Jamestown

Question 1

Jamestown: Establishment of Jamestown

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• Established on May 4, 1607 O.S. (May 14, 1607 N.S.)- Briefly abandoned in 1610- Considered the first permanent English settlement in the Americas

Question 2

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Jamestown: Person - Captain Christopher Newport

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Led the expedition to establish Jamestown in 1607- Elected president of the governing council- Played a crucial role in the survival of Jamestown during the Starving Time

Question 3

Jamestown: Arrival of Slaves in Jamestown

From?

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• In August 1619, first recorded slaves from Africa arrived- Approximately 20 Africans from Angola- Introduced race-based indentured servitude

Question 4

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John Rolfe

Introduced successful tobacco cultivation in Jamestown in 1614- Married Pocahontas, fostering peace with natives- Contributed to the economic success of the colony

Question 5

Jamestown: Event - First Representative Assembly

Where?

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• Convened in Jamestown Church in 1619- Established one equal and uniform government- Initially, only men of English origin were permitted to vote

Question 6

Jamestown: Person - Pocahontas

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• Daughter of Chief Powhatan- Married John Rolfe in 1614- Died in England in 1617, impacting English-Native relations

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Indian Massacre on March 22, 1622- Powhatan Confederacy attacked outlying plantations- More than 300 settlers killed, one-third of the colony’s English-speaking population

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Chief Opechancanough

Opa - chan - can -ow

Led the Indian Massacre of 1622- Captured in 1646, shot by an English guard- His successor signed peace treaties with the English

Question 9

Jamestown: Event - Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)

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• Jamestown deliberately burned during the rebellion- Town eventually rebuilt after the event- Signified tensions and challenges within the colony

Question 10

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Governor William Berkeley

Governor during Bacon’s Rebellion- Temporarily relocated the Virginia legislature after Jamestown’s burning- Oversaw the transition of the capital to Middle Plantation

Question 11

Jamestown: Event - Transition of Capital to Williamsburg

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• After multiple burnings, Jamestown ceased to be the capital in 1699- New capital named Williamsburg, in honor of King William III- Legislature met in the College of William & Mary

Question 12

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John Smith

Key figure during Jamestown’s early years- Elected president of the governing council in 1608- Played a crucial role in negotiating with Native tribes and ensuring survival

Question 13

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Angela One of the first documented African slaves in Jamestown- Purchased by William Peirce in 1619- Represented the early presence of enslaved Africans in the colony

Question 14

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Captain Samuel Argall

Arrived in Jamestown in July 1609 aboard Mary and John- Successfully prevented a Spanish attack on the colony- Played a strategic role in defending Jamestown

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Sir Thomas Gates

Aboard Sea Venture during the third supply mission in 1609- Stranded in Bermuda for nine months due to a storm- Became one of the leaders in Jamestown upon arrival.

Note the repetition of the number 9

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Powhatan - Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy during Jamestown’s early years- Father of Pocahontas- Involved in negotiations and conflicts with English settlers

Question 17

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Governor Thomas West

Arrived in Jamestown in June 1610 with a relief fleet- His timely arrival granted Jamestown a reprieve during a critical time- Contributed to the survival of the colony

Question 18

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Sir George Somers Admiral of the Company aboard Sea Venture in 1609- Deliberately drove Sea Venture onto Bermuda’s reefs to prevent foundering- Played a key role in the survival of stranded settlers in Bermuda

Question 19

Jamestown: Person - SJ

• on what and when?

Answer 19

Sylvester Jordain

Aboard Sea Venture during the third supply mission in 1609- Stranded in Bermuda and involved in the construction of new ships- Contributed to the survival of the stranded settlers

Question 20

Jamestown: Person - William Tucker

Answer 20

• Born to Antoney and Isabella, the first documented African family in Jamestown- Baptized in British North America, representing early African presence- A symbol of the diversity in the colony

Question 21

Jamestown: Person - Opechancanough’s successor

Led what?

Answer 21

Necotowance (Unknown birth year – died before 1655) was Werowance (chief) of the Pamunkey tribe and Paramount Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy after Opechancanough, from 1646 until his death sometime before 1655. Necotowance signed a treaty with the Colony of Virginia in 1646, at which time he was addressed by the English as “King of the Indians.”