3 Virginia Studies Jamestown

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

1. Easily defended from attack 2. Water deep enough for ships to dock 3. Good supply of fresh water.

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

1619

In what year did women arrive in Jamestown?

1620

Who arrived in Jamestown against their will?

Africans

What did they call citizen representatives sent to the Virginia Assembly?

Burgesses

The charters extended _________ ___________ to the colonists.

English rights

The Virginia House of Burgesses later became the ________ ________ of Virginia, which continues to this day.

General Assembly

When the settlers arrived in 1607, Jamestown was located on a narrow peninsula bordered on three sides by the ___________ __________.

James River

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

Jamestown

What influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown?

Location and physical characteristics

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

Settlement

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

Settlers could establish families Jamestown became a more permanent settlement

What was the first elected legislative body in America called?

The Virginia House of Burgesses

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

Tobacco

Which assembly in 1619 included two citizen representatives from each of the divisions of Virginia, the governor's council, and the governor?

Virginia Assembly

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

Virginia Company of London

By the 1640s, the burgesses became a separate legislative body called the __________ __________ of ____________.

Virginia House of Burgesses

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

Virginia House of Burgesses

Who were considered citizens in 1619?

adult men

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

charters

The first charter of the Virginia Company of London established companies to begin ___________ in the New World.

colonies

As Jamestown grew, the system of _____________ evolved.

government

The English colonists found life in Jamestown __________ than they had expected.

harder

It is believed that Africans arrived as baptized Christians and therefore were labeled __________ __________ for a period of 5 to 7 years.

indentured servants

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

island

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

marshy drinking water

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

provide

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

sea

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

ships

Many settlers died of ____________ and __________.

starvation disease

Another reason Jamestown was chosen for the settlements was they believed they had a good supply of fresh ____________.

water