DBA Social Studies Review

What do the James, York, Rappahannock, and Potomac River all have in common?

• They are all in West Virginia

• They all flow into the Chesapeake Bay

• You can swim with sharks in them

• They all meet in the Atlantic Ocean

American Indian populations were most impacted by the introduction of European - 

• weapons
• diseases
• religion
• culture

Which River does not exist in Virginia?

• James River

• Potomac River

• Hudson River

• Rappahannock River

• York River

What is the first permanent English Colony in the New World?

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• New Spain

What is the time in History when the colonists of Jamestown were starving and dying during winter?

• The Starving Time

• The Renaissance

• The Dark Ages

• The Age of Exploration

The colonist had little experience in

• hunting

• farming

• searching for gold

• economic policy

The purpose of establishing the Virginia Colony was to ___. (Choose ALL that apply)

• gain more wealth

• find gold and silver

• farm and hunt

• gather raw materials for England

In late 1607, with winter approaching and the Jamestown colony short of food, Captain John Smith began trading with local Native Americans - a group called the

• Comanche

• Iroquois

• Inuit

• Powhatan

Life in the early colonies was...

• Easy! They had everything they needed!
• Difficult! New diseases, attacks from Native Americans, and starvation made life hard.
• Fun! They had new adventures everyday!
• Boring! Colonist had nothing to do.

What is not one of the reasons Jamestown was chosen?

• The Virginia Company said to go inland

• They wanted to meet Native Indians

• It was easily defendable

• The water was deep enough for the ships

• Supply of water and land