Hungry for History Level 3 1-19

European countries, including England, were in competition to increase their ___ and ____ by expanding their empires into North America.

• wealth and power
• power and weapons
• wealth and weapons
• power and goods

Jamestown was primarily an _____.

• economic venture
• unselfish act
• opportunity to explore
• enormous failure

England wanted to establish an American colony _______.

• to decrease her wealth and power
• to increase her wealth and power
• to increase her responsibilities
• to increase her boundries

When the settlers arrived in 1607, Jamestown was_____.

• located on an island in the Chesapeake Bay
• located on an island in the James River
• located on the Eastern Shore Peninsula
• located on a narrow peninsula in the James River

The power to grant charters allowing settlements in North America belonged to _____.

• the Virginia Company of London
• the King of England
• the House of Commons
• Parliament

An American settlement would not only provide England with raw materials but would also ______.

• provide new citizens
• open new markets for trade
• provide a defense against Spain
• close markets

Today, Jamestown is _______.

• located on a narrow peninsula in the York River
• located on an island in the Chesapeake Bay
• located on a narrow peninsula in the James River
• located on an island in the James River

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

• Stockholders of the Virginia Company of Jamestown
• stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
• Sotckholders of the Virginia Company of Virginia
• Stockholders of the Virginia Company of England

The first charter of the Virginia Company of London______.

• established rules for colonies in the new World
• arranged transportation for Pilgrams going to the New World
• established leaders for colonies in the New World
• established companies to begin colonies in the New World 

The first permanent English settlement in North America was ______.

• Jamestown
• The Lost Colony
• Roanoke Island
• Plymouth Rock