WorksheetsColonization
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was Pedro Menendez de Aviles?
a)
Founder of Jamestown
b)
Founder of St. Augustine
c)
Founder of Plymouth
d)
Founder of Roanoke
2.
In what year was St. Augustine founded?
a)
1555
b)
1565
c)
1685
d)
1969
3.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
gold
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
4.
Where was Jamestown located (today)?
a)
Missouri
b)
Mississippi
c)
Virginia
d)
North Carolina
5.
Who was the founder of Roanoke?
a)
John White
b)
John Rolfe
c)
King James
d)
John Smith
6.
A colony is
a)
Land owned by a distant country
b)
a written contract
c)
a place where people went to be free
d)
a country by itself
7.
What was the main reason Plymouth was started?
a)
For Money/Wealth
b)
For Religious Beliefs
c)
For Growing Crops
d)
For Exploring new wildlife
8.
"A system of government in which people make their own laws" is called a __________.
a)
voting
b)
monarchy
c)
self-government
d)
raising your hand
9.
What was the
Mayflower Compact?
Mayflower Compact?
a)
Form of government created by the people of Jamestown
b)
An agreement for self government based on majority rule, written by the Pilgrims
c)
A boat
d)
A charter from King George III
10.
Why did the Europeans start colonies in the New World?
a)
They wanted to claim land.
b)
They wanted religious freedom.
c)
They wanted to make a profit
d)
All of the above.
11.
Where was the House of Burgesses?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Baltimore
d)
Roanoke
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