The London Company
Jamestown
John Smith
"Starving Time"
100

How many ships were sent across the Atlantic?

3 Ships were sent across the Atlantic.

100

Who was Jamestown named after? 

King James I

100

What was John Smith a member of? 

The Jamestown expedition. 

100

What season in 1609 was considered the "starving time"? 

It was winter just after the fall in which John Smith left. 

200

Why was the London Company formed? 


To start a money making colony in Virginia.

200

What insect was carrying a disease in Jamestown that caused illness? 

Mosquitos 

200

Who was the girl John Smith met? 

Pocahontas. 

200

How many of the 500 people were left in Jamestown after the "starving time"? 

60 people remained. 

300

How many settlers were on the ships sent across the Atlantic? 

105 Settlers. 

300

The land the colonist settled on was surrounded by another European group. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE! They were surrounded by a American Indian group, no Europeans had been on that land before.

300

Pocahantas  brought _____ and _____ with Jamestown. 

Food and Peace.

300

What was at least 1 food the english ate during this time? 

Rats, dogs, or human corpses. 

400

How many sailors were sent in the ships? 

39 Sailors. 

400

The colonist settled on a _____ peninsula.

Swampy. 

400

In what year did John smith take control of Jamestown? 

1608

400

When did supply ships come to support the falling Jamestown? 

The following year.