The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America by

a)     explaining the reasons for English colonization;

b)     describing how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown;

c)     identifying the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in establishing the Jamestown settlement;

d)     identifying the importance of the Virginia Assembly(1619) as the first representative legislative body in English America;

e)     identifying the importance of the arrival of Africans and women to the Jamestown settlement;

f)      describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival;

g)     describing the interactions between the English settlers and the Powhatan people, including the contributions of the Powhatans to the survival of the settlers.