Money and Power/ Location
Which of the following was NOT a reason for English colonization in North America?
a. England hoped to find silver and gold.
b. England needed a mild climate to grow crops that only North America had.
c. A North American settlement would provide raw materials for England such as lumber, fur, and other natural resources.
d. England wanted to increase its wealth and power to compete with other European nations.
b. England needed a mild climate to grow crops that only North America had.
Name something the Powhatan people traded with the settlers.
food, fur, leather
Name something the settlers learned to grow from Powhatan people.
corn, tobacco
On which ocean did the ships that brought Africans to the Virginia Colony travel?
Atlantic Ocean
The King of England sent someone to run the government in the new colony. Who was it?
a. Prince of England
b. Virginia Company President
c. a governor
d. John Smith
c. a governor
In 1607, Jamestown was located:
a. on an island in the James River
b. on a narrow peninsula
c. along the Blue Ridge Mountains
d. west of the Fall Line
b. on a narrow peninsula
Which document allowed the English to believe that they had the right to settle in North America?
a. Virginia Company Charter
b. English Bill of Rights
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Constitution
a. Virginia Company Charter
Captain John Smith helped Jamestown survive when he implemented an important plan. What was it called?
a. Governor's Program
b. Forced-Work Program
c. General Assembly Program
d. Colonial Assembly Program
b. Forced-Work Program
Which group brought their knowledge of skilled trades to Jamestown?
a. Africans
b. English Women
a. Africans
The elected colonial representatives became a separate legislative body by the 1640s. What was it called?
a. Virginia Company of London
b. Governor's Council
c. General Assembly
d. House of Burgesses
d. House of Burgesses
Which of the following was NOT a hardship faced by the settlers?
a. The chosen site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
b. A drought at the time of settlement reduced the amount of available food.
c. Flooding from the James River caused crops to wash into the Chesapeake Bay.
d. The settlers lacked skills that were necessary for their survival.
c. Flooding from the James River caused crops to wash into the Chesapeake Bay.
Who contributed to the survival of the Jamestown colonists?
a. Chief Powhatan
b. Pocahontas
c. both
c. both
Who was the chief of the Indigenous people who taught the settlers skills to survive?
Powhatan
Which group enabled settlers to start families and made Jamestown a more permanent colony when they arrived?
a. Africans
b. English Women
b. English Women
Who could take part in Virginia's system of government in 1619?
a. only English and Indigenous men
b. all English men and women in the colony
c. Virginia Company of London stockholders
d. only certain free, adult men
d. only certain free, adult men
What did the settlers have the opportunity to control as a result of the General Assembly?
their own government
Who served as a contact between Indigenous people and the English?
a. Chief Powhatan
b. Pocahontas
c. both
b. Pocahontas
What led to the Starving Time?
a. New settlements were built far away from the unhealthy environment of Jamestown.
b. Ships arrived bringing supplies and new settlers.
c. The settlers didn't store enough food to last through the winter.
d. Trading relationships were initiated with the Powhatan nation.
c. The settlers didn't store enough food to last through the winter.
The colony became more diverse when this group arrived because of their culture and traditions.
a. Africans
b. English Women
a. Africans
Choose all correct answers. In 1619, the governor called a meeting called of the General Assembly that included:
-the Governor's Council
-the governor
- two elected representatives, burgesses from each Virginia division
- the King of England
-the Governor's Council
-the governor
- two elected representatives, burgesses from each Virginia division
Which of the following was NOT a reason the settlers chose the location of Jamestown?
a. They were following the directions given in the 1606 charter.
b. The water was deep enough for ships to dock.
c. They could protect themselves from Spanish attacks from the sea.
d. They believed there were plenty of natural resources for them to use.
a. They were following the directions given in the 1606 charter.
Who provided strong leadership and taught the settlers survival skills?
a. Chief Powhatan
b. Pocahontas
c. both
a. Chief Powhatan
Choose all correct answers.
Colonists lacked experience with ...
- growing crops
- manual labor
- processing iron
- growing crops
- manual labor
The Jamestown settlement used the captive Africans as forced, free labor, which helped the colony expand the ___________ economy?
tobacco
Today, Virginia's General Assembly is the longest continuously running _____________ legislative body in North America.
elected