1609-1610 called?
The starving time.
Who was the first English child born in North America?
Virginia Dare.
What were the people hoping for when they owned stock or small parts of Virginia Company?
They hoped that the colony in North America would make money.
Why didn't the Powhatan's help the people in Jamestown during the starving time?
The colonists and the Powhatan stopped getting along.
In the second group that was sent to Roanoke how many men, women, and children were there?