Question

Select the statements which are true of the developing colony at jamestown. tobacco became the main crop and made the colony profitable. the colony was started with families.

Answer 1

The correct answers are A) Tobacco became the main crop and made the colony profitable and C) The first African slaves were brought in by the Dutch in 1619.

The statements which are true of the developing colony at Jamestown are Tobacco became the main crop and made the colony profitable and the first African slaves were brought in by the Dutch in 1619.

The English arrived in North America in early 1607. They established the forts permanent settlement in Jamestown, in what now is Virginia. It was named after King James I. The place had three rivers that benefited so much for drinking, irrigation and defense purposes. The first African slaves were brought in by the Dutch in 1619, and Tobacco was the king of crops in Virginia. It was so good that it was exported to Britain.

The other options to the question were B) The colony was started with families and D) The London Company kept the title to all the land for itself.

Answer 2

The fact about Tabacco is true. But the colony was set up by men from the Virginia company not by families