Lost Colony
Who wanted a colony in North America, and what did they hope?
England's rulers and merchants, they hoped to find gold and silver.
In 1606 whose idea was it to build a colony in North America?
The King James and the Virginia Company of London.
Who were willing to pay for what crop and why?
The English, tobacco , because tobacco grows well in Virginia's hot humid weather.
What did the Colonists give to the Powhatans?
European goods like beads and copper.
Who was John Layden?
The only skilled carpenter on the first voyage from England to Jamestown.
What did White find after he returned in 1587?
The colonists disappeared, White thought they had gone to live with nearby Native Americans, but he never found them.
How did the Virginia Company earn money for ships and supplies?
By asking people to invest in the company.
How did they get the tobacco back to England?
On voyages that began to run more frequently.
Who helped the Powhatans and Jamestown Colonists make peace?
Captain John Smith
Who was Pocahontas?
Daughter of Powhatans leader.
When did England try to settle Roanoke, again?
1587.
Did people invest in the Virginia Company or not?
Yes. They believed they would make their money back from gold and silver.
Who arrived in 1619?
Africans, who were probably indentured servants.
What did not last?
The peace. King James declared that the Powhatan Chief must declare his loyalty to England.
Who was John White?
Leader of the Roanoke colony.
What could the colonists not do?
Grow crops in the sandy soil.
What did the settlers name there colony after?
King James the first.
Who were forced to work in Jamestown?
Africans.
Why did the Powhatans offer to be so helpful after the fire in Jamestown?
Captain Smith had pledged allegiance to Chief Powhatan.
What is the definition of a charter?
A document giving permission to a person or a group to do something.
What is still a mystery today?
The '' Lost Colony'' of Roanoke and what actually happened to them.
How did the settlers run out of food?
The water wasn't good for drinking, the land was damp and swampy, the insects carried diseases,most of the settlers were gentlemen who had never worked hard and they didn't know how to farm.
What started to happen that made people establish Plymouth in MA?
People wanted separation of church and state.
What land did England take control over?
The land that they called Jamestown.
What is the definition of perseverance and how did it apply to the settlers of Jamestown?
Continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties.
Despite so many setbacks, the settlers never gave up and always pushed forward.