Jamestown Questions Part One (VS.3a-c,f-g)

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Yorktown
• Roanoke Island
• Jamestown
• Plymoth

Which is not a reason the English wanted to start a colony in the new world?

• wealth and power
• religious freedom
• to find gold and silver
• to find raw materials

In 1607 Jamestown was built on a peninsula in the James River. Today the same site is a(n) ____________ because of erosion.

• mountain
• valley
• plateau
• island

Which is not a reason the settlers chose to build Jamestown on the peninsula in the James River?

• The water along the shore was deep enough for the ships to dock.
• The land was good for farming.
• They thought there was a supply of good water.
• It was easily defended from an attack.

How did John Smith help the Jamestown settlement survive?

• He did all the work.
• He taught the settlers how to grow food.
• He started a forced work program.
• He protected the fort by fighting with the native peoples.

Who was a contact between the settlers and the Powhatan people? This person believed everyone could live together peacefully.

• Powhatan
• Christopher Columbus
• John Smith
• Pocahontas

Who was the leader of many of the tribes near the site of Jamestown?

• Powhatan
• Christopher Columbus
• John Smith
• Pocahontas

________________________________ gave the Virginia Company of London a _________________________ so they could establish an English settlement in North America.

• John Smith, plan
• King James, plan
• John Smth, charter
• King James, charter

Who financed (paid for) the Jamestown settlement?

• Stockholders of the Virginia Company
• King James
• John Smith
• Queen Elizabeth

Which is not a reason the Jamestown settlement survived?

• Supply ships arrived
• There was an emphasis on agriculture
• Gold was found
• John Smith established a trading relationship with the Powhatan