The Cornial Era

1 . Which of these was not necessary to get Jamestown started in 1607

a . charter from the king

b . propaganda to recruit settlers

c . a joint-stock company

d . the headright system

2 . Which of these most accurately characterizes Jamestown 's relationship with the Indians from 1607 to 1622

a . peaceful

b . unpredictable

c . hostile

d . equal

3 . A friend proudly informs you that he has found the name of his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great- grandfather on the list of passengers arriving in Jamestown in 1609 . You feel it is

your duty to inform him that

a . his ancestor was probably a very important person in England before he came

b . his ancestor probably owned slaves

c . his ancestor most likely assembled a large tobacco plantation within a year or two of his arrival

d . his ancestor most likely died a premature death or didn 't stay long

4 . Which of these most assured Jamestown 's long-term survival

a . John Rolfe developed a good tobacco to grow in Virginia soil

b . Captain Newport found the Golconda mine in 1608

c . John Smith returned to England in 1609

d . Pocahontas ' marriage , which prevented future violence with the Indians

5 . While this lesson never gives you a word-for-word definition according to what it says and the examples it gives , what is history

a . a record of precisely what happened in the past

b . the events that happened in the past that matter to us today

c . everything that ever happened

d . an attempt by historians to...