Reasons for Colonization
The settlers of Jamestown hoped to find...
Gold and Silver
The English settlers found life in Jamestown _____ than expected
Harder
What year was Jamestown established?
1607
The native peoples helped the settlers survive by showing them how to plant______________
corn and tobacco
Jamestown was primarily an _______________ venture
economic
A hardship that the settlers had to endure was that the land was ________?
Swampy or Marshy
Only these people were allowed to be part of the legislative body of government.
certain free adult men
As more and more people began to settle in America, how did Native Americans feel?
They started to feel like the settlers were invading their land
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase their ____ and _____.
wealth and power
This is what many settlers died from (2 things)
starvation and disease
Who financed the settlement to Jamestown?
The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
What two groups of people came to Jamestown in 1619-1620?
Africans and Women
The crop that became a "cash crop" and made the Virginia colony profitable.
tobacco
What new rule did John Smith create that helped the colonists survive?
The forced work program (If you don't work, you don't eat!)
What was the first elected legislative body in America?
The General Assembly (House of Burgesses)
Who was the leader of the Native Americans living near the settlement?
Powhatan
Which Virginia region was Jamestown located in?
The Coastal Plain/Tidewater region
The settlers lacked ____ to provide for themselves
skills
This person granted the charters to the Virginia Company of London, which extended English rights to the settlers.
King James I (King of England)
Who helped the settlers establish a relationship with the Powhatans?
Pocahontas