Chapter 6 Early English Settlements

Which is the first English settlement in the New World that is known as the "lost colony?"

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Philadelphia

• Roanoke

Which colony (a town in present-day Massachusetts) was started for religious reasons?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• New York

• Roanoke

A small community started by people who are new to an area is called a ________________.

• neighborhood

• fort

• settlement

• exploration

Which was the cash crop in Virginia that was "like gold" and was used for trading for goods?

• tobacco

• wheat

• corn

• tomatoes

Separatists___________________________.

• didn't want to stay in the New World anymore.

• didn't want to belong to the Church of England anymore.

• didn't want to follow William Bradford's rules anymore.

• didn't want to live with the other Pilgrims.

The agreement that described the way the Pilgrims planned to first govern themselves in the New World was the ________________.

• Mayflower of Independence

• Mayflower Constitution

• Mayflower Laws of Order

• Mayflower Compact

Which person sent the settlers to establish Roanoke?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Captain John Smith

• Queen Mary

• William Bradford

Why was Squanto important to the early settlers?

• He taught the Pilgrims how to farm and plant crops so they could survive.

• He became the leader of the first colony.

• He started the first store in the New World.

• He helped the Separatists find gold.

True or False: Pocahontas was a Native American who helped the Jamestown settlers survive.

• True

• False

Which was the first successful colony started in Virginia in hopes of finding gold and other natural riches?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Pennsylvania