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| Why did settlers come to Jamestown | For raw material, wealth and power |
| Who paid for the trip to America | Virginia Company of London |
| Where did the English Settle? | Jamestown |
| What were the English Settlers looking for? | Gold and silver |
| Who paid for the settling of Jamestown | Stockholders of the Virginia Company of London |
| Instead of gold and silver, what did the settlers find? | Raw materials like lumber |
| What did the settler use lumber for? | To make furniture |
| Someone who is part owner of a company? | Stockholder |
| A piece of land bordered by water on three sides | Peninsula |
| A piece of land bordered by water on all sides | Island |
| What three reasons did the English settle in Jamestown? | 1. Jamestown could be easily DEFENDED from attacks by sea. 2. Water along the shores was deep enough for their ships to DOCK. 3. Good supply of FRESH WATER |
| Adocument that grants certain rights to a city or town | Charter |
| What 2 things did the Charters of the Virginia Company do? | 1. Gave the Virginia Company the right to settle. @. Extended English rights to the colonists? |
| The Charter of Virginia Company was signed by ?? | King James I |
| Hardship: The site they chose to live at was marshy and lacked what? | Safe drinking water |
| Hardship: The settlers lacked some______necessary to provide for themselves? | Skills |
| Hardship: Many settlers died of | Starvation |
| Who started the trade relationship with the navtive people? | John Smith |
| What program did John Smith creat which enforced "Nowork, no food" | Forced Work Program |
| What did John Smith enforc that ensured the survival of the colony? | Self sustaning agriculture (farming) |
| T or F: The natives peoples contributed to the surval of Jamestown | True |
| Who is Pocahonta's father? | Chief Powhatan |
| Who served as a contact between the natives peoples and the English | Pocahontas |
| What 2 crops did the Powhatans introduce to the settlers | Tobacco and Corn |
| A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than use by the growers | Cash Crop |
| Primary source of wealth for the Virginia Colony | Agriculture |
| The most profitable agriculture product for the Virginia Colony | Tobacco |
| T or F: Tobacco was sold in England as a cash crop | True |
| What people were brought against their will as a source of labor? | Africans |
| What crop required inexpensive (cheap) labor | Tobacco |
| What were Africans used for? | Slave and indentured sevants on the plantation |
| How long did The Virginia Colony use slave labor? | 200 years |
| What group of people came to Jamestown to help establish families in Jamestown | Women |
| What year did additional women come to Jamestown? | 1620 |
| Who was Pochontas married to? | John Rolfe (tobacco guy) |
| In 1619 the governor of Virginia called a meeting of what? | General Assembly |
| The General Assembly included 3 things. What are they? | 1. Two representatives from each of the divisions of Virginia 2. Governor's council 3. The Governor |
| T or F: Only certain free adult men had a right to take part of the General Assembly | True |
| In 1640 the general assembly became 2 legislative bodies. What are they called | House of Burgesses and Governor's Council |
| Todays Virginia General Assembly date from? | 1619 |
| What was the first elected legislative body in America giving settlers the opportunity to control their own government | The General Assembly |
| T or F: the General assembly of 1619 included 1 representative from each division of Virginia | False: There were 2 |
| T or F: The General Assembly representatives were called Goverenment Reps | False: They were called Burgesses |
| T or F: Africans were captured by Portugese salors from what is now the country of Angola | True |
| T or F: Africans came to America in 1619 | True |
| African slaves expanded what economy? | Tobacco |
| Who was the chief of many tribes who taught survival skils to settlers | Powhatan |
| 3 Hardships faced by the settlers | 1. Lack of drinking water from marshy land. 2. Lack of Skills 3. Died of starvation and disease |
