WorksheetsJamestown Unit Test
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?
a)
1492
b)
1776
c)
1607
d)
1619
2.
What were the names of the three ships that left England headed for Jamestown in December of 1606?
a)
the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
b)
the Titanic, the Lusitania, and the Queen Mary
c)
the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery
d)
the Clara Oswald, the Rose Tyler and the Bad Wolf
3.
Who was the Captain of the Susan Constant and part of the original seven member council of the Jamestown Colony?
a)
Captain Christopher Newport
b)
John Rolfe
c)
Thomas Dale
d)
Lord De La Warr
4.
Who granted the charter which gave the Virginia Company of London permission to start a colony in Virginia?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
Mary, Queen of Scots
c)
King Phillip II
d)
King James I
5.
The Virginia Company of London wanted to _______________ by starting a colony in the New World.
a)
make King Jame I angry
b)
make a profit
c)
become famous
d)
make people starve
6.
The Jamestown colony was a(n) ___________________ .
a)
bad idea
b)
trading outpost
c)
economic venture
d)
political venture
7.
One of the benefits of the Jamestown location was that
a)
it was on a deep, navigable river
b)
it was a highland
c)
it was swampy
d)
it had brackish water
8.
The colonists thought Jamestown would be a good place to settle because it was on a peninsula and would be easy to ________________ .
a)
farm
b)
defend
c)
visit
9.
During the early years of the colony the settlers often experienced famine. This means they did not have enough _______________________ .
a)
shelter
b)
food
c)
clothing
d)
space
10.
The Starving time occurred during the winter of ______________ .
a)
1609-1610
b)
1619-1620
c)
1775-1776
d)
1643-1644
11.
The Sea Venture, which wrecked off the shore of Bermuda, was part of the _______________________ .
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Third Supply
c)
first charter
d)
Virginia Company of London
12.
Shortly after Captain Newport arrived with supplies in January of 1608 this burned.
a)
the storehouse
b)
the palisade
c)
the well
d)
the Governor's house
13.
During the early years of the colony many settlers died from
______________________________ .
______________________________ .
a)
famine and disease
b)
chicken pox and measles
c)
old age and cancer
d)
dragon pox and spattergroit
14.
The water at Jamestown made the colonists sick because it was ________________________ .
a)
polluted
b)
hot
c)
fresh
d)
brackish
15.
The colonists built a palisade for protection. It had _________ sides.
a)
5
b)
6
c)
4
d)
3
16.
The Virginia Company was hoping to find __________ and ___________ in Virginia.
a)
gold and silver
b)
Powhatan and Pocahontas
c)
pottery and baskets
d)
squash and beans
17.
What is the name for an official document that gives permission to a group or person?
a)
burgess
b)
charter
c)
legislative government
d)
General Assembly
18.
Which charter gave the Virginia Company of London permission to settle in Virginia?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Great
19.
Which Charter allowed for a representative government in the Virginia Colony?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Great
20.
Which charter extended English rights to the colonists?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Great
21.
Who did the Virginia Company and the colonists THINK would be attacking them?
a)
the Spanish
b)
Cherokee Indians
c)
the French
d)
Powhatan Indians
22.
Did Spain ever attack the Jamestown settlement?
a)
yes
b)
no
23.
What is the name of the river that Jamestown was situated near?
a)
York
b)
James
c)
Roanoke
d)
Potomac
24.
King James I was the king of __________.
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
England
25.
The group of investors who established the first permanent English settlement in North America was called ____________________ .
a)
The House of Burgesses
b)
The Privy Council
c)
The Virginia Company of London
d)
The Continental Congress
26.
He was responsible for developing a type of tobacco that both grew in Virginia and was liked by the English.
a)
Thomas Dale
b)
John Rolfe
c)
Powhatan
d)
Lord De La Warr
27.
This man was the first Governor of Virginia. He made the colonists turn around when they tried to abandon the colony.
a)
Governor Berkeley
b)
Lord De La Warr
c)
John Rolfe
d)
Prince Henry
28.
He was the leader of the Powhatan Indians when the English landed at Jamestown in 1607
a)
Opechancanough
b)
Powhatan
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Sitting Bull
29.
She is credited with "saving" John Smith's life. She was a friend to the settlers and convinced her father to help them learn to survive in Virginia.
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Anne Burras
c)
Opechancanough
d)
Virginia Dare
30.
He was Powhatan's brother. He led the Powhatan tribe in a vicious attack on the settlers known as the Massacre of 1622.
a)
Roanoke
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Opechancanough
d)
Werowocomoco
31.
What did the settlers trade with the Powhatan for food?
a)
corn, beans and squash
b)
pots, tools and copper
c)
ships, muskets and clothes
d)
fez, sunglasses and sonic screwdrivers
32.
John Smith helped the colonists survive the Great Frost by trading with the Native Americans for _____________ .
a)
food
b)
shelter
c)
clothing
d)
canoes
33.
The native peoples helped the settlers learn to grow _________ and ____________ .
a)
corn and tobacco
b)
rice and beans
c)
peppers and onions
d)
trees and bushed
34.
The drought during the summer of 1609 led to a poor harvest. This contributed to many deaths during the ____________ .
a)
great frost
b)
annus horribilis
c)
starving time
d)
bicentennial
35.
Eventually, as the colonists expanded their settlement beyond the fort at Jamestown, the Powhatan started to see them as _________ .
a)
invaders
b)
friends
c)
compatriots
d)
sunshine patriots
36.
Jamestown's cash crop was _______________ .
a)
corn
b)
tobacco
c)
beans
d)
squash
37.
Tobacco was also called ______________ .
a)
green gold
b)
sweet victory
c)
black gold
d)
bitter defeat
38.
Although a few women came to Jamestown in the early days of the colony, a large group of women known as the Maids of Virginia arrived in ____________ .
a)
1607
b)
1492
c)
1643
d)
1620
39.
The first meeting of the General Assembly took place in Jamestown in _________ .
a)
1643
b)
1776
c)
1492
d)
1619
40.
In 1619 the General Assembly was made up of the Governor, the ______________ and the Governor's council.
a)
burgesses
b)
daleks
c)
sunshine patriots
d)
celts
41.
An ____________________ is someone who agrees to work for a certain number of years in order to repay a debt.
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
burgess
d)
governor
42.
The Jamestown colony needed slaves and indentured servants because growing ____________ needed more labor than the colonists could provide.
a)
beans
b)
tobacco
c)
rice
d)
corn
43.
The first slaves arrived in Jamestown in __________ .
a)
1619
b)
1492
c)
1643
d)
1776
44.
In 1643 the burgesses formed a separate law making body called the __________________ .
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Iroquois Confederacy
d)
Privy Council
45.
When the burgesses formed the House of Burgesses in 1643, it meant that the General Assembly was now made up of ________ groups.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
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