Founding of Jamestown
In what year did the Virginia Company get a charter for Jamestown?
1606
Who became Jamestown's leader?
John Smith
By 1609, how many times had supply ships come to Jamestown to bring supplies and people?
3 times
In what year did slaves first arrive in Jamestown?
1619
How many of the original colonists would be alive the following year?
about 38
The charter gave what percent of all gold and silver to King James?
20%
What did John Smith have built for protection?
a fort
The fleet was damaged by hurricane.
1610
What countries could Jamestown trade with?
England only
trading, fishing, hunting
How many colonists were in Jamestown in December of 1609?
500
In what year did the Virginia Company let families settle in Jamestown?
1618
How many people originally arrived to start the colony?
104 men and boys
What did Smith order to be dug to get good freshwater?
wells
How many colonists were still alive in the spring?
60
1609
How many girls came with the first group?
0 girls and women
What famous quote did Smith give us as a warning to those not working in Jamestown?
"He who does not work shall not eat"
What did this Winter of 1609-1610 become known as?
The Starving Time
What did the majority of the colonists want to do instead of building shelter and getting a food supply?
search for gold