Name _____________________________
Test Date _________________
Study Guide for Jamestown
(SOL VS3d,e,f,g)
Word Bank
John Smith
General
Governor
Burgesses
Tobacco
Africans
Pocahontas
legislative
marshy
starvation
agriculture
supply
leadership
survival
1620
skills
1640’s
food
invaders
tools
House of Burgesses
Angola
water
council
men
1619
Powhatan
trading
Portuguese
women
copper
corn
disease
Virginia General Assembly
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the correct answers by using words from the Word Bank listed above.
System of Government (SOL VS3d)
 In ______________, the governor of Virginia called a meeting of the ________________
Assembly.
 The General Assembly included:
o two representatives (called ____________________) from each of the divisions
of Virginia
o the governor’s __________________
o the ___________________________
 They met as one legislative body.
 At that time, only certain free adult ______________ had a right to take part.
 By the _______________ , the burgesses became a separate legislative body, called the
__________________________________
o They met separately from the Governor’s Council as one of the two legislative
bodies of the General Assembly.
House of Burgesses (SOL VS3d)
 The House of Burgesses was the first elected ___________________ body in English
America giving settlers the opportunity to control their own government.
 The current ___________________________ dates from the establishment of the
House of Burgesses at Jamestown.
Arrival of Africans and Women to the Jamestown Settlement (SOL VS3e)
 The arrival of additional ____________________ in ______________ made it possible
for more settlers to establish families and a permanent settlement at Jamestown.
 _________________ arrived in Jamestown against their will in 1619.
o ____________________ sailors captured African men and women from what is
present day _________________.
o The status of these early African men and women as either servants or slaves in
Virginia is unknown.
 The arrival of Africans made it possible to expand the __________________ economy.
Hardships Faced by the Settlers (SOL VS3f)
 The site they chose to live on was ______________ and lacked safe drinking _________.
 The settlers lacked some ________________ necessary to provide for themselves.
 Many settlers died of ___________________ and ____________________.
Changes that Resulted in Survival (SOL VS3f)
 The arrival of _________________ ships
 The forced work program and strong leadership of _______________________
 The emphasis on _____________________
. . . all resulted in the survival of the colony.
Interactions of the English Settlers and the Powhatans (SOL VS3g)
 Captain John Smith initiated ___________________ relationships with the native
peoples.
 The native peoples traded mainly _____________________ with the English in exchange
for ________________, pots, and _______________ for jewelry.
 The native peoples contributed to the survival of the Jamestown settlers in several ways
o ____________________ , chief of many tribes, provided __________________ to
his people and taught the settlers _________________ skills
o ____________________, daughter of Powhatan, served as a contact between the
native peoples and the English
o The native peoples showed the settlers how to plant _____________ and
tobacco.
 Over time the native peoples realized the English settlement would continue to grow
o The native peoples came to see the settlers as _________________ who would
take over their land.
ESSAY QUESTIONS – Be prepared to answer each of the following questions thoroughly.
1) Name the 3 groups of people who made up the General Assembly that first met in
Jamestown in 1619 and explain why this meeting was so important. (SOL VS3d)
The General Assembly consisted of the governor, the governor’s council, and the
burgesses. By the 1640’s, the burgesses became a separate legislative body, called the
House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative body in
English America giving settlers the opportunity to control their own government.
The current Virginia General Assembly dates from the establishment of the House of
Burgesses at Jamestown.
2) What affect did the arrival of additional women have on the Jamestown colony? (SOL
VS3e)
The arrival of additional women made it possible for more settlers to establish families
and a permanent settlement at Jamestown. The Jamestown colony began to grow.
Eventually the Native Americans began to see the settlers as invaders because they
were starting to take over the Powhatan’s land.
3) The colonists faced many hardships. Name three of them. (SOL VS3f)
a. The site they chose to live on was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
b. The settlers lacked some skills necessary to provide for themselves.
c. Many settlers died of starvation and disease
4) The Powhatan and the English settlers began to establish a trading relationship.
What did the Powhatans give the English? What did the English give the Powhatans in
return? (SOL VS3g)
The native peoples traded mainly food with the English in exchange for tools, pots, and
copper for jewelry.