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Jamestown was a ____ venture.
economic
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
Who was the only person that could grant charters?
King of England
What year did women arrive in Jamestown?
1620
What year did Jamestown become a settlement?
1607
The arrival of women made it possible for the settlers to establish what?
families
The arrival of Africans made is possible to expand what economy?
tobacco
Portuguese sailors captured African men and women from what is present-day country?
Angola
What are three changes that resulted in the survival of Jamestown?
The arrival of 2 supply ships, the forced work program and strong leadership of Captain John Smith, and the emphasis of agriculture.
The native peoples traded mainly food with the English in exchange for what three things?
tools (guns), pots, and copper
What is the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
Who was the daughter of Chief Powhatan and befriended the English to help them survive?
Pocahontas
In time the native peoples came to see the settlers as ___ who would take over their land.
invaders
Who initiated (started) a trading relationship with the native peoples?
Captain John Smith
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase her what?
wealth and power
What are the three reasons for the site choice?
easily defended, the water was deep enough for ships to dock, and they thought it was a good supply of fresh water
