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Early Settlements Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of people who moved to a place where they could be free to have their own religion.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Jamestown

d)

Pilgrims

2.

Small communities formed by larger countries.

a)

Human Characteristics

b)

Physical Characteristics

c)

Settlements

d)

Colonists

3.

First English settlement, “lost colony”.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Jamestown

d)

Pilgrims

4.

The first successful English settlement in America, started by a group of wealthy men.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Jamestown

d)

Pilgrims

5.

Third English settlement in North America started by people who were looking for religious freedom.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke

d)

Pilgrims

6.

People who settle in colonies.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Settlements

c)

Colonists

d)

Separatists

7.

An agreement that described the way the Pilgrims planned to govern themselves in the New World.

a)

Physical Characteristics

b)

Human Characteristics

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Mayflower Compact

8.

People who want to have a different, or separate church.

a)

Separatists

b)

Colonist

c)

Settlers

d)

Pilgrims

9.

Features or things in an area that are natural to the environment. Examples: landforms, climate, bodies of water, vegetation, animals.

a)

Human Characteristics

b)

Physical Characteristics

c)

Settlements

d)

Colonists

10.

Features or things in an area that have been created or established by people. Examples: language, religious beliefs, housing, transportation, settlement pattern.

a)

Human Characteristics

b)

Physical Characteristics

c)

Colonists

d)

Settlements