A | B |
England established a colony to | increase wealth and power |
England hoped to find | gold |
England also hoped the colony would provide | raw materials not found in England |
Jamestown was settled in (year) | 1607 |
The settlement was financed by | The Virginia Company of London |
Jamestown was built on a finger of land called a | peninsula |
Three reasons for Jamestown's location | easy to protect, deep water for ship to dock, good water... |
A document signed by the king that gives someone a right to settle | Charter |
The charter also gave _____ to colonists. | English rights |
In 1619, the governor established the | Virginia Assembly |
Citizen representatives were called | burgesses |
burgesses made a separate governing body called | The House of Burgesses |
The house of Burgesses was the | first elected legislative body in America |
In 1620 ______ arrived in the colony. | women |
________ were brought to the colony by force | Africans |
Most settlers died from | starvation and disease |
_______ forced colonists to work for food | John Smith |
John Smith also set up | trade with the Powhatans |
Chief Powhatan's daughter | Pocahontas |
He introduced a new kind of tobacco to the colony | John Rolfe |
a crop grown for money | cash crop |
people forced to work | slaves |
buildings that show people's culture | cultural landscape |
to trade goods and services | barter |
to buy today and pay later | credit |
money that you owe | debt |
When Jamestown burned, the capital was moved to | Williamsburg |