Why did England want to start a colony in America?
Jamestown: Reasons for Colonization and Charters

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Belinda Miller
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to increase her population
to have a place to send bad people
increase her wealth and power
The King of England wanted to move there.
2.
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What did England hope to find in America?
gold and diamonds
gold and silver
silver and glitter
Cowboys and Indians
3.
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What year was Jamestown founded?
1907
1618
1620
1607
4.
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Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
the citizens of London
the King of England
the stockholders on Wall Street
the stockholders of the Virginia Company of London
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What colony became the first permanent English settlement in British North America?
Yorktown
Jamestown
the James River
Virginia
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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An American settlement would do what for England?
furnish raw materials and open new trade markets
provide England with new materials to build ships
furnish the King with jewels for his crown
furnish England with new technology
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Who had the power to grant charters allowing settlement in North America?
The Queen of England
The King of Spain
Captain John Smith
The King of England
8.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
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The charters allowed the Virginia Company of London to do which of the following? Select all correct answers.
establish a settlement in North America
buy 3 ships to sail around the world
define the physical boundaries of the colony
extend the English rights to the settlers
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Jamestown was primarily an____________________?
amazing adventure
impossible venture
economic venture
unbelievable venture
10.
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The first permanent English settlement in America was Jamestown.
True
False
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