"Early English Settlements (2018)"

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• good farmland and fishing
• natural riches such as gold
• independence from England
• freedom to practice their religion

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• It was high in the hills.
• It was too rocky to farm.
• It was a marsh with poor land.
• It was too near the American Indians.

Which settlement is known as the "lost colony"?

• Plymouth
• Jamestown
• Roanoke
• England

Who was the Native American that new English and helped the Pilgrims plant crops?

• Massasoit
• Wamponoag
• Squanto
• Powhatan

Was Plymouth the first, second or third settlement ?

• first

• second

• third

Why was the first winter hard for the Pilgrims ?

• The Native Americans ruined all their crops.

• They had never seen snow before.

• They landed too late in the year to plant crops.

What did Pilgrims sign before landing in Plymouth?

• Mayflower Compact

• English Contract

• New World Compact

• Nothing they just left England

The Jamestown colonists called the winter of 1609-1610

• the lavish time
• the starving time
• the good time
• the friendly time

Roanoke is in what current US state?

• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina

What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?

• the search for food
• the search for gold and silver
• the search for tobacco
• the search for religious freedom