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Jamestown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what year was Jamestown founded? | 1607 |
| Where was James fort located? | James River |
| Who served as president of the Jamestown colony from 1608 to 1609? | Captain John Smith |
| Who married Pocahontas? | John Rolfe |
| Who was the Jamestown expedition financed by and why did they finance it? | By the Virginia Company of London, which believed that precious metals were to be found in the area. |
| What was one of the failed attempts for a colony? | Roanoke |
| What is a raw material? | something in it natural state |
| Why was Smith forced to leave Jamestown? | He was in a gunpowder accident |
| Name two problems of the location of James fort. | It was a marsh with mosquitoes and the water had salt water in it. |
| What is a manufactured good? | A man made object |
| What cash crop did Jamestown have? | tobacco |