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Jamestown
VS 3a-e
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Virginia Assembly? | The Governor's Council and Burgesses (2 representatives from each part of Virginia) |
| What is special about the House of Burgesses? | It is the first law making body in America |
| Who were considered citizens? | Only certian free adult men were considered citizens |
| Why was the General Assembly important? | Settlers were able to control their own government |
| Why did England want a colony in North America? | Wealth and power; silver and gold; raw materials that couldn't be grown in England; new sources of trade |
| What was the first permanent English settlement in America? | Jamestown |
| Where did the money come from to set up the colony of Jamestown? | The Virginia Company of London had stockholders that paid for the costs of setting up the colony |
| Why was Jamestown located where it was? | It was a peninsula that could be defended; the James was a deep river so ships could get in; settlers believed they had fresh water |
| What did the charters of the Virginia Company do? | Allowed the company to start a colony in North America; Gave the colonists the same rights as the English |
| What helped the settlers survive at Jamestown | Capt. John Smith was a strong leader; they learned to work hard; the native peoples helped the settlers |
| How did trading with the Powhatan help both the Indians and the settlers? | The Indians needed tools, pots, and copper for jewelry; the settlers needed food, furs, and leather |
| What did the Powhatan Indians do for the settlers? | Pocahontas served as the contact between the native peoples and the English; The native peoples showed them how to plant crops (corn and tobacco) |
| Why were the native peoples worried about the settlers? | They knew that the settlers would stay in North America and probably take over their land |
| Where did the settlers and Africans originate? | Settlers came from England, a country in Europe; Africans came from the continent of Africa |
| When did more women arrive in Jamestown? | 1620 |
| Why was it important for women to come to Jamestown? | Families could grow and the settlement would become permanent |
| What group of people came to Jamestown against their will? | Africans |
| What do we know about the arrival of the Africans? | Portuguese sailors captured African men and women in what is present-day Angola; Their work helped tobacco farming increase |
| What were some of the hardships faced by the people in Jamestown? | Marshy land; drinking water was not fresh; the settlers did nnot have the skills they needed to take care of themselves |
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