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| Who financed the Jamestown settlement? | Virginia Company of London |
| What is the name of the first permanent English settlement? | Jamestown |
| In what year was Jamestown founded? | 1607 |
| Which document gave English rights to the colonists of Virginia? | Charters of the Virginia Company of London |
| What group of people arrived in Jamestown against their will? | Africans |
| Why did England want to establish a colony in Virginia? | To increase its wealth and power |
| Who arrived in 1620 making it possible for the settlers to establish families and a more permanent settlement? | Women |
| Why was Pocahontas important? | She began a friendship with the colonists that enabled them to survive |
| Who initiated (began) a trading relationship with the Powhatans? | Capt. John Smith |
| Who granted charters to the Virginia Company of London? | The King of England |
| What was the system of Government in Jamestown called? | The General Assembly |
| Why did the settlers choose the site at Jamestown? | o Easily defended from attack by sea o The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock o They believed they had a good supply of fresh water |
| Why were the charters to the Virginia Company of London important? | o Established a settlement in North America o Extended English rights to the settlers |
| What was Virginia legislative body called by the 1640’s ? | The House of Burgesses |
| Who were refered to as burgesses? | citizen representatives |
| Who did the House of Burgesses meet seperately from in the late 1640's? | The Governor's Council |
| Who arrived against their will in 1619? | African men and women |
| The arrival of Africans made is possible to expand what economy? | tobacco |
| Who provided leadershop to his people and taught the settlers survival skills? | Chief Powhatan |
| Who served as contact between the native peoples and the English? | Pocahontas |
| What did the native peoples show the settlers how to do? | plant corn and tobacco |
| Why did the relationship between the Jamestown settlers and the native peoples change? | They realized the English settlement would continue to grow and they came to see the settlers as invaders who would take over their land. |
