Test #3: Jamestown
1. Why did England want a colony in America?
a. To expand her wealth and power
2. What are the three reasons England wanted to charter a colony?
a. To find silver and gold, to find natural resources and raw materials, and establish trade
3. What was the main reason the Virginia Company of London wanted to finance the trip to Jamestown?
a. To make money or a profit
4. The Jamestown original site was marshy, what problem did this create for the settlers?
a. Disease spread easily
5. What were the three reasons the settlers chose the Jamestown site?
a. It was easy to defend, the shore was deep for ships, and they thought there was plenty of fresh water
6. What did John Smith do to help Jamestown?
a. Leader of Jamestown, made people work, and started trading with the Powhatans
7. What was the main reason Jamestown survived?
a. The Powhatan Indians helped the settlers
8. What did the Powhatan people believe the settlers would do?
a. Take their land
9. The House of Burgesses was the first-
a. Legislative or law-making body in the colonies
10. What gave settlers a say in their government?
a. The House of Burgesses
11. Where were enslaved African mean, women, and children forced to work?
a. Plantations
12. What effect did the arrival of Africans have on Jamestown? (What could now happen because of the Africans?)
a. The colony could now grow more tobacco
13. Who was the leader of the General Assembly?
a. The governor
14. Who was the American Indians leader who helped the Jamestown settlers?
a. Chief Powhatan
15. What is a settlement ruled by a different country?
a. A colony
16. During colonial times tobacco was considered a very profitable-
a. Cash crop
17. One reason England came to America, they were hoping to find _____ _______________, like trees.
a. Raw materials
18. The people of Jamestown were allowed to elect ______________ to make decisions for them.
a. Representatives
19. What is written permission by the King to allow the Virginia Company of London to start a colony?
a. A charter
1. Why did England want a colony in America?
a. To expand her wealth and power
2. What are the three reasons England wanted to charter a colony?
a. To find silver and gold, to find natural resources and raw materials, and establish trade
3. What was the main reason the Virginia Company of London wanted to finance the trip to Jamestown?
a. To make money or a profit
4. The Jamestown original site was marshy, what problem did this create for the settlers?
a. Disease spread easily
5. What were the three reasons the settlers chose the Jamestown site?
a. It was easy to defend, the shore was deep for ships, and they thought there was plenty of fresh water
6. What did John Smith do to help Jamestown?
a. Leader of Jamestown, made people work, and started trading with the Powhatans
7. What was the main reason Jamestown survived?
a. The Powhatan Indians helped the settlers
8. What did the Powhatan people believe the settlers would do?
a. Take their land
9. The House of Burgesses was the first-
a. Legislative or law-making body in the colonies
10. What gave settlers a say in their government?
a. The House of Burgesses
11. Where were enslaved African mean, women, and children forced to work?
a. Plantations
12. What effect did the arrival of Africans have on Jamestown? (What could now happen because of the Africans?)
a. The colony could now grow more tobacco
13. Who was the leader of the General Assembly?
a. The governor
14. Who was the American Indians leader who helped the Jamestown settlers?
a. Chief Powhatan
15. What is a settlement ruled by a different country?
a. A colony
16. During colonial times tobacco was considered a very profitable-
a. Cash crop
17. One reason England came to America, they were hoping to find _____ _______________, like trees.
a. Raw materials
18. The people of Jamestown were allowed to elect ______________ to make decisions for them.
a. Representatives
19. What is written permission by the King to allow the Virginia Company of London to start a colony?
a. A charter