The First English Colonies Notes

What word was carved into the trees at Roanoke Island?

• CROATOAN

• VIRGINIA

• JAMESTOWN

• ENGLAND

What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• New Amsterdam

What crop did John Rolfe introduce to the Jamestown settlement?

• Corn

• Tobacco

• Cotton

• Wheat

What was the purpose of the headright system in Jamestown?

• To provide food for the settlers

• To encourage settlers to come to the colony

• To establish trade with Native Americans

• To build relationships with the local Powhatan people

What was the main reason for the Virginia Company's plan to establish a new settlement?

• To find religious freedom

• To find riches (gold, fish, and furs)

• To escape from England

• To establish trade routes

What did John White decide to do when he couldn't reach Chesapeake Bay?

• Return to England for more supplies and settlers

• Establish a settlement on Roanoke Island

• Explore further inland

• Build a fort on the coast

Where was Jamestown located?

• On the west coast of North America

• On one of the many rivers on the east coast of North America

• In the Appalachian Mountains

• In the Rocky Mountains

What was a key step in the development of representative, democratic government in America?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

Who taught the Pilgrims to grow corn, beans, and pumpkins?

• Pocahontas

• Squanto and Samoset

• Sacagawea

• Chief Powhatan

What did the Pilgrims learn from Squanto and Samoset besides growing crops?

• How to build houses

• How to hunt and fish

• How to navigate the seas

• How to trade with Europeans