The Powhatan People
The tribe of people who were living in present day Virginia.
The Powhatan People
King ________ gave the Virginia company a charter to establish a colony in Virginia.
King James I
How many ships traveled to the New World?
three
The first settlers to arrive were only _____ and ____.
boys and men
food, furs for glass beads, copper, metal tools
The name of one of Chief Powhatan's children.
Pocahontas
The site the settlers chose must be surrounded by _____ on three sides.
water
The largest was called the ________.
Susan Constant
_______ were young poor men and women who signed a contract to work in exchange for passage to the New World.
Indentured servants
What was John Smith's motto for contributing?
He that will not work shall not eat
Powhatan men were responsible for _____________.
fishing, hunting, defending etc
The area must NOT have ___________.
Native Americans
Many men became ill due to the lack of ________.
fresh food, moldy food, foul water
Enslaved people were brought from ________ and sold into slavery.
West Central Africa
A _____ is a wooden fence built around Jamestown.
palisade
Women were responsible for _____________.
farming, gathering firewood, cooking etc.
Within weeks, the water became too ______ to even drink.
Salty
What year did they travel to the New World?
1606
_______ claimed many lives in the early years of the settlement.
sickness, disease, malnutrition, contaminated water
A ______ were raised platforms to hold cannons.
bulwark
The name of the homes the Powhatan lived in.
yehakins
The colony site must be far _____, away from the shore.
inland
Where did passengers have to stay?
"tween deck"
Who became the leader of Jamestown and changed things?
John Smith
A responsibility of Powhatan children
boys - hunt, fish, farm, keep birds away