Jamestown was chosen as the location for the first settlement because:

Settlers believed there was plenty of fresh drinking water.

Pocahontas served as-

a link between Indians and settlers

The names of the three ships that carried the men to Jamestown were:

Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery

What important event occurred in Jamestown in 1620?

A large number of women arrived in Jamestown

Why were the Jamestown settlers starving?

they lacked basic farming and building skills

When the settlers arrived at Jamestown it was

peninsula surrounded on 3 sides by James River.

Which one of the following is NOT a hardship faced by the settlers?

there was excess of food so they let the food rot

Why was it important for the settlement to be near water?

boats carrying supplies needed water deep enough to dock

chief of many tribes who helped settlers learn survival skills

What document gave permission for the Virginia Company of London to establish a colony in VA?

The Charter of the VA Company of London

England also hoped that the settlement in America would provide . .

new raw materials not found in England.

a document giving some rights to the settlers to establish a colony

Who was Christopher Newport?

leader of the expedition sent to establish colony in the New World

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1
Jamestown was chosen as the location for the first settlement because:
The view was pretty.
They found gold there first.
The land was flat and ready to build on.
Settlers believed there was plenty of fresh drinking water.
2
Who paid for the settlement of Jamestown?
France
King James the First
Virginia Company of London
John Smith
3
Pocahontas served as-
a link between Indians and settlers
smuggled food to the Powhatan
marrying John Smith
Killing the settlers
4
Who began the trading of food, fur, and leather with the Powhatan?
John Rolphe
Christopher Newport
John Smith
Pocahontas
5
What important plan did John Smith create which helped the colony survive?
colonial marriage program
forced work program
Bartering program
settler controlled government
6
The names of the three ships that carried the men to Jamestown were:
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Dora the Explorer, Wreck it Ralph,Charlie Brown
James, Elizabeth, Henry
Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery
7
What country sent sailors to Africa to capture slaves from what is present-day Angola?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
8
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its...
wealth and power
popularity
control over Native Americans
9
What important event occurred in Jamestown in 1620?
A large number of women arrived in Jamestown
Queen Elizabeth came for a royal visit
American Indians sent an ambassador to England
Caribbean plantation owners moved to Jamestown
10
Why were the Jamestown settlers starving?
The American Indians burned all their crops
A flood wiped away all their crops
they lacked basic farming and building skills
insects ate all their crops
11
When the settlers arrived at Jamestown it was
a peninsula surrounded on 3 sides by the Atlantic Ocean.
peninsula surrounded on 3 sides by James River.
large island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.
an island surrounded by the James River.
12
Which one of the following is NOT a hardship faced by the settlers?
the site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water
they died of starvation and disease
there was excess of food so they let the food rot
they lacked necessary survival skills
13
Why was it important for the settlement to be near water?
boats carrying supplies needed water deep enough to dock
THe colonists were all fishermen
It helped guarantee against American Indian attacks
land near water was better for farming
14
Arrival of Africans in Jamestown allowed the colony to-
expand the tobacco economy
increase its potato farming
wage war against the American Indians
stop producing tobacco
15
Who was Powhatan?
an Indian princess
chief of many tribes who helped settlers learn survival skills
an Indian interpreter for the colonists
Indian chief who attacked the colonists
16
What was the first elected legislative government body in colonial America?
Governor's Council
House of Representatives
General Assembly
House of Burgesses
17
England believed by making a colony in America it can become rich because they thought it had-
gold and silver
rivers
diamonds
precious gems
18
What document gave permission for the Virginia Company of London to establish a colony in VA?
The Charter of the VA Company of London
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution of the United States
Jamestown Treaty
19
England also hoped that the settlement in America would provide . .
new raw materials not found in England.
slaves.
a place to go on vacation.
20
What is a charter?
A company who paid for the settlement
A weapon used by American Indians
A map telling settlers where to find gold in the New World
a document giving some rights to the settlers to establish a colony
21
In 1619, what group of people came to Jamestown against their will?
English prisoners
Africans
American Indians
Europeans
22
Who was Christopher Newport?
He traded food, copper, and weapons with the American Indians
leader of the expedition sent to establish colony in the New World
member of Virginia Company of London
King James' son

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