Flashcards on Jamestown Settlement

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When was the Jamestown Settlement established?

1607

Who led the Jamestown Settlement?

Captain John Smith

Which Native American tribe helped the Jamestown settlers during the starving time?

Powhatan Confederacy

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Jamestown Settlement

What crop ultimately became profitable for the Jamestown settlers?

Tobacco

Who was the first elected representative assembly in English America?

House of Burgesses

Which English company funded the Jamestown Settlement?

Virginia Company

What was the major challenge faced by the Jamestown settlers during their early years?

Starvation

Who was the Native American princess who famously saved John Smith from execution?

Pocahontas

What was the main purpose of the Jamestown Settlement?

Establishing an English colony

Why did many Jamestown settlers die in the early years?

Disease

Which European country established the Jamestown Settlement?

England

What were the three ships that brought settlers to Jamestown?

Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery

Who was the first English child born in the Jamestown Settlement?

Virginia Dare

What was the relationship between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan tribe?

Often hostile

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Who led the Jamestown Settlement?



When was the Jamestown Settlement established?



What was the main purpose of the Jamestown Settlement?



Which European country established the Jamestown Settlement?



What crop ultimately became profitable for the Jamestown settlers?



Who was the Native American princess who famously saved John Smith from execution?



Who was the first elected representative assembly in English America?



What was the major challenge faced by the Jamestown settlers during their early years?



What was the relationship between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan tribe?



What were the three ships that brought settlers to Jamestown?




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