How it Began
This is the year that Jamestown was established
What is 1607
The arrival of these helped the struggling colony survive.
What is supply ships
This person granted the charter to the Virginia Company of London, allowing them to start a colony in America.
Who is King James
The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony.
What is tobacco
The year the first large group of women arrived in Jamestown.
What is 1620
England hoped to find these in America that would allow them to open new markets for trade
What is Raw Materials
Where were the colonists told to start their settlement.
What is inland
Helped the colony survive by taking a leadership role and establishing policy to force colonists to work for their own survival.
Who is Captain John Smith
A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for the use by the growers.
What is a cash crop
This document was granted to the Virginia Company of London , allowing them to establish the colony of Jamestown
What is a charter
Jamestown was started mostly as a ___________ , which meant that the purpose was to make money.
What is Economic Venture
Many early colonists died of starvation and this.
What is disease
The arrival of this group allowed colonists to establish families and a more permanent settlement.
Who are women
The economy of Virginia colony is based on this.
What is agriculture
The year when the first African slaves arrived in Jamestown
What is 1619
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase this.
What is Wealth and Power
Many settlers lacked this, causing hardships in the early colony.
What is survival skills
The arrival of this group allowed colonists to expand their tobacco economy.
Who are Africans
Virginia's economy was based on the growing of tobacco, the colonists became dependant on this institution/practice.
What is slavery
The first meeting of this took place, allowing for the colonists to have a say in their own government.
What is the General Assembly
England hoped to find and mine this in America.
What is Gold and Silver
One hardship the colonists face was the lack of _______ due to its marshy location.
What is drinkable water
a Company that started Jamestown.
What is the Virginia Company of London
Portuguese sailors captured Africans from what present-day country, bringing them to Jamestown in 1619.
What is Angola
The elected representatives separated from the Governor and his council to form this new group of representatives
What is the House of Burgesses