VS 3 Jamestown quiz 4

Jamestown was an economic venture. King James wanted the settlers to find what for England?

• jewels, metal, and paper

• gold and silver

• spices, water, and technology

• timber, gold, and diamonds

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

What did the settlers name the river they traveled to find their settlement site?

• James River

• Hudson River

• Trinity River

• Brazos River

The settlers started getting sick. What caused the sickness?

• Brackish water

• bug bites

• diseases

• all of the above

Who was John Smith

• leader of the new colony

• travel guide of the new found land

• banker from London

• farmer

How did Captain Smith save the colony from starvation?

• traded the indians for food

• farmed new crops

• went to HEB

• fished in the James River

What kind of crop grew well around Jamestown and became the colony's first cash crop to England?

• tabacco

• cotton

• corn

• rice

The practice of farming.

• brackish

• agriculture

• palisade

• cash crop

A cash crop is

• the practice of farming

• a crop grown to make money

• farming for money

• a fort of crops