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Jamestown Settlement

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  • This person attempted to find a northwest passage to the Indies.
    John Cabot
  • Settled Plymouth; Also called the Saints.
    Pilgrims
  • Who was this new settlement named after?
    King James of England
  • What is the English name for John Rolfe's wife?
    Rebecca Rolfe
  • What crop was first harvested by John Rolfe?
    Tobacco
  • Who is the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and established colonies in Virginia?
    Sir Walter Raleigh
  • Who was captain and later elected president of the governing counsel?
    Captain Edward Wingfield
  • What did the settlers name the Chesapeake Bay outlet and why?
    James River after the King
  • How far was Jamestown from the Ocean?
    40 miles
  • Who did John Rolfe marry?
    Pocahontas
  • What was the first English Settlement in the New World?
    Jamestown
  • The governor of Jamestown who made every colonist work.
    Captain John Smith
  • Name the three ships that set sail to America.
    Discovery, Godspeed, and Susan Constant