English Colonies in Virginia

Which country sponsored Roanoke?

• Syria
• France
• Spain
• England

Why was colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?

• The people returned to England.
• The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.
• They moved to Jamestown.
• The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything!

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Which English colony was the first permanent colony?

• Roanoke
• Plymouth
• Massachusetts Bay
• Jamestown

Why did the English settle Jamestown?

• To drive the Spanish out of the area
• To drive the French out of the area
• To trade with Native Americans
• To make a profit

What cash crop did the English grow in Jamestown?

• tobacco
• rice
• cotton
• indigo

Who was the leader of Jamestown that made peace with the Natives?

• Captain John Smith
• Paul Stevens
• Tim Allen

Who became an intermediary between the natives and the English settlers by helping them to communicate?

• Squanto
• Powhatan
• Samoset
• Pocahontas

What is a cash crop?

• Money comes from a tree

• A crop that is raised for sale not for the planters to eat

• The Planters raise the crop to eat it

• Something that you donate to the church

What major event helped keep the peace between the Native Americans and the English settlers?

• John Smith marrying Pocahontas

• John Smith became ruler of the Powhatans

• John Rolfe marrying Pocahontas

• Native Americans took over the Jamestown colony

The colony of Jamestown created what Government organization to help run the colony of Jamestown?

• Congress

• Parliament

• The White House

• House of Burgesses