30 Questions

About
Jamestown

The first permanent

English settlement was
________.

Jamestown

3 reasons why the English

established a colony.
1.Increase power and wealth 2.Get
raw materials they could not grow
3.Open new markets of trade

A written list of rights

granted by a ruler is

charter

What was the political

relationship between
England and the VA
Colony?
England wanted to make a
profit

What was the name of the

company that financed
Jamestown?

Virginia Company of
London

The king granted a charter to

the VA Co. of London. List 3
things the charter provided.
1. Gave the company the right to set
up a colony.
2.Gave right to set up colony in the
new world
3.Extended English rights to
colonies

What happened in 1607?

Jamestown founded /first

permanent English
settlement

How did the Powhatans

and settlers interact at
first
Good trade
relationship(initiated by
John Smith)

Why did the trade relationship

between the Powhatans and
settlers change?

Powhatans realized the English

settlement would continue to
grow(saw English as invaders
taking land)

Who captured John Smith?

Who saved him?

Powhatans/Pocahontas saved
him

list 3 ways the Powhatans

helped the settlers
1.Pocahontas believed the English
and Powhatans could live in
harmony 2.Pocahontas began a
friendship with the settlers
3.Powhatans introduced the new
crops corn and tobacco to the
English.

Why was Jamestown an

economic venture?

The stockholders in the Virginia

Company of London hoped to make
a profit.

3 reasons why the English

picked the Jamestown
site?
1.Could easily be defended from
attack by sea(Spain) 2.Water along
shore deep enough for ships to
dock. 3.Thought they had a "good"
supply of water

The first site of Jamestown was a

peninsula. How has it changed
today?

It is an island on the James

River

What happened to the

system of gov. in VA as the
colony grew?

The government grew and

changed

Who could only be

members of the meeting in
1619 that made the laws?
Adult men owning land

What was the group called

that made the laws in 1619?

The Virginia House of

Burgesses

What is this group called

today?

General Assembly of
Virginia

What power did the VA

House of Burgesses give
the people of Virginia?

The opportunity to control their

own government

What impact did the arrival

of women in 1620 have on
Jamestown?
Made it possible for settlers to
establish families and have a more
permanent settlement

What impact did the arrival

of Africans in 1620 have on
Jamestown?
Helped with the cash
crop tobacco. Helped the
economy of VA

List the 3 main events of

1620.
1.First time we made our own laws
2.Women arrived to establish
families 3.Africans arrived helped
with tobacco (helped economy)

What rule did Smith make

that helped Jamestown
survive?

If you don't work you don't eat

What was a cash crop

Crop grown to make a profit

Name the 2 cash crops of

Jamestown

tobacco and corn

List 3 hardships faced by

settlers in Jamestown.
1.Site marshy/poor drinking water
2.Settlers lacked skills necessary
to provide for themselves. 3.Many
settlers died of disease and
starvation

What were the men that

made the laws in 1640
called?

Burgesses

What power did the

Virginia House of
Burgesses give the
people?
Right to make their own laws.

List 3 changes in
Jamestown that ensured the
success of the colony.
1.Two supply ships arrived with
food and supplies 2.Rule Smith
made (don't work you don't eat)
3.Colonist began to see importance
of planting

List 2 ways the American

Indians of VA helped the
colonists.
1.Taught survival skills
2.Traded food