Chaos at Jamestown

Question 1

Jamestown was established by

Answer 1

Joint stock company looking to profit (Virginia Company of London)

Question 2

What did the English hope to find in America?

Answer 2

Wealthy natives like the Spanish

Question 3

First winter of Jamestown

Answer 3

Starvation, sickness, become cannibals

Question 4

2nd episode of Jamestown

Answer 4

Military raid against neighboring Indian village. Through native children into the river and killed the mother

Question 5

Third episode of Jamestown

Answer 5

Jamestown’s governor arrives four years later to find everybody drunk

Question 6

Fourth episode of Jamestown

Answer 6

Execution of colonists who ran away to live with natives

Question 7

Problems with Jamestown

Answer 7

1. Poor leadership (gvt stayed in England)
2. Poor planning
3. Bad relations with natives
4. Lazy settlers (gentlemen did not work)

Question 8

Martial Law

Answer 8

1. Death penalty

2. Brutal punishment

Question 9

Sir Edwin Sandys

Answer 9

Parliament member who reforms the colony

Question 10

Sandys’ reforms

Answer 10

1. Incentives for newcomers and servants

2. Self government

Question 11

Sandys’ “headway system” incentive

Answer 11

offers investors 50 acres of land for every person brought by investor

Question 12

Sandys’ servants incentive

Answer 12

Letting servants keep half of production + 50 acres after seven years (most of them died anyway)

Question 13

After Virginia fails,

Answer 13

King revokes charter