Jamestown 1
In what year was the colony of Jamestown founded?
1607
How many ships did colonists sail to Virginia?
three
In the first 17 years, 5,500 people had moved to Jamestown. How many of them died?
4,000
Where did Columbus think he had landed?
the Indies
Who was the colony of Jamestown named for?
King James I of England
What were the names of the ships that travelled to Virginia?
Susan Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery
What was the name of Pocahontas' husband?
John Rolfe
What did Ferdinand Magellan do that was significant?
He circumnavigated the earth.
How many people began the colony?
105
What was the time period from 1609-1610 called?
the "Starving Time"
How did John Rolfe contribute to the colony?
learned how to cultivate tobacco
What did Hernando de Soto discover?
the Mississippi River
What was unusual about the number of colonists that first came to Jamestown?
They were all men and 3 or 4 boys.
Why was the time period from 1609-1610 called the "Starving Time"?
The men had sown selfishness and a lack of diligence and they were reaping the consequences.
Where did John Rolfe learn to cultivate tobacco?
from the Indians
Why is Roanoke called the Lost Colony?
The colonists disappeared and no one knows what happened to them.
Why had most of the colonists come to Virginia?
to seek adventure and easy fortune
Describe what the years 1607 to 1610 were like for the Virginia colonists. (3 things they experienced)
They were years of quarreling, starvation, and death.
Tobacco was known as what kind of crop?
a "cash crop"
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Cortes