WorksheetsEarly English Settlements
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Also known as the "Lost Colony"
a)
Roanoke Island
b)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth
d)
Georgia
2.
First permanent English settlement in North America.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Roanoke Island
3.
Settled by separatists from the Church of England.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Georgia
d)
Pennsylvania
4.
Settled by Puritans.
a)
Massachusetts Bay
b)
Plymouth
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Roanoke Island
5.
Everyone from this settlement mysteriously vanished.
a)
Roanoke Island
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Georgia
d)
Jamestown
6.
Settled by the Pilgrims.
a)
Plymouth
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Georgia
d)
Jamestown
7.
Roanoke Island was settled for ...
a)
Economic Reasons
b)
Religious Freedom
8.
Jamestown was settled for ..
a)
Economic Reasons
b)
Religious Freedom
9.
Plymouth was settled for ...
a)
Economic Reasons
b)
Religious Freedom
10.
Massachusetts Bay was settled for ...
a)
Economic Reasons
b)
Religious Freedom
11.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
12.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
13.
What was the name of the indian girl who told the indians they should get along with settlers and help them survive?
a)
Belle
b)
Ariel
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Rapunzel
14.
Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Florida
d)
New York
15.
Why did the settlers select the name "Jamestown"?
a)
To honor King James
b)
To honor a baby born on the ship
c)
To honor Saint James
d)
To honor the ship's captain
16.
Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?
a)
Because the American Indians would not help them.
b)
Because they never found any real gold.
c)
Because they were addicted to smoking.
d)
Because people in England would not buy anything else.
17.
Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully. What was this called?
a)
Pilgrims' Pact
b)
Plymouth Promise
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Mayflower Compact
18.
Where is Plymouth located [today]?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Missouri
d)
Louisiana
19.
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?
a)
1621
b)
1616
c)
1602
d)
1620
20.
During their first winter in Plymouth, what is one reason why half the population died out?
a)
Disease/Starvation
b)
Native Attacks
c)
Terrible Weather
d)
No One Knows
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