Jamestown and Plymouth

The first permanent English settlement in North America was?

• Plymouth
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

What were some of the reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?

• to gain wealth
• to stop slavery
• to gain indentured servants
• to gain independence

The most profitable crop in the Jamestown colony was

• lumber

• peanuts

• corn

• tobacco

In what year was Jamestown settled?

• 1492
• 1607
• 1776
• 2007

Which Indian helped the Pilgrims grew food to survive the second winter at Plymouth?

• Samoset

• Massasoit

• Pocahontas

• Squanto

Which leader told the colonists at Jamestown, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?

• Chief Powhatan

• Christopher Newport

• Lord De La Warr

• Captain John Smith

What was the significance of the House of Burgesses?

• Helped develop a representative government in Jamestown.

• Established the first army in the New World.

• Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.

• Determined who could leave the colony.

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.
• You cannot have a raccoon as a pet.

Who developed a curing process that helped make Tobacco the "cash crop" of the Jamestown economy?

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

• Pocahontas

• Squanto

The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony (Jamestown) was

• lumber

• peanuts

• corn

• tobacco