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  • What were AT LEAST 2 of the hardships the settlers went through?
    Settlers lacked some survival skills, the site they chose to live on was marshy and lacked safe drinking water, many settlers died of starvation and disease, an
  • Why did the settlers choose the site at Jamestown? (THREE REASONS)
    It could be easily defended from attack by the Spanish, it was located inland, there was room for the ships to dock, and they thought there was a fresh supply o
  • This chief of many tribes led his people and taught the settlers survival skills.
    Chief Powhatan
  • What agricultural knowledge did the native peoples share with the settlers? (What did they teach them to grow?)
    Plant corn and harvest tobacco
  • What does agriculture mean?
    Farming
  • What region is Jamestown located in?
    Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
  • Who served as a contact between the native peoples and the English settlers?
    Pocahantas
  • What were AT LEAST 2 of the changes that contributed to settlers’ survival?
    The forced work program & strong leadership of Captain John Smith, the emphasis on agriculture, the arrival of ships that brought supplies & new settlers, new s
  • What natural resources did settlers find in Jamestown?
    Timber and iron
  • Africans arrived in Virginia against their will in ______.
    1619
  • Was Jamestown an island or a peninsula in 1607?
    Peninsula
  • What three things did the native peoples trade in exchange for tools, pots, and copper for jewelry?
    food, fur, and leather
  • Name the three ships that brought the original settlers to Jamestown in 1607.
    Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery
  • This group financed, or paid for, the settlement of Jamestown.
    The stockholders of the VA Company of London
  • What year was Jamestown established?
    1607
  • England wanted to establish a colony in North America so it could compete with other European nations. What are THREE things England hoped to find in North America?
    silver, gold, and raw materials
  • Is Jamestown an island or a peninsula today?
    Island
  • These people served as elected representatives in the General Assembly. (Hint: it starts with a "B")
    burgesses
  • What happened in Jamestown in 1620 and why was it important
    Additional English women arrived, which allowed settlers to begin having families.
  • What country were Africans from who were captured and arrived against their will?
    Angola
  • Why was the General Assembly important?
    It was the first elected legislative body in English North America, which let some settlers have a voice in their own government.
  • This person granted charters to the Virginia Company of London.
    King James I
  • The Virginia Company of London wanted a site that was inland and upriver to protect the settlers against attacks from which powerful European country?
    Spain
  • Jamestown was founded mainly as an _____________________ so that England could make money. (two words)
    economic venture
  • The charters of the Virginia Company of London were important for three reasons. Extended _____ rights to settlers, established _______ ________, and permission to ____________.
    The gave the company permission to establish the settlement, defined the physical boundaries of the colony, and extended English rights to the settlers.
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