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Jamestown
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what year was Jamestown founded? | 1607 |
| England wanted to colonize America because they wanted _________ and _________. | wealth and power |
| What did England hope to find in the new America? | silver and gold |
| The Jamestown settlement was financed by the... | stockholders of the VA Company of London |
| The charters of the VA Company of London stated that the company could.... | extend rights to English settlers, establish a settlement in North America, define the physical boundaries |
| In what year did Africans arrive in Jamestown? | 1619 |
| In what year did women arrive in Jamestown? | 1620 |
| The arrival of women meant Jamestown could become a more _______________ ________________. | Permanent settlement |
| Africans were treated as _____________ when they came to the New America. | property |
| True or False: African came willingly to America | false: they came against their will and were forced |
| What did the English trade to the American Indians? | tools, puts, copper |
| What did the American Indians trade to the English? | food, fur, leather |
| Who started the forced work program? | Captain John Smith |
| What were the 3 reasons England chose Jamestown? | easily defended from attack, water was deep enough for ships to dock, thought they had a good supply of fresh water |
| What is a charter? | a document granting permission to do something |
| 90% of Virginia's economy depended on ______________. | servitude |
| What hardships did the settlers face? | lacked safe drinking water, land was marshy, settlers lacked survival skills, many settlers died of disease and starvation |
| What changes helped settlers to survive in Jamestown? | forced work program, emphasis on agriculture, arrival of supply ships, and settlements developed outside of Jamestown |
| How did native peoples start to view the settlers? | began to view the settlers as invaders taking over their land |
| The native peoples showed settlers how to plant _______ and harvest ____________. | plant corn and harvest tobacco |
| Who served as a contact between the native people and settlers | Pocahontas |
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