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Studies Weekly - Week 10 - Early English Colonies

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Corn, beans, and squash are known as...

a)

The Weird Sisters

b)

The Three Sisters

c)

uhh, vegetables?

2.

The Powhatan built homes near...

a)

trees and rivers

b)

Starbucks

c)

swamps and quicksand

3.

Whenever crops stopped growing, the Powhatan...

a)

went to Vons to buy more

b)

died of starvation (see: potato famine)

c)

simply moved to a new area

4.

The first child born in the British colonies was named...

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Elizabeth White

c)

Oceanus Hopkins

d)

Virginia Dare

5.

How was John White affected by the lost colony of Roanoke?

a)

He was Governor

b)

His Daughter and Granddaughter we members

c)

He wanted to wait longer to return

d)

He signed a treaty that caused the disappearance of a whole colony

6.

Why did Pilgrims leave England for the New World?

a)

To find gold

b)

They wanted to convert everybody to Christianity

c)

The were escaping religious persecution

d)

They wanted to find the Fountain of Youth

7.

Why was John White unable to conduct a thorough search for the lost colony of Roanoke?

a)

The Spanish attacked the search party

b)

The American Indians threatened to sink their boats

c)

The was a huge, fierce storm that would put them in danger

d)

The search party was running out food and supplies

8.

What role did Tobacco play in Jamestown?

a)

It was traded with the Powhatan to earn their respect.

b)

It was a crop that the English sold for money.

c)

It was used by the settlers and traded as money.

d)

It was sent to the King as taxes.

9.

This American Indian taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn successfully. Who is he?

a)

John Smith

b)

Massasoit

c)

Samoset

d)

Squanto

10.

The trip from England was not a pleasant experience for the travelers aboard because...

a)

the Mayflower was a cargo ship, not meant for people.

b)

it was crowded and the ship smelled.

c)

storms blew it off course and made for a rough ride.

d)

the got lost and ended up on an island with a cloud of ominous black smoke with the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815