Jamestown Flashcards
How many years after Roanoke was Jamestown established?
20
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Who was John Cabot?
An Italian living in London inspired by Columbus to sail across the Atlantic to find a western route to Asia
Where did John Cabot land?
Newfoundland, an island off the coast of Canada
What continent did Cabot think he landed on?
Asia
How did John Cabot claiming Newfoundland and planting a flag influence other English settlers?
To create a new life in North America
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?
An English nobleman who tried to start a colony in Roanoke
Where was Roanoke?
An island off the coast of North Carolina
How did the American-Indians react to the colonists coming to Roanoke?
They were very welcoming and gave them traps for catching fish
What were the newcomers at Roanoke interested in?
Looking for gold
What happened when the first group of colonists at Roanoke ran out of supplies?
Sailed back to England
What year did Raleigh send a second group of colonists to Roanoke?
1587
What quickly happened to the second group of Roanoke colonists?
They arrived to late in the year to plant crops and when the supplies ran out, their leader, John White, sailed back to England for more supplies.
Why was John White’s return delayed and by how many years?
Fighting broke out between England and Spain. 3 years.
What happened when John White returned?
The colonists had disappeared and carved on the doorpost was the word CROATOAN.
What was Jamestown?
The first permanent English colony.
What was the London Company?
A company formed by a group of merchants to start a moneymaking colony in Virginia
What did the London Company do?
How many settlers were there?
How many sailors
Crammed 105 settlers and 39 sailors and sent them across the Atlantic to ship back valuable goods such as furs and timber
Where did the first colonists at Jamestown settle?
A swampy peninsula in Virginia which they thought could easily be defended by the Spanish ships and the Indians
Why did they call their new home Jamestown?
After King James I
What was unfortunate about the spot the colonists chose for Jamestown?
It was swarming with disease-carrying mosquitoes and surrounded by powerful tribe Powhatan
Who were the Jamestown settlers and why was this a disadvantage? Why were they at Virginia?
They were gentlemen and craftsmen who did not know about farming
To look for gold, not to provide for themselves
What happened as the food started to disappear?
The colonists started bartering with the Powhatan tribe
What did they barter?
Muskets, copper, jewels, and musket balls for food and fur
Why was barter not easy?
Many Powhatan people decided they would sooner kill the English or let them starve than trade
Why did settlers die?
Hunger + disease
What did John Smith do in 1609?
Took control of Jamestown and forced the men to work to eat
Who was Pocahontas and what did she do?
Save John Smith from the Powhatan tribe
Brought food
Kept peace with people
“Starving Time”
W/o encouragement, colonists stopped trading, winter of 1609, only 60 of 500 colonists remained alive
Why and when was Smith sent back to England?
1609 - gunpowder explosion
What fortunate event followed the “Starving Time”
3 English ships brought food, 150 new colonists and 100 soldiers
What happened due to remaining conflict between colonists and Powhatan
Colonists held prisoner
Powhatan captured to force release
Learned English and Christianity for 1 year
Who was Pocohontas teacher and what did he do
John Rolfe
Helped colony by finding tobacco that could be raised in Virginia and sold in England for $
Proposed to Pocohontas and helped bring peace between settlers and tribes
