Jamestown Study Guide

What is a stockholder?

• Someone who has invested money in a company and now owns part of it.

• A person who manages the daily operations of a company.

• An individual who audits the financial statements of a company.

• A consultant who advises on company mergers.

What is a colony?

• A place that is ruled by another country.

• A type of bird.

• A type of plant.

• A type of rock.

What is a charter?

• A document providing official permission to do something.

• A type of fish found in the ocean.

• A musical instrument used in orchestras.

• A traditional dance from Europe.

What is a venture?

• A risky or daring journey.

• A type of fruit.

• A musical instrument.

• A mathematical equation.

The reasons for English colonization in America were:

• Economic opportunities and trade expansion

• Religious freedom and escape from persecution

• Some European countries, including England, were in competition to increase their wealth and power by expanding their empires to America.

England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its wealth and power, so that it could compete with other European nations.

• True

• False

Natural resources from Jamestown included timber (wood) and iron. These raw materials would be sent back to England to be used in the manufacture of items.

• True

• False

What was the first permanent English settlement in British North America?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

What is in the picture?

• The Seal of the Virginia Company of London

• The British Crown

• The Spanish Armada

• The Dutch East India Company

Where is Jamestown located?

• on a peninsula bordered on three sides by the James River.

• in the Appalachian Mountains.

• on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

• near the Mississippi River