1. Sir Walter Raleigh

2. mercantilism

3. Jamestown

4. John Smith

5. headright

6. Indentured servant

7. House of Burgesses

8. Joint stock company

9. investor

10. charter

11. Royal colony

12. Why did the Englihs want to colonize America?
People hoped to find work and wealth, while the government wanted to enrich the treasury.

13. Who sponsored England’s First colony?
Sir Walter Raleigh

14. What hardships did the Jamestown colonists endure?
Colonists fell ill from disease
settlers searched for gold instead of building houses and planting crops
Climate was rough- cold winters/hot summers
Starving time

15. What events saved Jamestown from destruction?
Relief supply ships
Marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe
Discovery of tobacco

16. What powers belonged to the House of Burgesses?
Pass local laws
Raise taxes

17. Why did Powhatan attack the Jamestown colonists in 1622?
Expanding tobacco plantations
Growing English population

18. How did the success of tobacco growing change Virginia?
Colonists demanded a share of tobacco profits so the company let settlers own land.
As land owners settlers worked harder.
Successful tobacco farms attracted more settlers.

19. Why were the settlers unprepared for colonizing Virginia?
Settlers spent too much time looking for gold.
They neglected to plant crops=starvation.

20. Compare & Contrast Colonization
Benefits
Wealth created for mother country
Provided job opportunities for colonists
Risks
Investors lose money if colony fails
Colonist suffer if not properly paid