Jamestown Test Review

When did settlers from England first arrive in Jamestown?

• 1492

• 1620

• 1619

• 1607

True or False: Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in America.

• True

• False

What were two reasons that the English wanted to colonize in America? (Choose TWO)

• to gain religious freedom

• to gain wealth (gold and silver)

• to have a vacation spot

• to gain power

The Virginia Company of London _____________ the settlement of Jamestown.

• denied

• loved

• financed (paid for)

• forgot about

Jamestown was located on the James River on a ______________

• 
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Check all the reasons why the location was chosen by the colonists to settle Jamestown:

• It was easy to defend from Spanish attack

• They found gold and silver there

• They thought there would be clean drinking water

• The water near it was deep enough for the ships to dock

Who granted the charter that gave the colonists permission to start a settlement in America?

• Queen Elizabeth

• President James

• King Henry

• King James I

Africans were brought to Jamestown ___________________.

• voluntarily

• because they were paid to

• against their will

• because they wanted to

In 1620 who arrived at Jamestown?

• English men

• Africans

• Women

In 1619 who arrived at Jamestown?

• English men

• Africans

• Women