Early English Settlements Quiz

What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?

• A. It was high in the hills.

• B. It was too rocky to farm.

• C. It was a marsh with poor land.

• D. It was too near the American Indians.

A person who settles in a colony

• A. conquistador

• B. colonist

• pilgrim

• pioneer

The first successful English colony in North America; it was founded in 1607 in present-day Virginia

• A. Roanoke

• B. Jamestown

• C. settlement

• D. Plymouth

Which of these best describes New England at the end of King Philip's War?

• A. more prosperous than ever before

• B. completely under English control

• C. threatened by Spanish domination

• D. strengthened by trust between settlers and American Indians

One person or nation united with another for a common purpose is called

• A. an ally.

• B. a burgess.

• C. a colonist.

• D. a swamp.

A small community that is started in a new place

• A. marsh

• B. Roanoke

• C. settlement

• D. Spain

The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of

• freedom to practice their religion

• natural riches such as gold

• independence from England

• good farmland and fishing

Why is Roanoke called the 'lost colony'?

• A. John White could not find his way back to it.

• B. It lost a contest with Jamestown.

• C. Everyone went back to England.

• D. All the settlers disappeared.

Compared with Jamestown and Plymouth, the Roanoke settlement was

• A. earlier.

• B. larger.

• C. longer lasting.

• D. wealthier.

What did the pilgrims travel on to Plymouth?

• A. the railroad systems

• B. the Mayflower

• C. the Roanoke ship

• D. an unnamed vessel