The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on A. ...

[nevelica]

Question 1

The Virginia Company developed the headright system to
 
  A. require families to migrate together.
 
  B. raise revenue from the sale of land.
 
  C. discourage poor people from moving to the colony.
 
  D. cause conflict among the neighboring Indian tribes.
 
  E. attract new settlers to the colony.

Question 2

The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from
 
  A. the cultivation of cotton.
 
  B. the discovery of gold and silver.
 
  C. development of fisheries and lumber.
 
  D. fur trade with the Indians.
 
  E. the production of tobacco.

Question 3

The starving time in Jamestown during the winter of 16091610 was partly the result of
 
  A. an influx of rats from settlers' ships that ate much of the stored grains.
 
  B. a barricade set up by the Indians, which kept the colonists from hunting and cultivating food inland.
 
  C. the extermination of the Indians who used to grow crops.
 
  D. the sinking of the colonists' supply ship in the Atlantic.
 
  E. a drought that led to crop failures.

Question 4

Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by
 
  A. imposing work and order on the colonists.
 
  B. dividing decision-making authority among the colonists to improve morale.
 
  C. waging all-out war with the local Indians.
 
  D. introducing tobacco to the colonists.
 
  E. importing African slaves to rebuild the fort.

Question 5

The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on
 
  A. converting the local Indians to Christianity.
 
  B. the search for gold.
 
  C. developing peaceful relations with the Indians in the area.
 
  D. the long-term success of the settlement.
 
  E. building a family-centered community.

[nital]

Answer 1

E

Answer 2

E

Answer 3

B

Answer 4

A

Answer 5

B

[nevelica]

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