Jamestown Colonization Worksheet PDF

**WORKSHEET- HISTORY OF THE USA:** **1607 (Colonists land at Jamestown)** 1. Jamestown Colony was the **first permanent English** settlement in **North America** located near today's Williamsburg, Virginia. 2. During 1606 "Virginia" was the English name for the entire **eastern coast**...

**WORKSHEET- HISTORY OF THE USA:** **1607 (Colonists land at Jamestown)** 1. Jamestown Colony was the **first permanent English** settlement in **North America** located near today's Williamsburg, Virginia. 2. During 1606 "Virginia" was the English name for the entire **eastern coast** of North America. 3. In late December **1606** approximately 100 colonists departed England in three ships -- **Susan Constant, the Godspeed** and the **Discovery** under the command of **Christopher Newport.** 4. \- **Capt. John Smith,** was a mercenary who had fought in the **Netherlands** and **Hungary** 5. The colonists and local tribes conducted **business** with each other. The English trading **metal tools** and other goods for the Native Americans **food supplies** 6. **Christopher Newport took** five colonists including Smith and some sailors with him on an expedition to explore **the rivers flowing into the Chesapeake** and to look for a way to the **Pacific Ocean** 7. Newport was English **seaman and explorer, captain** of the Susan Constant. The **commander** of three ships which carried settlers for the Virginia Company in 1607 on the way finding the settlement at **James River,Jamestown in Virginia.** 8. The first mass casualties of the colony took place in **August 1607** The reason was the combination of **bad** water from the river and disease bearing a flying insect -- **mosquitoes** and limited amount of **food rations** This created a wave of **dysentery** - an infection of the bowels that causes severe diarrhoea with loss of blood, severe **fever** and many other serious health problems. 9. In 1608, a lot of colonists put effort into searching for **gold** 10. President Ratcliffe was the captain of the **Discovery** but people were not satisfied with him. This is the reason why he **resigned** and very well- known **John Smith** took his place in 1608, in September and no settlers died of **starvation** 11. Smith was seriously **injured** and **nobleman-George Percy** took his place as the colony's leader. 12. The winter 1609-1610 is commonly known as **the Starving Time** 13. Pocahontas was **daughter of Wahunsenaca,Chief Powhatan,wife of John Rolfe** 14. Pocahontas brought peace between **Powhotans and English people** 15. Pocahontas' husband wanted to **establish tobacco industry** 16. In 1619, the arrival of the first **Africans** in English America. 17. What was their position? TO FILL THIS WORKSHEET LOOK AT: https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colony/The-Starving-Time-and-near-abandonment-1609-11