4Th Grade Va Studies Level 3 Jamestown

Front 1

The site they chose to live on was _______ and lacked safe _____________.

Back 1

marshy and drinking water

Front 2

What influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown?

Back 2

location and physical characteristics

Front 3

The English settlers found life in Jamestown ________ than they had expected.

Back 3

harder

Front 4

An American settlement would furnish _______ _______ that could not be grown or obtained in England, while opening new markets for trade.

Back 4

raw materials

Front 5

Name 3 reasons why the settlers chose the site at Jamestown.

Back 5

1. they thought they had a good supply of fresh water

2. the water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock

3. the location could be easily defended from attack by the sea (Spanish)

Front 6

Name 2 things that impacted the Jamestown settlement with the arrival of additional women.

Back 6

1. settlers could establish families

2. Jamestown became a permanent settlement

Front 7

________ sailors captured African men and women from present-day Angola.

Back 7

Portuguese

Front 8

Who had the right to take part in the General Assembly in 1619?

Back 8

certain free adult men

Front 9

The settlers lacked some skills so they could not _______ for themselves.

Back 9

provide

Front 10

Who arrived in Jamestown against their will in 1619?

Back 10

Africans

Front 11

In what year did additional women arrive in Jamestown?

Back 11

1620

Front 12

One of the reasons Jamestown was chosen for settlement was the location could be easily defended from attack by the ________.

Back 12

sea (Spanish)

Front 13

The current Virginia General Assembly dates back to _______ with the establishment of the General Assembly and its burgesses in Jamestown.

Back 13

1619

Front 14

European countries, including England, were in competition to increase their ________ and _______ by expanding their empires into North America.

Back 14

wealth and power

Front 15

The governor of Virginia called a meeting of the first General Assembly in which year?

Back 15

1619

Front 16

The King of England had the power to grant ________ allowing settlement in North America.

Back 16

charters

Front 17

Another reason Jamestown was chosen for the settlement was they believed the site had a good supply of fresh ________.

Back 17

water

Front 18

As Jamestown grew, its system of ________ evolved.

Back 18

government

Front 19

Jamestown became a more diverse colony by what year?

Back 19

1620

Front 20

The ______ of _______ met separately from the Governor's Council as one of the two legislative bodies of the General Assembly.

Back 20

House of Burgesses

Front 21

What was the first elected legislative body in English America called?

Back 21

House of Burgesses

Front 22

The King of England granted charters to the ________ _______ of _________.

Back 22

Virginia Company of London

Front 23

What did they call citizen representatives sent to the first General Assembly?

Back 23

burgesses

Front 24

The settlers were instructed to go _________ to find a suitable place for their colony.

Back 24

inland

Front 25

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

Back 25

The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London

Front 26

It is unknown if these early African men and women were ________ or _________ in Virginia.

Back 26

servants or enslaved persons

Front 27

The arrival of Africans made it possible to expand which economy?

Back 27

tobacco

Front 28

Jamestown was primarily an _______ venture.

Back 28

economic

Front 29

The charters extended _______ _______ to the settlers.

Back 29

English rights

Front 30

The charters from the King gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a _________ in North America.

Back 30

settlement

Front 31

What became the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607?

Back 31

Jamestown

Front 32

Another reason Jamestown was chosen for settlement was the water along the shore was deep enough for ________ to ________.

Back 32

ships to dock

Front 33

Today Jamestown is located on an ______ in the James River.

Back 33

island

Front 34

When the settlers arrived in 1607, they founded Jamestown on a narrow peninsula bordered on three sides by the _______ River.

Back 34

James River

Front 35

Many settlers died of _______ and _______.

Back 35

starvation and disease

Front 36

By the 1640's, the burgesses became a separate legislative body called the _______ of _______.

Back 36

House of Burgesses

Front 37

What did England hope to find in America?

Back 37

silver and gold

Front 38

What legislative body gave the settlers the opportunity to control their own government?

Back 38

House of Burgesses

Front 39

Which assembly in 1619 included two representatives from each of the divisions of Virginia along with, the governor's council, and the governor? They met as one legislative body.

Back 39

The first General Assembly