SS8 Book 2 Unit 1 Test

In 1607 a “heavenly messenger” crossed the English skies. What was this messenger?

• a. a white eagle

• b. An eclipsed moon

• c. a comet

• d. the Northern lights

What event in American history occurred in the same year as the “heavenly messenger’s” visit?

• the first visit to America by an English ship

• the first visit to Virginia by an English ship

• the first permanent English settlement in America

• the destruction of the Spanish armada by the English

Which best describes what many of the first visitors to America expected to find?

• a. a land of paradise

• b. resources to exploit

• c. dangers to overcome

• d. animals to tame

Which statement describes most of the men who arrived in Jamestown in 1607?

• Experienced soldiers, they were prepared to fight if necessary

• Calling themselves “gentlemen,” they were not trained to work

• Persecuted at home for their beliefs, they hoped to find religious freedom

• They came to hunt the wildlife they heard so much about

Ships carry ballast in the bottom of the hold when they aren’t carrying cargo. It keeps the ship steady when at sea. What do historians think may have come to America in the ballast?

• stowaways trying to get a free ride

• cotton seed

• Spanish spies

• harmful insects and bacteria

At the time of the Europeans’ arrival in eastern Virginia, what was the Indians’ way of life?

• The Indians moved from place to place

• The Indians farmed and lived in settled villages

• They mostly lived in boats along the coast

• They hunted in the winter, fished in the summer

When the Europeans arrived, the ruler of eastern Virginia was

• Powhatan

• Algonquian

• Captain Newport

• Potomac

All of the following were a feature of Indian culture when the English landed in Virginia except...

• women farmed

• children played

• leaders governed

• horses roamed

Which of the following statements about John Smith is false?

• He was almost sent back to England in chains

• He had been a slave in Turkey

• He was well liked by the settlers of Jamestown

• He learned the Indians’ ways

As leader of the Jamestown colony, what was John Smith’s working motto?

• “There was no talk, no hope, no work, but dig gold.”

• “Our drink is water; our lodgings, castles in the air.”

• “There are so many of these fish...all the world cannot be compared to it.”

• “If any would not work, neither should he eat.”