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Charter
Jamestown's Location
Grab Bag
100

What were the two things (NOT MATERIALS) that England was searching for more of?

Wealth and Power

100

What types of materials was England looking for in North America?

Raw Materials
100

What is the term for. . . Something that gives and lists the rights and privileges of something such as a company, college or city.

Charter

100
One of the first things they did was to name the nearby river __________________, after their king.

James

100

What were the three names of the ships that carried settlers over from England?

Godspeed, Discovery, and Susan Constant

200

King James I hoped to find ___________ and _________________ in the new lands.

Silver and Gold

200

What is another name for raw materials?

Natural Resources

200

Who had the power to allow a settlement in North America?

The King of England or King James I
200

The settlers chose a narrow _________________ on the James River to find their new home.

Peninsula
200

How many men and boys were on the first ship?

104 men and boys

300

Starting a new colony in America would give England more ____________ and ______________.

Wealth and Power

300

What were the three main raw materials England was looking for?

Wood (Timber), Furs, New foods

300

In what year did King James I give a charter to the Virginia Company of London?

1606

300

The location of Jamestown was chosen because it could be easily defended from the ____________ by sea.

Spanish

300

What was the raw material that the settlers found a lot of instead of gold and silver?

Iron

400

What year did England begin to explore North America?

1606

400

Why did England want to find raw materials?

To sell and increase their trade

400

The charter gave __________________ the right to establish a settlement in North America.

Virginia Company of London

400

The water close to the shore of Jamestown was not very deep, so they had to put their ship out in the Atlantic Ocean.

True or False?

False - the water was deep

400

What were Jamestown's two most prevalent natural resources?

Timber, Iron

500

What type of venture was Jamestown?

Economic

500
England was looking to find a new __________ route in order to trade with other countries.

Trade

500
The charter did two other things:

Gave the settlers the physical ___________ of the colony AND Listed the rights and privileges of the settlers so that they were equal to a free ____________ back home.

Boundaries, Englishmen

500
Give me one reason why the water at Jamestown was NOT a good supply of freshwater.
Salt, swamp water flowing into it, human waste
500

Today, Jamestown is located on an _________ in the James River.

Island