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Jamestown II Flashcards

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What year was Jamestown founded?

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1607

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Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony?

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Captain John Smith

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What Native American chief had a significant role in helping the Jamestown settlers?

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Chief Powhatan

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What was the name of the first representative assembly in America, established in Jamestown in 1619?

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House of Burgesses

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What was the first successful cash crop in Jamestown?

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Tobacco

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What was the name of the ship that brought the first African slaves to Jamestown in 1619?

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White Lion

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What was the period of severe starvation in Jamestown during the winter of 1609-1610 called?

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The Starving Time

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Who was the first English child born in Jamestown?

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Virginia Dare

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What disease spread through Jamestown in 1608, killing many settlers?

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Malaria

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What was the name of the fort built by the Jamestown settlers in Virginia?

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James Fort

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Who was the Native American woman who acted as an intermediary between the Powhatan Confederacy and the Jamestown settlers?

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Pocahontas

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What was the name of the joint-stock company that funded the establishment of Jamestown?

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Virginia Company

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What was the primary motivation for the establishment of Jamestown?

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Economic gain

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What was the name of the Native American confederation that had conflicts with the Jamestown settlers?

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Powhatan Confederacy

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What was the name of the Englishman who introduced tobacco cultivation to Jamestown?

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John Rolfe

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What was the name of the supply ship that brought much-needed provisions to Jamestown in 1610?

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The Deliverance

17
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Who became the first elected governor of the Jamestown colony in 1620?

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George Yeardley

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What was the name of the Native American uprising against the Jamestown settlers in 1622?

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Powhatan Uprising

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What was the name of the second settlement established by the Virginia Company after Jamestown?

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Plymouth

20
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What was the name of the Native American who warned the Jamestown settlers of an impending attack during the Powhatan Uprising?

A

Chanco

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What was the name of the law that mandated tobacco cultivation in Jamestown?

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Tobacco Law

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What was the name of the Native American woman who married John Rolfe?

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Rebecca (Pocahontas)

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What was the name of the conflict between English settlers and Native Americans in 1644 that resulted in the defeat of the Powhatan Confederacy?

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Second Anglo-Powhatan War

24
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What was the name of the Englishman who was captured by Native Americans but later became a key figure in Jamestown?

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John Smith

25
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What was the name of the fort built by the Jamestown settlers in 1607?

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James Fort

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What was the name of the ship that brought the first settlers to Jamestown?

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Susan Constant

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What was the name of the Native American who served as an interpreter for the Jamestown settlers?

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Squanto

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What was the name of the Englishman who served as the first president of the Jamestown colony?

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Edward Maria Wingfield

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What was the name of the Native American who saved John Smith from execution by Chief Powhatan?

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Pocahontas

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What was the name of the Englishman who introduced the cultivation of corn to Jamestown?

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John Rolfe

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What was the name of the Native American who was captured by the Jamestown settlers and later baptized as Thomas Savage?

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Namontack

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What was the name of the Native American who acted as an intermediary between the Powhatan Confederacy and the Jamestown settlers?

A

Pocahontas

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