Jamestown II Flashcards
(32 cards)
What year was Jamestown founded?
1607
Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony?
Captain John Smith
What Native American chief had a significant role in helping the Jamestown settlers?
Chief Powhatan
What was the name of the first representative assembly in America, established in Jamestown in 1619?
House of Burgesses
What was the first successful cash crop in Jamestown?
Tobacco
What was the name of the ship that brought the first African slaves to Jamestown in 1619?
White Lion
What was the period of severe starvation in Jamestown during the winter of 1609-1610 called?
The Starving Time
Who was the first English child born in Jamestown?
Virginia Dare
What disease spread through Jamestown in 1608, killing many settlers?
Malaria
What was the name of the fort built by the Jamestown settlers in Virginia?
James Fort
Who was the Native American woman who acted as an intermediary between the Powhatan Confederacy and the Jamestown settlers?
Pocahontas
What was the name of the joint-stock company that funded the establishment of Jamestown?
Virginia Company
What was the primary motivation for the establishment of Jamestown?
Economic gain
What was the name of the Native American confederation that had conflicts with the Jamestown settlers?
Powhatan Confederacy
What was the name of the Englishman who introduced tobacco cultivation to Jamestown?
John Rolfe
What was the name of the supply ship that brought much-needed provisions to Jamestown in 1610?
The Deliverance
Who became the first elected governor of the Jamestown colony in 1620?
George Yeardley
What was the name of the Native American uprising against the Jamestown settlers in 1622?
Powhatan Uprising
What was the name of the second settlement established by the Virginia Company after Jamestown?
Plymouth
What was the name of the Native American who warned the Jamestown settlers of an impending attack during the Powhatan Uprising?
Chanco
What was the name of the law that mandated tobacco cultivation in Jamestown?
Tobacco Law
What was the name of the Native American woman who married John Rolfe?
Rebecca (Pocahontas)
What was the name of the conflict between English settlers and Native Americans in 1644 that resulted in the defeat of the Powhatan Confederacy?
Second Anglo-Powhatan War
What was the name of the Englishman who was captured by Native Americans but later became a key figure in Jamestown?
John Smith
