Jamestown

English colonial settlement · 1607–1699 · Virginia
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, founded in 1607 and named for King James I.
The kit
- Founding — Jamestown settlers first arrived aboard the Discovery, Godspeed, and Susan Constant in 1607 on Powhatan Confederacy lands.
- Starving Time — Jamestown residents practiced cannibalism during the Starving Time, ended when the Third Supply and Baron De la Warr brought food.
- Economic development — Jamestown became profitable after John Rolfe introduced tobacco cultivation using seeds he planted at the settlement.
- Conflicts — Jamestown was burned during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 after William Berkeley refused to retaliate against native attacks.
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Virginia
Bacon's Rebellion
John Rolfe
tobacco
The ladder · 15 clues
A ship called the Sea Venture was wrecked while trying to aid this colony, whose residents practiced cannibalism during the "Starving Time." John Rolfe introduced tobacco to this colony, which was established on the lands of the Powhatan Confederacy. name this first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
Rolfe planted his tobacco seeds in his residence at this first permanent English colony in America.
A native boy warned colonist Richard Pace of a planned attack on this settlement by Chief Opechancanough [oh-petch-an-CAWN-oh].
In this settlement, Edward Maria Wingfield won the first ever election in the New World.
Settlers first arrived at this location aboard the Discovery, Godspeed, and Susan Constant.
In 2012, archaeologists uncovered a skeleton in this city dubbed “Jane” that shows evidence of having been cannibalized.
This city was the site of the first recorded workers’ strike in history when Polish artisans refused to work if they couldn’t vote. 350 years after this city’s founding, visitors could see full-sized replicas of three ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery.
This city was burned after William Berkeley refused to retaliate against native attacks, sparking Bacon’s Rebellion.
Opechancanough [[oh-puh-CHAN-uh-koh]] opposed the expansion of this city whose "Third Supply" mission was delayed by the wreck of the Sea Venture.
The "starving time" was a harsh period in this colony, whose leader John Smith was saved by Pocahontas.
This settlement was burned to the ground in 1676 during Bacon’s Rebellion.
This settlement was saved by the Third Supply whose food delivery ended the Starving Time.
The first permanent settlement by the British in North America was this Virginia colony named for a Stuart king.
The lack of supply ships from England led to this settlement's Starving Time, and planter John Rolfe popularized tobacco in this colony.
10 more clues from the record
This city may have been saved from encroaching native forces when a young boy named Chanco warned Richard Pace.
In this city, Polish glassblowers and craftsmen went on strike after being denied voting rights.
An alternative to this settlement named Henricus was founded by Thomas Dale and later destroyed in a massacre led by Nemattanew.
It was founded in 1607 and named for the first Stuart king of England. :John Smith was a leader of the colonists who built what first English settlement in Virginia?
The residents of this city once narrowly escaped destruction by Chief Opechancanough, and George Percy proved incompetent in negotiating with native tribes.
Under the leadership of John Rolfe, this city's residents began to cultivate tobacco.
This settlement served as the capital of the Colony of Virginia before being replaced by Williamsburg. It is widely known as the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
Baron De la Warr’s supplies saved this place from its “starving time.” The Godspeed, Discovery, and Susan Constant brought the first people to it.
The leader of a rebellion in this colony targeting the Doeg people issued the Declaration of the People of [this colony].
“Martin the Armenian” emigrated from modern-day Iran to this city, to which he introduced silkworms.



























































































