WorksheetsJamestown
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1585
d)
1625
2.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Lord Baltimore
d)
Captain John Smith
3.
Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Maryland
d)
New York
4.
What did the settlers build to protect themselves?
a)
mud houses
b)
teepees
c)
longhouses
d)
a triangular fort
5.
What is one thing the Powhatan Indians traded to the settlers?
a)
Foods
b)
Gold
c)
Muskets
d)
Armor
6.
The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was
a)
lumber
b)
peanuts
c)
corn
d)
tobacco
7.
Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?
a)
To work on Sugar Plantations
b)
To seek Religious freedom
c)
To slave on tobacco plantations
d)
To fight against hostile Indians
8.
Jamestown was established in 1607 by the VA Company of London as a
a)
relocation area for English noblemen
b)
business venture
c)
site to meet and greet natives to trade cultural ideas
d)
as a vacation spot for the wealthy
9.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
wild game animals for hunters
b)
tobacco
c)
saltwater
d)
tomatoes
10.
Why did the settlers select the name "Jamestown"?
a)
To honor their King James
b)
To honor a baby born on the ship
c)
To honor Saint James
d)
To honor the ship's captain
11.
Why did the Jamestown colony need tobacco growing to survive?
a)
Because the American Indians would not help them.
b)
Because they never found any gold.
c)
Because they were addicted to smoking.
d)
Because people in England would not buy anything else.
12.
Why did many of the men at Jamestown not want to work?
a)
They didn't know how.
b)
They forced the women to work.
c)
They wanted to hire American Indians to do the work.
d)
They were rich and used to having servants do all of their work in England.
13.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and wealth
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
14.
Why did John Smith return to England?
a)
King ordered him back
b)
He ran out of gold
c)
His was badly injured in a suspicious accident
d)
Marriage to Pocahontas
15.
What happened the winter after John Smith left Jamestown?
a)
Most colonists froze to death
b)
There was a Christmas feast with natives
c)
The Starving Time
d)
Chief Powhatan was mysteriously killed
16.
What tribe is Pocahontas from?
a)
Chippawa
b)
Chesapeake
c)
Powhatan
d)
Delaware
17.
Which person was supposedly saved by Pocahontas?
a)
Sir Walter Raleigh
b)
John Smith
c)
John Rolfe
d)
None of the above
18.
Which was NOT a struggle Jamestown faced?
a)
Lack of cooperation from natives
b)
Starvation
c)
Lack of necessary skill
d)
Attack from wild animals
19.
What was the name Pocahontas was given after she converted to Christianity?
a)
Rebecca
b)
Catherine
c)
Sarah
d)
Elizabeth
20.
True or False: Jamestown was always successful.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which of the following groups of people were brought to Jamestown against their will?
a)
Men
b)
Women
c)
Children
d)
Africans
22.
A group came to Jamestown and helped establish families. Who were they?
a)
Women
b)
Africans
c)
French
d)
Spanish
23.
Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?
a)
To work on Sugar Plantations
b)
To seek Religious freedom
c)
To work on tobacco plantations
d)
To fight against American Indians
24.
What were reasons England wanted to start colonies in North America?
a)
to gain wealth
b)
to compete against Spain
c)
to get a foothold in the New World
d)
all answers are correct
25.
England wanted to establish a ________ in order to gain wealth and power.
a)
colony
b)
country
c)
town
d)
tribe
26.
Which is not a characteristic of the Starving Time?
a)
Tension between colonists and natives
b)
Colonists resorted to eating rodents, horses, and roots
c)
Cannibalism was a problem
d)
Tobacco was an important cash crop
27.
What did the settlers eat during the starving time of 1609?
a)
dogs and cats
b)
horses and snakes
c)
human corpses
d)
all of the above
28.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the settlers chose the site for the Jamestown settlement?
a)
It had swamps and brackish water
b)
Fresh supply of water
c)
Deep harbor to dock ships
d)
Easy to defend against attack
29.
Jamestown was settle for __________ purposes.
a)
religious
b)
economic
c)
political
d)
social
30.
Why did many of the men not want to work?
a)
They were too sick.
b)
They were busy looking for gold.
c)
They wanted to hire American Indians to do the work.
d)
They were rich and used to having servants do all of their work in England.
31.
What kinds of new settlers did John Smith want to attract to Jamestown?
a)
Soldiers, men of wealth and comfort, and criminals
b)
Families and men with special skills
c)
Indian fighters and sailors
d)
None of the above
32.
What was the mysterious cause of death for so many of the early colonists?
a)
Starvation
b)
Indian attacks
c)
Spoiled food
d)
Saltwater poisoning
33.
What did the English fear the most in settling at Jamestown?
a)
Being found by the Spanish and killed by them
b)
Hot and Humid weather
c)
Lack of food and water
d)
Their ships being lost or sunk by storms
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