Worksheets3.2 The English Colonies in Virginia
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
John Smith, leader of the Jamestown colony wanted settlers to improve their relationship with these people.
a)
Aztecs
b)
Mayans
c)
Powhatan
d)
African Americans
2.
This man introduced tobacco, a new type of plant in Virginia that became a huge cash crop
a)
John Smith
b)
John Rolfe
c)
John Adams
d)
Johnny Appleseed
3.
John Rolfe would end up marrying this woman.
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Queen Elizabeth I
c)
Molly Pitcher
d)
Hailey Burgess
4.
A drought has a major negative influence on ______________
a)
The House of Burgesses
b)
Cash Crops
c)
Representatives
d)
Investors
5.
This was the first Legislative body in the American Colonies
a)
Parliament
b)
The Senate
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Christopher Columbus
6.
An investor's job is to do what?
a)
Pick representative for House Of Burgess
b)
Chose the President
c)
Find new states to Colonize
d)
Risk money in a business to earn a profit
7.
Queen Elizabeth I had a territorial rival with what country?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Colonies
8.
With support from Queen Elizabeth I, this man,______________ explored Virginia to eventually set up the colony of _____________ (2 answers)
a)
John Smith / Jamestown
b)
Sir Walter Raleigh / Roanoke
c)
Christopher Columbus / South America
d)
Ricky Bobby / Talladega
9.
The _______________ in Virginia forced colonists to rely on Native Americans because they were starving from lack of crops
a)
drought
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
slave trade
d)
winds
10.
The "Lost Colony" is known as the city of __________
a)
Knoxville
b)
Jamestown
c)
Roanoke
d)
Virginia
11.
This company asked investors to buy shares or part ownership of their company to fund an English colony
a)
The English Company
b)
The Virginia Company
c)
Morgan Stanley
d)
London Tea Company
12.
Orders from the Virginia Company to new settlers included.........
a)
Settle on land near a river inland from the ocean
b)
Not offending the Native Americans
c)
Split building, hunting, and searching for routes to Asia
d)
All of the Above
13.
This King was the replacement of Queen Elizabeth I.
a)
King Ferdinand
b)
King James
c)
Lebron James
d)
King Roanoke
14.
The first long lasting English Colony in the Americas was_______________
a)
Roanoke
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Cuba
d)
Jamestown
15.
Jamestown's location was unhealthy for settlers because...............
a)
water was bad
b)
mosquitos were bad
c)
soil was bad
d)
All the Above
16.
This was a big cash crop that made money for settlers in Virginia
a)
Tobacco
b)
Eggs
c)
Vegetables
d)
Bananas
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