WorksheetsEarly English Colonies Review
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
What word did John White find carved in a tree when he returned?
Roanoke
Crowman
Help
Croatoan
Which of the following is NOT true about the English settlement of Roanoke?
It is known as the Lost Colony.
It was the first permanent English colony.
The first English child born in North America lived at Roanoke.
Which of the following was NOT a hardship the settlers faced at Jamestown?
Not enough safe drinking water
Not enough survival skills
The indians were nice to them.
A harsh winter with little food
Who made the rule, "If you don't work, you don't eat"
Chief Powhatan
John White
John Rolfe
John Smith
What became Jamestown's way to make money?
cars
tobacco
water
tomatoes
Which of the following was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
Virginia
How did John Rolfe help Jamestown generate income for the Virginia Company, enabling the colony to thrive?
Introduction tobacco in the colonies
Beginning the Headright System
Starting the Middle Passage
Marrying Pocahontas
The ship that the brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth
Mayflower
Santa Maria
Pinta
Millenium Falcon
Document created by the Pilgrims saying they would govern themselves
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Law
U.S. Constitution
Plymouth Laws
Indian who had lived in Europe and spoke English. He also taught the Pilgrims to fish and farm.
Pocahontas
Squanto
Massasoit
Samoset
This feast was held to thank God for providing for the Pilgrims.
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Columbus Day
Life Day
Puritans who wanted to form their own church, and cut all ties with the Church of England so they could leave.
Separatists
Puritans
Sect
Sect
Catholics
The Mayflower Compact is important because...
It is the first time in English History that people agreed to rule themselves
It was an agreement with the Indians
It was written on board the Mayflower
Which of the following was the first English attempt at a colony in the Americas?
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
Virginia
Which of the following was the Pilgrims' colony in the Americas?
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
Virginia
How did John Rolfe help create peace between the Jamestown colonists and the Natives, enabling them to survive?
Introduction tobacco in the colonies
Trading with the natives
Giving European weapons to the Natives
Marrying Pocahontas
Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
They didn't want to follow the king
They landed outside English territory
To protect themselves from the Natives
To guarantee survival, unlike the people at Roanoke
When John White eventually returned to Roanoke, he found . . .
Everyone was fine
Everyone was dead
Everyone had built new shelters
Everyone was gone
Which of these were reasons why men came to Jamestown?
Opportunity--new jobs and land
Find Native American tribes to trade with
Find Gold
Find Spanish settlements to attack
This person helped lead Jamestown for a time and forced the men to build better shelters.
John Smith
John White
John Rolfe
John Cabot
The 2 groups of men at Jamestown were
Gentlemen
Natives
Commoners
Soldiers
The MAIN reason the Pilgrims left England was
Preserve their culture
Find better jobs
Keep their own language
Religious Freedom
Which of these is NOT true about the 1st Thanksgiving
It lasted 3 days
The played games
They ate pumpkin pie
They invited the Natives to join them
Which of these is NOT one of the jobs Pilgrim women did?
Cooking
Making butter
Sewing
Working in the fields
Which of these is NOT one of the jobs Pilgrim men did?
Fixing tools
Build shelters
Sewing
Working in the fields
Most Pilgrim families had many children
True
False
Pilgrim families wanted to educate their kids
True
False
Both the Jamestown colonists and the Pilgrims struggled to produce enough food for their people.
True
False
Both the Jamestown colonists and the Pilgrims got along peacefully with the Natives
True
False
The recorded story of the past is . . .
a journal
an article
history
a video
Which of these are reasons why we should study history?
Understand where we came from
See its impact today
Learn from mistakes
Makes us better citizens
The Jamestown settlers did not find lots of gold
True
False
Most of the men at Jamestown had useful skills, like carpentry or farming.
True
False
Separatists that left England and eventually went to America.
Puritans
Protestants
Pilgrims
Prussians
A person who leaves their home country to go live in another place.
Immigrant
Separatist
Pilgrim
Settler
After the Jamestown settlers started to grow tobacco, they had peace with the natives
True
False
At times, the Jamestown settlers stole food and supplies from the Natives.
True
False
After the Jamestown settlers started growing tobacco, the Natives gave them more land.
True
False
John White was at
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
John Smith was at
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
John Rolfe was at
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
Everyone disappeared from this colony
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony was started for religious freedom
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony grew tobacco
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony was started to find gold
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony had lots of conflicts with the natives
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony was known for getting along with the natives
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony ran out of supplies and sent someone back to England
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony had a "starving time"
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony had problems with disease and salty water
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony struggled to get along with the natives
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This colony created its own rules because they were outside of English territory
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
This person was forced to return to England due to an injury.
John Smith
John White
John Rolfe
John Cabot
