Early Settlements

What was a motive for the settlers at Jamestown? 

• Religious Freedom
• To find silks and spices
• To find riches
• To make a better life for themselves

Who was the leader of Jamestown?

• John White
• John Smith
• William Bradford
• Ralph Lane

What mistake did the settlers of Jamestown make when they first arrived? 

• They arrived too late in the year to plant crops
• They built their settlement on a marsh
• They landed on a rocky area
• They were mean to the natives

Which colony had a winter known as Starving Time? 

• Roanoke
• Jamestown
• Plymouth
• Marquette

What was the effect of the colonists building their settlement on a marsh?

• The natives came and took their water
• It was too rocky to farm
• colonists were killed by mosquitoes carrying Malaria
• They were able to grow crops on the marsh

How did life improve for the settlers at Jamestown? 

• It didn't improve at all
• They sent their leader for more supplies
• They found gold
• They learned how to plant tobacco and sold it as a cash crop

What was the motive for the settlers at Plymouth? 

• Religious Freedom
• To find gold
• To find silks and spices
• To find tobacco

Who was elected governor Plymouth?

• John Smith

• John White

• Ralph Lane

• William Bradford

Who was the Native American that helped make the Plymouth settlement so successful? 

• Pocahontas
• Squanto
• Massassoit
• Manteo

What mistake did the colonists at Plymouth make when they first arrived? 

• They built their settlement on a marsh
• They didn't bring enough supplies
• They arrived too late in the year to plant crops