Jamestown Questions and Answers

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America? Jamestown

Where was it located? What year was it founded? Virginia 1607

What English goals did the Virginia Company of London support? To profit from the venture

What were the names of the three ships? Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery

Describe how the colony was originally governed. A council of seven, one member served as president

Analyze the relationship between the colony’s location and the serious problems that emerged. It was in the midst of a chiefdom of about 14,000 Algonquin speaking Native Americans

What were some of the things that led to death and disease in Jamestown? Unfamiliar Climate, Brackish Water, Drought

What policy did John Smith come up with in 1608? “No work, no food”

Describe the “starving time” in Jamestown. A period of warfare between the colonists and the Native Americans and the deaths of many English men and women from starvation and disease

What did John Rolfe introduce to Jamestown? Describe its impact. Tobacco Required large amounts of land and labor and stimulated the rapid growth of the Virginia

Which group replaced indentured servants as the primary workforce in Colonial Jamestown? Africans (first treated as indentured servants)

What events led to Virginia becoming a Royal colony? A 1622 war with Powhatan Indians Misconduct among some of the Virginia Company leaders in England