VS.3 Jamestown

Which of the following events helped establish Jamestown as a permanent colony in Virginia?

• Caribbean plantation owners moved to Jamestown to grow tobacco.

• Additional women arrived from England to start families.

• Queen Elizabeth came for a royal visit to check on the General Assembly.

• The American Indians sent an ambassador to England to speak to the queen.

The King of England granted charters to the Virginia Company of London. What were two reasons the Virginia charters were important?

• To define the physical boundaries of the colonies.

• To extend English rights to settlers.

• To bring Africans to the colonies as slaves.

• To give out ten-acre plots of farmland to each settler in the colony.

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

• King of England

• John Smith

• France

• Virginia Company of London

Why was it important for Jamestown settlement to be near deep water?

• Natural resources were necessary for trade to continue with the native peoples.

• Water barriers helped prevent American Indian attacks.

• Land near deep water was better for farming.

• Ships traveling with goods to and from Europe needed deep water to dock.

Who is in the picture?

• An Indian princess who helped build a positive relationship with the colonists.

• A famous American Indian interpreter who lived and worked with the colonists.

• A chief of many tribes who helped teach the colonist survival skills.

• An American Indian chief who often attacked the English colonists.

Jamestown was originally a narrow peninsula bordered on three sides by the-

• Potomac River

• Rappahannock River

• James River

• York River

What important plan did Captain John Smith create that helped Jamestown survive?

• Forced work program.

• Colonial marriage plan.

• Settler controlled government.

• Bartering program.

What effect has the erosion of the Jamestown peninsula caused?

• Today, Jamestown is located on a narrow peninsula.

• Today, Jamestown is bordered on three sides by the James River.

• Today, Jamestown is located on an island.

• Today, Jamestown is surrounded on three sides by the York River.

The English settlers found life in Virginia to be harder than they had expected. Which two hardships were faced by the settlers?

• The chosen site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.

• The American Indians showed the settlers how to plant corn and harvest tobacco.

• A drought at the time of settlement reduced the amount of available food.

• North American insects destroyed crops planted by colonists.

Who was a burgess?

• A citizen representative in the Virginia colonial government.

• Another name for the royal governor of the colony.

• A stockholder of the Virginia Company of London.

• A nickname for an Englishman born in North America.