Vocabulary 1
A document granting permission to settle
Charter
People who worked for a period of time to pay off passage to America
Indentured Servant
Who asked Sir Walter Raleigh to start a colony for England long before the charter?
Queen Elizabeth
The charter was granted in
1606
What did England hope to find in America?
Silver and Gold,
Wealth and Power
The Business organization that founded Jamestown
Virginia Company of London
A crop grown mainly for profit
Cash Crop
Initiated trading with the Powhatan Indians
Capt. John Smith
Jamestown was founded in
1607
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown
Virginia Company of London
Difficult conditions the settlers faced were called
Hardships
The power to act speak or think as one wants
Freedom
Was the chief of many tribes
Powhatan
The General Assembly first met in
1619
What type of landform is Jamestown now?
Island
A system of government in which citizens have someone to represent them
Representative
A person or organization that puts money into a financial plan expecting a profit
Investor
Powhatan's daughter -- served as a contact between the native people and the English
Pocahontas
Africans arrived in
1619
Who could take part in Virginia's government in 1619?
Only certain free adult men
First elected Body in America
House of Burgesses
Jamestown was a long-lasting settlement. What does Long-lasting mean
permanent
Showed settlers how to plant and harvest crops
Native Americans
Women arrived in
1620
What was one change that took place to ensure the survival of Jamestown?
forced work program
supply ships arrived