Southern Colonies Quiz

What year was Jamestown settled?

• 1623

• 1620

• 1607

• 1612

How many settlers survived the first winter?

• 38

• 100

• 150

• 50

What entity offered free land to people who settled in Jamestown?

• Queen Elizabeth

• Pilgrims

• Virginia Company

• House of Burgesses

What year were the first African slaves brought to Jamestown?

• 1622

• 1619

• 1620

• 1607

Who could vote to elect representatives to the House of Burgesses?

• Property owners

• Everyone but slaves

• Everyone

• Property owners and indentured servants

When did Virginia become a Royal colony under King James I?

• 1607

• 1619

• 1622

• 1624

How many men, women and children settled on Roanoke Island?

• 500

• 50

• 100

• 150

Which colony split into two and became a royal colony?

• Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Maryland

Which colony was settled as a proprietary colony?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Carolina

Which colony is considered the Lost Colony?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• North Carolina

• Maryland