Jamestown Colony Quiz

What is a drought?

• A long period without snow

• A long period without rain

• A long period without wind

• A long period without sunshine

What does an investor do?

• Gives money to a business hoping to earn more money in return

• Borrows money from a business

• Sells products for a business

• Manages the finances of a business

What was the House of Burgesses?

• A royal palace in England

• A legislative body set up by the Virginia Company including 22 representatives

• A religious institution in the Jamestown colony

• A trading post in North America

What is the role of a representative?

• To explore new territories for the colony

• To cook food for the colony

• To build houses for the colony

• To speak and act for the voters

Why did Queen Elizabeth want to colonize North America?

• To find new sources of gold

• To establish a military base

• To expand England's territory

• To compete with Spain's colony

Who landed in the state of what is now North Carolina in 1584?

• John White

• King James I

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Francis Drake

Where did the settlers sent by Raleigh in 1585 settle?

• Roanoke Island

• Plymouth Rock

• Cape Cod

• Jamestown

Who gave the Virginia Company the power to carry out the project to set up a settlement?

• John White

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• King James I

• Queen Elizabeth

What did the Virginia Company invite investors to do?

• Buy shares of the company

• Work as laborers in the colony

• Explore new territories

• Trade with the Native Americans

What was the instruction given to the Jamestown colony in 1606 regarding the Native Americans?

• To make peace with the Native Americans

• To avoid contact with the Native Americans

• To trade with the Native Americans

• To conquer the Native Americans