New Arrivals
True or False: Women and Africans were brought to Jamestown against their will.
False. Women chose to come but Africans were brought against their will.
A strong leader who traded with the Indians and greatly contributed to the survival of the Jamestown colony.
Captain John Smith
What was a problem with the site chosen for the Jamestown fort?
The site they chose to live on was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
Dying from lack of food
Starvation
True or False: Over time, the native people came to see the settlers as invaders that would take over their land.
True
Where were the women and Africans taken to in Virginia when they arrived?
Jamestown
This person granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London that allowed them to build a settlement in the New World.
Kind James
Why did the Jamestown settlers choose the original spot for the fort?
They believed it had good drinking water and was a good spot to defend from the Spanish.
People who are chosen in elections to act or speak for the people who voted for them.
Representative
Daughter of Powhatan, served as a contact between the native peoples and the English.
Pocahontas
How many Africans were brought over to Virginia by the Portuguese?
Unknown. There were no records kept.
Chief of many tribes, provided leadership to his people and taught the settlers survival skills.
Powhatan
What was the main reason for building a fort in Jamestown?
To protect against the Indians
Elected representatives from each division of Virginia sent to serve in the General Assembly
Burgess
Name two items that the Indians traded to the English
Food
Fur
Leather
Why were Africans brought over?
To help grow tobacco.
This group sold shares of stock to make money for ships and supplies to travel to the Virginia
Names two reasons the English wanted to establish a colony in Virginia
Gold and Silver
New Path to the Orient
Raw Materials
The body of government that today's General Assembly is developed from
The General Assembly of 1619
What crops did the Indians teach the colonists to plant?
Tobacco and corn
Why was the arrival of women important in Jamestown?
It made Jamestown a permanent settlement.
The governor of Virginia in 1619. He was appointed governor by the Virginia Company of London.
Sir George Yeardley
What region of Virginia did the English land in?
Coastal Plain
Having the power to make laws
Legislative
What was the name of the site that was the home of Powhatan, and was a meeting and ceremonial place?
Werewocomoco