VA Settlement Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the first attempts at settling in what is the modern day US?
The first two attempts were failures.

Why did the colonist settle in Jamestown?
There was free land, which they use to grow crops.

What Indians did the colonist deal with in Jamestown?
The colonist dealt with the powhatans.


What hardships did the people of Jamestown face?
The colonist became sick from mosquitoes and couldn’t tend their crops.

What crop becomes the one that allows Jamestown to turn a profit?
Tobacco

What are the effects of the Jamestown colonies expansion?
There were many diseases.
Describe Bacon’s Rebellion: There was a war in 1675 against the Indians and the settlers over land