Jamestown Part 1 - Questions (BrainPop Video)

Of these countries, which was the last to begin colonizing efforts in the Americas?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Portugal

Sir Walter Raleigh did all of the following, except:

• Serve Queen Elizabeth I

• Claim land on America's East coast

• Name Virginia

• Establish Jamestown

The tough environment of the Virginia coast spurred Native tribes to:

• Band together for strength

• Move farther inland

• Abandon hunting in favor of farming

• Attack European settlements

Powhatan was the name of:

• A village

• A chief

• A confederacy

• All of these

The Virginia Company of London relied on money from _____ to set up Jamestown.

• King James I

• Government taxes

• Private investors

• Foreign allies

Most of Jamestown's early settlers were motivated by a desire for:

• Wealth

• Self-rule

• Religious freedom

• Scientific knowledge

What made Jamestown's original location so difficult to settle?

• It was far from the shore

• It was a mosquito-infested swamp

• It was unoccupied

• It was claimed by the Spanish

The Powhatan traded food to the settlers in exchange for:

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Wahunsenacawh viewed an alliance with Jamestown as protection against:

• English expansion

• French invasion

• Attacks from rival tribes

• Revolts from his own people

Pocahontas's role in interactions between the Powhatan and the English was most similar to:

• A spy

• A warrior

• A merchant

• An ambassador