1. THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

2. Jamestown was primarily an __________ venture. economic

3. England wanted to establish an American colony to increase her _________ and _________. wealth power

4. Name 3 ways that an American colony would do this: 1.They hoped to find gold and silver. 2.The settlement would furnish raw materials. 3.It would open new markets for trade.

5. Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

6. James I Who was the English king who granted the charter?

7. What did the charter guarantee to the English colonists?

8. When was Jamestown settled? 1607

9. Jamestown was located on a narrow __________ on the ________ River. peninsula James

10. Today the original Jamestown site is located on an _________ in the James River. island

11. gentlemen who lacked the necessary ______. Most were... skills

12. It was easy to defend. 4 reasons they chose a peninsula: The water was deep enough for ships to dock. They thought they had a good supply of fresh water. The river provided food and a pathway for exploration.

13. marshy unsafe water diseases

14. First strong leader

15. John Smith’s most important rule: “He that will not work, shall not eat!”

16. John Smith maintained a good relationship with the Powhatans so the colonists were able to …

17. Winter of 1609 starving time

18. They decide to leave but... Lord De La Warr arrives with more men and supplies.

19. The Powhatans had introduced the colonists to 2 new crops: corn and tobacco

20. Who planted a new kind of tobacco?

21. Tobacco was sold in England as Jamestown’s _______ _______. cash crop

22. The economy of the Virginia colony now depended on ______________ as a primary source of wealth. agriculture

23. So everything is just great in Jamestown. Or is it? The Powhatans saw the colonists as ________ that would take over their ______. invaders land