Early English Settlement

John White returned to _____ in 1590 and found it deserted.

• Virginia

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

______ means to be of higher quality and/or status.

• inferior

• superior

• subordinate

• menial

The triangular shape of Fort James made it ...

• difficult to get supplies.

• challenging to plant crops.

• easy to defend against natives and Spanish.

• easy to defend against sickness.

Who is credited with having the idea to plant tobacco in Jamestown?

• John White

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• John Casor

Which statement best describes John Smith's role in Jamestown?

• John Smith was a tough individual who ensured the early survival of Jamestown by having a strict stance about work and by his efforts to engage with the native peoples.

• John Smith was a trouble-maker and is responsible for the bad relations between Powhatan and the Jamestown colonists.

• John Smith was weak minded and failed at his leadership role in Jamestown. He left the colony in shame.

• John Smith was loved by all for his benevolent and respectful treatment of all of the colonists and the natives in the region.

Why did Europeans want to come to the new world?

• To gain basic freedoms such as thought and religion

• To escape the grips of feudal Europe

• For more opportunities in life

• All of the above

Which of the following is often called the "Lost Colony"?

• Jamestown

• Virginia

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

Who was the first English child born in America?

• Molly Pitcher

• Elizabeth Mather

• Anne Hutchinson

• Virginia Dare

What was the name of the joint-stock company that was attempting profit from the settlement at Jamestown?

• The Virginia Company

• The East India Company

• The James Company

• The New World Company

The word "Croatoan" was carved into a post or tree in ____.

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• St. Augustine