1. THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT
JAMESTOWN
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:
They hoped to find gold and silver.
The settlement would furnish raw materials.
It would open new markets for trade.

5. Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
Virginia Company

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

7. What did the charter guarantee to the English colonists?
English rights
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...
gentlemen who lacked the necessary ______.
skills

12. 4 reasons they chose a peninsula:
It was easy to defend.
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. Hardships
marshy
unsafe water
diseases

14. First strong leader
John Smith

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 …
trade.

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?
John Rolfe
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