Jamestown and Plymouth

What was the name of the British colony in North America that seemingly disappeared?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Croatoan

Which king gave the Virginia Company of London a charter to build settlements in North America?

• King Louis I

• King Henry I

• King Ferdinand I

• King James I

The charter that King James I signed said that the colonists would live in a new territory in America called:

• Virginia

• New London

• New England

• Massachusetts

The land that Jamestown was built on could be described as:

• rocky

• dry

• tropical

• swampy

This British captain helped get things in order by making strict laws in Jamestown.

• William Bradford

• John Rolfe

• Josh Allen

• John Smith

What was the name of the Native American chief who gave the colonists of Jamestown corn and much-needed food?

• Pocahontas

• Tatanka

• Powchaka

• Powhatan

What crop helped turn things around for Jamestown?

• cotton

• wheat

• tobacco

• corn

Representatives in the Jamestown government were called:

• senators

• reppies

• burgesses

• counsels

What is the name for the type of government in which the community elects a specific person to represent them?

• You're It Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

What was the name of the great charter signed in 1215 that forced the King of England to give power to the nobles?

• the constitution

• the declaration of independence

• the magna carta

• the provision of rights