Title: A Look at Jamestown
1A Look at Jamestown
2Who were the settlers? Leaders?
- English Settlers
- Led by Captain John Smith
3What type of colony was Jamestown? Did it change?
- At first colonist looked for gold and silver
- The colonists were forced to farm or they would
have starved to death!
4When was Jamestown settled and when was the
starving time?
- April 1607 150 settlers lost 38 people in the
first year - Winter of 1609 was the starving time
5Why did they select Jamestown as a location? Why
didnt they get along with their neighbors?
- Jamestown was near the first Roanoke settlement
in N.C. - The Powhatan people were beginning to feel
threatened by the newcomers - The Powhatan people killed the colonists
livestock and threatened farmers
6Where was it located?
7How was Jamestown saved from failure?
- Relief ships from England discovery of Brown
Gold TOBACCO!!!
8Add this vocab. concept to the bottom of the
worksheet or put it into your notebook
A PERSON WHO WORKED in the colonies f or a period
of three to seven years IN EXCHANGE FOR PASSAGE
or basic needs. This system resulted due to a
shortage of labor in the new world.