American History: Jamestown Settlement
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The first permanent English settlement in British North America in 1607 was _____.

  • Richmond
  • Williamsburg
  • Jamestown (correct)
  • England hoped to find ____ and ____ in America.

  • Silver and gold (correct)
  • Rivers and lakes
  • furs and pottery
  • The settlement at Jamestown would provide England with _____ while opening new markets for trade.

  • American Indians to be used as labor
  • the power to control government
  • raw materials (correct)
  • Jamestown was chosen for a settlement because the water along the shore was _____ for ships to dock.

    <p>deep enough</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The _____ of the Virginia Company of London financed the settlement of Jamestown.

    <p>stockholders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The king of England granted ____ to the Virginia Company of London to define physical boundaries of the colony.

    <p>charters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The charters extended English ____ to the settlers.

    <p>rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The site the colonists chose to live on was ___ and lacked ____ drinking water.

    <p>marshy, safe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The native people showed the settlers how to plant _____ and harvest _____.

    <p>corn and tobacco</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The native people traded mainly food, fur and leather with the English in exchange for _____, _____ and _____.

    <p>tools, pots and guns</p> Signup and view all the answers

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