Question

How did Africans change Jamestown?

Responses


A. They spread the religion of Christianity.



B. They set up the first government.



C. They kept the Europeans from destroying the land.



D. They made raising tobacco possible.

Answer 1

Africans change Jamestown by they made raising tobacco possible. The correct option is D.

Who brought the first Africans to Jamestown?

The arrival of "20 and odd" Africans in late August 1619, not on a Dutch ship as reported by John Rolfe, but on an English warship, White Lion, sailing with letters of marque issued by the Protestant Dutch Prince Maurice, son of William of Orange to the English Captain Jope.

The Angolans brought with them useful skills and knowledge, including farming, to the Jamestown colony. They might have known how to grow crops like tobacco. Because tobacco agriculture in Virgenia required a lot of labor, Africans were a valuable addition to the colony because they allowed the tobacco economy to grow.

Thus, the selection is option D.