How many women were sent by the Virginia Company to Jamestown?
90
When the first woman first arrive in Jamestown?
1608
Why did the Virginia Company of London decide to send women to Jamestown?
To make Jamestown a permanent settlement.
In 1620, men paid 150 pounds of tobacco in exchange for _____________.
a wife
Who arrived in Jamestown in 1619, a year before the women?
Africans
What woman survived a hurricane on the way to Jamestown?
Temperance Flowerdew
The first Africans came to Jamestown as __________.
indentured servants
Later, Africans could not earn their freedom and were forced to work for life against their will. The English called them _________.
slaves
How many Africans arrived at Jamestown in 1619?
20
The first marriage at Jamestown took place in:
1608
One benefit of being an indentured servant was __________.
getting a place to live and food to eat
The arrival of English women and Africans made Jamestown ____________.
not survive
diverse
weaker
have a war with Spain
What did Africans do in the Jamestown colony?
they worked in the tobacco fields
How did women help Jamestown grow?
they had families
Were Africans paid for their work?
No. (They helped Jamestown colony MAKE money)
What does diversity mean?
having different kinds of people living in the same place
