How did the colonists GET indentured servants?
they paid for poor people's trips to the New World
How long did indentured servants work to earn their freedom?
5-7 years
What does diversity mean?
having different kinds of people living in the same place
What five things did indentured servants receive after earning their freddom?
25 acres of land, one year's supply of corn, a cow, a weapon and a new set of clothes.
The first Africans came to Jamestown as __________.
indentured servants
Were Africans paid for their work?
No. (They helped Jamestown colony MAKE money)
One benefit of being an indentured servant was __________.
getting a place to live and food to eat
What was the first winter in Jamestown called?
The Starving Time
Who did Anne Burras marry?
John Laydon
What did Africans do in the Jamestown colony?
they worked in the tobacco fields
What is perseverance?
The ability to keep going, even when the going gets tough.
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
When the first woman first arrive in Jamestown?
1608
The first marriage at Jamestown took place in:
1608
Why did the Virginia Company of London decide to send women to Jamestown?
To make Jamestown a permanent settlement.
The arrival of English women and Africans made Jamestown ____________.
diverse
have a war with Spain
weaker
not survive
How many Africans arrived at Jamestown in 1619?
20
Later, Africans could not earn their freedom and were forced to work for life against their will. The English called them _________.
slaves
How did women help Jamestown grow?
they had families
Why did the colonist need indentued servants?
They had a lot of land and not enough people to work on it.
What woman survived a hurricane on the way to Jamestown?
Temperance Flowerdew
How many women were sent by the Virginia Company to Jamestown?
90