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Jamestown Review

Authored by Michael Chavis

History

5th - 8th Grade

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Jamestown Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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When and where was the Jamestown settled?

1492, in Florida

1515, in Mexico

1620, on Roanoke Island, NC

1607, in Virginia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What rule did John Smith make that saved the settlement?

If you do not work, you do not eat.

Treat others as you want to be treated.

If you find gold, you get to keep it.

Every man must go to church

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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How did John Rolfe help Jamestown generate income for the Virginia Company?

by introducing a new type of tobacco that could be grown productively in Virginia

by making friends with the native Americans a starting a positive trading relationship with the Powhatans

by discovering gold in the James River and using NAtive Americans to mine it

by planting corn and potatoes on a large scale and shipping them back to Europe to sale in European markets

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Jamestown important to American History?

because it was the first attempt to settle in the New World by the English

because it was the first permanent (lasting) English colony in North America

because it was the first permanent (lasting) European settlement in North America

because it resulted in the discovery of the New World (the Americas) by England

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who PAID for the settlement of Jamestown?

King of England

Sir Walter Raleigh

Virginia Company of London

John Smith

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?

To work on Sugar Plantations

To seek Religious freedom

To work as slaves on tobacco plantations

To fight against American Indians

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Virginia Company of London was a group of ________________ who invested money to finance ships and supplies needed for the voyage.

indentured servants

Lords

businessmen

Kings

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