Jamestown unit Flashcards
What is a charter?
An official document that gives a person or company permission to do something (such as settle in an area)
What is a colony?
A settlement ruled by another country
What does establish mean?
To set up, make, or create
What is an economic venture?
A task thats purpose is to make money (money=economics!)
What is wealth?
Money, riches
What are raw materials?
Any resource that can be used to make a product (wood, wool, furs, spices)
What does finance mean?
To pay for
What are stockholders?
People who own a share (part) of a company
What is self-sustaining agriculture?
Growing enough food to eat and support yourself so you don’t starve
Why did England want to establish an American colony?
To increase her wealth and power
What two things did England HOPE to find in America?
Gold and silver
What two things could an American settlement provide for England? (other than money)
Raw materials
Open new markets for trade
Jamestown was primarily (mainly) an ______ _______.
economic venture
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
The Stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
In what year did Jamestown become the first permanent English settlement?
1607
Who granted the charters to the Virginia Company of London?
The King of England
What are two reasons why the King of England granted charters to the Virginia Company?
To establish a settlement in North America To extend (give) English rights to the settlers
What is a charter?
An official document that gives a company permission to do something. (like settle in an area)
When the settlers arrived in 1607, what was Jamestown located on?
A peninsula in the James River
Where is Jamestown located today?
On an island in the James River
What are the four major reasons why the settlers chose the site for Jamestown?
- Instructions told the settlers to go inland.
- The location could easily be defended
from attack by sea (by Spanish) - The water along the shore was deep
enough for ships to dock. - They believed it had a good supply of
fresh water.
What three hardships (problems) did the settlers face?
1. The sites they chose to live on was
marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
2. The settlers lacked some skills
necessary to provide for themselves.
3. Many settlers died of starvation and
disease.What were three changes that resulted in the survival of the colony?
- The arrival of supply ships.
- The forced work program and
strong leadership of Captain
John Smith. - The emphasis (focus) of
agriculture.
What was life like for the colonists at Jamestown?
- life was harder than they expected
What was the forced work program?
A program that forced everyone to work, not just the lower class people.
Who helped the colony to survive with his strong leadership and forced work program, and said, “If you don’t work, you don’t eat!”
Captain John Smith
Who initiated (started) trading relationships with the native people (Indians)?
Captain John Smith
What three things did the native people have to trade with the English?
Food, furs, leather
What four things did the English have to trade with the natives?
Tools, pots, guns, copper for jewelry
What group of people helped the settlers at Jamestown to survive?
The native people (American Indians)
How did Powhatan, chief of many tribes, contribute to the survival of the settlers?
Provided leadership and taught the settlers survival skills
How did Pocahontas contribute to the survival of the Jamestown settlers?
She served as a contact (middle person) between the natives and the English settlers
What did the native people teach the English to plant that helped them to survive?
corn and tobacco
As the natives began to realize that the English settlements would continue to grow, how did they to view the settlers?
as invaders who would take over their land
