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Week 8-Early English Colonies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large holding of land and power

a)

tribe

b)

continent

c)

empire

d)

state

2.

fertile

a)

good for farming

b)

hot and dry

c)

bad for farming

d)

none of the above

3.

American Indian tribe that lived in Jamestown prior to the arrival of the colonists

a)

Anasazi

b)

Seminoles

c)

Powhatan

d)

Wampanoag

4.

Which of these ships traveled to Jamestown from England?

a)

Susan Constant

b)

Godspeed

c)

Discovery

d)

All of the above

5.

True or False: The Mayflower traveled to Jamestown and Plymouth.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Brackish water is safe to drink!

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which cash crop in Jamestown brought money to the colony?

a)

wheat

b)

corn

c)

tobacco

d)

cotton

8.

True or False: As Jamestown grew stronger, the Powhatan nation grew weaker.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

True or false: The colonists were successful in finding much gold in Virginia.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What was another name for the Pilgrims?

a)

saints or separatists

b)

puritans

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

11.

What church were the pilgrims separating from?

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Church of England

c)

Presbyterian

d)

None of the above

12.

What ship did the Pilgrims travel on?

a)

Susan Constant

b)

Godspeed

c)

Discovery

d)

Mayflower

13.

True of false: The Mayflower was a very nice and comfortable ship.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

What was the original destination of the Mayflower.

a)

Virginia

b)

Massachusetts.

c)

Alabama

d)

Florida

15.

True of False: The native Americans that the Pilgrims encountered were friendly.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The Pilgrims formed a friendship with Samoset and the ___ tribe.

a)

Powhatan

b)

Aztec

c)

Wampanoag

d)

Anasazi

17.

Who taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn?

a)

Pocohontas

b)

Squanto

c)

John Smith

d)

King James I

18.

What year was the very first Thanksgiving celebrated?

a)

1607

b)

1621

c)

1776

d)

1979

19.

What year did Thanksgiving become an official United States holiday?

a)

1607

b)

1621

c)

1776

d)

1941

20.

We do we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States every year?

a)

The first Thursday of November

b)

The fourth Thursday of November

c)

November 22

d)

December 25

21.

TRUE OR FALSE: THE FIRST THANKSGIVING WAS IN 1621 AND THE PILGRIMS CELEBRATED IT EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

The Pilgrims journeyed to America for what reason?

a)

land

b)

labor

c)

loot

d)

liberty (Freedom of Religion)

23.

Where did the Pilgrims land when they came to North America?

a)

Canada

b)

Virginia

c)

Hudson River

d)

Cape Cod Harbor

e)

Florida

24.

Powhatan's Daughter

a)

Squanto

b)

Pocohontas

c)

Samoset

25.

Jamestown was named in honor of ____.

a)

King James I

b)

James Brown

c)

Lebron James