Jamestown

From what country did the Jamestown settlers come from?

• Spain

• England

• America

• Japan

Which company sent settlers to Jamestown to make a profit?

• New York

• North Carolina

• Georgia

• Virginia

Jamestown was settled in the present-day state of?

• Virginia

• Oklahoma

• California

• Maryland

Why was the site for Jamestown NOT inhabited by Native Americans?

• The area was swampy in the summer

• The area was inhabited by Native Americans

• The area had clean, fresh water

• The area had plenty of food

The desperate time when Jamestown settlers had no good food to eat was called what?

• Starving Marvin

• Horrible Time

• Best Day Ever

• Starving Time

Who said this, "If you don't work you don't eat."?

• Henry Spelmen

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

• George Percy

Which cash crop became Virginia's money-making export?

• Tobacco

• Corn

• Lumber

• Fish

Tobacco planters were so desperate for workers that the began to import who to work the fields?

• Slaves

• Indentured Servants

• Women

• Animals

Which of these people was at Jamestown when it was established?

• Mrs. Lostaunau

• John Smith

• King James I

• John Rolfe

Answer explanation

Mrs. Lostaunau is not THAT old. King James I never left England. John Rolfe came after the town was settled.

How did most men die in the first year?

• Disputes with local Native American people.

• Diseases, contaminated water, starvation.

• Battles with Spanish invaders and pirates.

• Bordem.