Jamestown 1
What was one good thing that helped the English setters in Jamestown?
Easy to defend and Good shipping
Which continent did the Europeans land on and make a settlement?
What is North America
In what year was the first permanent English colony in the new world established?
1607
Africans
What country did the English settlers come from?
England
Give a reason the Europeans wouldn't have wanted to settle in Jamestown
No Fresh Drinking water
True or False: Africans and women were a part of the first group of settlers in 1607 Jamestown.
False. Only men were included on the first voyage (gentlemen and boys).
England wanted to compete with this "country" for wealth and power?
France and Spain
Jamestown was a strip of land bordered on 3 sided by water. We call this type of land mass a what?
Peninsula
This young woman was said to have kept peace between the Natives and English, and ultimately married John Rolfe
Who is Pocahontas
True or False: Indentured Servitude is the set amount of time served towards freedom.
False
Name 2 hardships the settlers faced?
No survival skills, starvation, disease, marshy lands
What year did the women arrived in Jamestown?
1620
What country were the Africans from?
Africa or Angola
What major crop was grown in Jamestown that helped the colony survive?
Tobacco
What did the arrival of women in Jamestown do for the colony?
1) Families
2) Building Communities (Homes)
Jamestown is near this type of river?
James River
What major rule did John Smith create as Governor of Jamestown?
You don't work, you don't eat.
True or False: An African who is in slavery does not stay in it permanent.
False
Which Native tribe helped the settlers gain farming and survival skills?
Powhatans
What are the "Three Sister foods," The Native Americans eat?
Beans, Corn, and Squash
Who granted the charter that allowed the Virginia Company to create an English settlement in North America?
The King of England, King James I
What year did the Africans arrived at Jamestown?
1619
True or false? The Powhatan natives helped the Settlers build the Jamestown fort, and form their new government?
False
True or False: Captain John Smith set rules and made settlers work (such as building homes and growing food)
True