Jamestown: The Three Cultures

What year did the colonist settle in Jamestown?

• 1607

• 1706

• 1608

• 1886

What was the name of the group of men who were financially investing in the colony?

• King James Industries

• Captain Smith and Sons

• The Virginia Company of London

• The Jamestown Initiative

English people who were sent to the colony of Jamestown were called...

• Clowns

• Couriers

• Conquistadors

• Colonists

When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?

• Cahokians

• Hohokam

• Anasazi

• Powhatan

This person was chief of many tribes and provided leadership to his people and taught the settlers survival skills. 

• Pocahantas
• Powhatan
• John Smith
• Governor of Virginia

Who were the first people to live in Virginia?

• English
• Africans
• French
• American Indians

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was

• lumber
• peanuts
• corn
• tobacco

Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?

• To work on Sugar Plantations
• To seek Religious freedom
• To work on tobacco plantations
• To fight against American Indians

What were some of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth
• to stop slavery
• to gain indentured servants
• to gain independence