1. A Look at Jamestown

2. Who were the settlers? Leaders?
English Settlers
Led by Captain John Smith

3. What type of colony was Jamestown? Did it change?
At first colonist looked for gold and silver
The colonists were forced to farm or they would have starved to death!

4. When was Jamestown settled and when was the starving time?
April 1607 – 150 settlers lost 38 people in the first year
Winter of 1609 was the starving time

5. Why did they select Jamestown as a location
Why did they select Jamestown as a location? Why didn’t they get along with their neighbors?
Jamestown was near the first Roanoke settlement in N.C.
The Powhatan people were beginning to feel threatened by the newcomers
The Powhatan people killed the colonists livestock and threatened farmers

6. Where was it located?
Virginia

7. How was Jamestown saved from failure?
Relief ships from England – discovery of “Brown Gold” – TOBACCO!!!

8. Add this vocab. concept to the bottom of the worksheet or put it into your notebook
INDENTURED SERVANTS-
A PERSON WHO WORKED in the colonies f or a period of three to seven years IN EXCHANGE FOR PASSAGE or basic needs. This system resulted due to a shortage of labor in the new world.