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THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

Learn about Jamestown, the first English settlement in America, founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London for wealth and power through tobacco cultivation, facing challenges with native Powhatan people.

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THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

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  1. JAMESTOWN THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

  2. wealth power 1. England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its _________ and _________.

  3. 2. Name two ways that an American colony would do this: • They hoped to find gold and silver • The settlement would furnish raw materials

  4. 3. Jamestown was primarily an __________ venture. economic

  5. 4. Who financed the settlement of Jamestown? Virginia Company of London

  6. 5. When was Jamestown settled? 1607

  7. 6. Who granted a charter to the Virginia Company? King James, of England

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

  9. peninsula James 8. Jamestown was located on a narrow __________ on the ________ River.

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

  11. 10. Four reasons they chose a this site: It was easy to defend. The water was deep enough for ships to dock. They thought they had a good supply of fresh water. They had instructions to go further inland.

  12. Hardships many settlers lacked necessary skills marshy land unsafe drinking water diseases and starvation

  13. 12. What changes insured the survival of Jamestown? emphasis on agriculture John Smith’s rule: “If you don’t work, you don’t eat” arrival of supply ships

  14. 13. Why was John Smith’s friendship with the Powhatan important? He initiated trading relationships with the Powhatan.

  15. What did the settlers give them in exchange? 14. What did the native peoples mainly trade with the settlers? food tools, copper for jewelry, and pots

  16. 15. Who taught the settlers survival skills? Chief Powhatan

  17. 16. Who served as a contact between the settlers and the native peoples? Pocahontas

  18. 17. What two new crops did the Powhatan introduce to the colonists? corn and tobacco

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

  20. 19. What do you think happened when the English Settlers started taking more and more a Powhatan land to grow tobacco? • The Powhatan fought back and stopped giving food to the settlers

  21. 20. What did this fighting lead to during the Winter of 1609-1610? The Starving Time:

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

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