US History Unit 2.1 Review

Which of the following was NOT an original reason why the British, French, Dutch, and Spanish settled North America?

• Gold

• God

• Geography

• Glory

What was the leading cause of death for Native Americans due to European settlement?

• Famine

• Warfare

• Disease

• Anarchy

What was the name of England's first attempt at a colony in America? It ultimately became known as the "Lost Colony"

• Williamsburg

• Roanoke

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

What was the name of the first successful English settlement in America?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Williamsburg

Which of the people below was one of the leaders of Jamestown and helped the colony to establish successful relations with the Powhattan Native Americans? (But not by dating the chief's daughter!)

• John Smith

• John White

• John Winthrop

• John Rolfe

Which Native American helped the Jamestown colonists to survive and achieved peace between the Powhatan tribe and English settlers by marrying John Rolfe?

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

• Anne Hutchinson

• Pamunkey

Who saved Jamestown by introducing a stolen tobacco variety to export to England and helped with peaceful relations with the Powhatan by marrying the chief's daughter?

• John Winthrop

• Pocahontas

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

In which present-day state is Jamestown located?

• North Carolina

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• South Carolina

Which Native American tribe had an "empire" along the James River and throughout modern-day Virginia and interacted with the English settlers of Jamestown?

• Cherokee

• Iroquois

• Powhatan

• Seminole

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Jamestown colony struggled to survive? Which option did not add to the struggles of the colony?

• more on finding gold than surviving

• had to endure long periods of drought

• attacks from Native Americans

• lacked good food sources and clean water

• did not bring enough gentleman to provide money and leadership for the settlement