First Colony in America Quiz

The first permanent colony in what is now the United States was

• a. Baltimore

• b. Plymouth

• C. Jamestown

• d. Panem

The idea of starting a colony in America was recommended to the queen by

• a. Dusean Buchannan

• b. Sir Walter Raleigh

• C. William Bradford

• d. Pocahontas

Roanoke was known as the "lost colony" because

• a. It disappeared when John White was back in England

• b. Nobody knows where it was

• c. People there always lost things

• d. John White broke his compass on his way there

What body of water was the Virginia Company founded by?

• a. The Pacific Ocean

• b. The Red Sea

• C. Sea World Orlando

• d. The Chesapeake Bay

One reason any people of Jamestown died because of

• a. Gangs

• b. Indian attacks

• C. Witch Hunting

• d. Choking

Jamestown was named after

• a. James Brown

• b. Lebron James

• c. King James

• d. James Joyce

The Leader of Jamestown was

• a. King James

• b. John Smith

• c. Captain Jack Sparrow

• d. Dr. Ben Carson

John Rolfe began planting what crop?

• Corn

• Tobacco

• C. Cotton

• d. Money Trees

People who had their trip paid for and worked on a farm to repay the debt were known as

• a. Slaves

• b. Indentured Servants

• d. Independent Contractors

Pilgrims were attempting to sail to

• India

• Africa

• California

• Virginia