Founding Jamestown
In what year was Jamestown founded?
1607
What was one major problem the colonists faced?
What are hunger, disease, lack of clean water, or harsh conditions?
Who was the Powhatan leader who ruled a powerful alliance of Native communities?
Powhatan
Who lived in the region before the English arrived?
the Indigenous peoples, including the Powhatan communities
What is a settlement?
A place where people establish a community to live.
What country established Jamestown?
England
What valuable resource did the colonists hope to find?
Gold
Which Jamestown leader helped enforce work and organize the colony?
John Smith
What is one way the English and Powhatan people helped each other at times?
They traded goods or shared food and knowledge
What is a cash crop?
A crop grown to sell for money.
In which present-day state was Jamestown located?
Virginia
Why was the location of Jamestown unhealthy?
It was near swampy, brackish water where disease spread easily.
Which Indigenous woman is associated with helping create connections between the Powhatan people and English colonists?
Pocahontas
What caused conflict between the English and Powhatan communities?
Competition over land and resources, English expansion, and broken agreements.
What crop became Jamestown's main cash crop?
Tobacco
What was the name of the company that funded the settlement?
The Virginia Company
What happened to many colonists during the Starving Time?
They died from hunger and disease during the winter of 1609–1610.
Who introduced a profitable tobacco crop to Jamestown?
John Rolfe
Why did relations between the Powhatan people and the English settlers become more difficult over time?
The English settlers took more land and used more resources as Jamestown grew, leading to increased conflict with the Powhatan people.
In what year did Africans arrive in English Virginia, in an event often taught as a key date in the history of slavery in English North America?
1619
Name two reasons why did the English establish Jamestown?
to seek wealth, find resources, and expand English influence
How did growing tobacco help Jamestown survive?
It became a profitable cash crop that could be sold for money.
What was one important difference between the goals of the English colonists and the Powhatan people?
The English wanted to establish a permanent settlement and gain resources; the Powhatan people sought to protect their homelands, communities, and resources.
How did the growth of Jamestown affect the Powhatan people?
English expansion took over Indigenous lands and resources, causing displacement and conflict.
Name one way Jamestown influenced later English colonies.
It became the first permanent English settlement in what became the United States and helped establish a pattern of English colonization.