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Jamestown Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the private company that sent the settlers to Jamestown?

a)

The London Company

b)

The Virginia Company

c)

The Massachusetts Bay Company

d)

The Outer Banks Company

2.

Which of the following terms does NOT describe the land/water around Jamestown?

a)

Salty/Brackish Water

b)

Swampy

c)

Lots of Fresh Water

d)

Disease carrying mosquitoes

3.

Who was the Chief of the Chesapeake Tribe and father of Pocahontas?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Geronimo

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

Tecumsah

4.

Who was Pocahontas' husband?

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

John Rolfe

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh

5.

What were the gentlemen looking for in the beginning before John Smith gave them the ultimatum, "work or starve?"

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

tobacco

d)

lumber

6.

Which of the following does NOT describe the relative location of Jamestown?

a)

East Coast of Virginia

b)

On the James River

c)

New England

d)

Next to the Chesapeake Bay

7.

What is the name of the King of England at the time of the colonization of Jamestown?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

King James I

c)

Louis XIV

d)

King Frances II

8.

Which of the following does "NOT" describe John Smith?

a)

Tough

b)

Leader

c)

Courageous

d)

Coward

e)

Disliked by many

9.

How many years of piece resulted from the marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

4

d)

8

10.

Without the help of Pocahontas, the Jamestown Settlement would have more than likely been unsuccessful.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is a representative government?

a)

A form of government in which one person has total power to make laws and rule the people.

b)

A form of government in which individuals are elected to represent the interests of the rest of the people.

c)

A form of government that has the church at its center.

d)

A form of government in which a deity is recognized the supreme authority.

12.

What is the name of the first Representative Government in America?

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Senate

c)

Congress

d)

Parliament

13.

How much did it cost a man to marry a woman in Jamestown?

a)

150 silver coins

b)

150 gold coins

c)

150 pesos

d)

150 pounds of tobacco

14.

What animal almost killed John Smith?

a)

shark

b)

sting ray

c)

bear

d)

leopard

15.

John Rolfe introduced which of the following plants which kickstarted the economy of Jamestown?

a)

tobacco

b)

green beans

c)

corn

d)

peppers

16.

Why is tobacco referred to as green gold?

a)

it smells like gold

b)

it has gold flakes on its leaves

c)

it's green and makes profit like gold

d)

it gives off a gold glow when lit

17.

Check all items that represent a difficulty/problem the colonists encountered at Jamestown.

a)

Natives

b)

Poor Water

c)

Mosquitoes

d)

Excellent Government

e)

Too many gentlemen

18.

As Jamestown expanded, what 2 groups were new arrivals to the colony in 1619?

a)

boys and girls

b)

women and children

c)

Africans and children

d)

Africans and women

19.

Which of the following terms, best describes the relationship between the colonists of Jamestown and the Chesapeake Natives led by Powhatan?

a)

friendly

b)

enemies

c)

roller coaster

d)

hatred

20.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the settlers chose Jamestown as the location for their settlement?

a)

Easy access to the Atlantic Ocean

b)

Well hidden from passing Spanish ships

c)

Water was deep enough to dock ships near the settlement

d)

Swampy water that was not good for drinking

21.

Why was the relationship between the colonists and natives such a roller coaster?

a)

love

b)

hate

c)

jealousy

d)

distrust