Jamestown

The Jamestown Settlement

Jamestown Test: Click here to view notes for the test


 * JAMESTOWN RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT**


 * DIRECTIONS:**
 * You must use at least 2 different resources (books - found in the classroom, videos - on the wiki, audio of textbook - on the wiki, Chapter 6 on crenshawsclass.wikispaces.com, passenger list parchment - in the classroom) to answer the following questions.**


 * 1) When was Jamestown established?
 * 2) Where was it built?
 * 3) Why did the people select this spot?
 * 4) Who were the people that built Jamestown?
 * 5) What kind of jobs did these people have before coming to Jamestown?
 * 6) Why did these people come to the New World to begin the Jamestown Settlement?
 * 7) What did Jamestown look like?
 * 8) How was Jamestown built?
 * 9) What problems did the people have during the first year while living at Jamestown?
 * 10) Explain why Jamestown was able to survive as compared to the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
 * 11) What Native Americans lived in this area?
 * 12) How did the Native Americans and the people of Jamestown interact with one another (how did they get along)?
 * 13) Would you have wanted to be one of the members living in Jamestown? Why or why not?


 * Be prepared to discuss the information (not just read it from your paper) you found above during a classroom discussion about the Jamestown Settlement. **

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