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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Richmond
c)
Jamestown
d)
Louisa
2.
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its....
a)
Gold
b)
Silver
c)
Wealth and Power
d)
land
3.
What year was Jamestown founded?
a)
1608
b)
1707
c)
1808
d)
1607
4.
Who granted charters to the Virginia Company of London?
a)
The King of England
b)
The Stockholders
c)
The General Assembly
d)
The Burgesses
5.
What did the Charters EXTEND to the settlers?
a)
English Rights
b)
Instructions
c)
The King of England
d)
General Assembly
6.
One of the reasons Jamestown was chosen as the location for the new settlement was...
a)
There was not enough fresh water
b)
Mosquitoes
c)
They couldn't be seen
d)
The water was deep enough to dock their boats
7.
A group of people that live in a new land, but are still ruled by the country they came from.
a)
Colonist
b)
Stockholder
c)
Settlement
d)
Colony
8.
Why did England want to establish an American colony?
a)
To look for artifacts
b)
To furnish raw materials
c)
To fight the Indians
d)
To open new markets for trade
9.
What were reasons for why the site was chosen for Jamestown?
a)
Could be easily defended from attack
b)
Deep enough for ships to dock
c)
The Indians gave them land
d)
Had a good supply of fresh water
10.
What two natural resources were found in Jamestown
a)
copper
b)
timber
c)
glass
d)
iron
11.
What is one hardship faced by the settlers at Jamestown?
a)
The site they chose to live on was marshy and lacked safe drinking water.
b)
The arrival of ships bringing supplies and new settlers
c)
England wanted to establish an American colony to increase its wealth and power to compete with other European nations.
d)
They believed the site had a good supply of fresh water.
12.
What is one hardship faced by the settlers at Jamestown?
a)
Many settlers died of starvation and disease.
b)
The development of new settlements that spread away from the unhealthy environment of Jamestown
c)
An American settlement would furnish raw materials, while opening new markets for trade.
d)
Instructions from England told the settlers to go inland and find a suitable place for their colony.
13.
What is one of the ways the settlers survived at Jamestown?
a)
The emphasis on agriculture
b)
The settlers lacked some skills necessary to provide for themselves.
c)
Extended English rights to the settlers.
d)
The water along the shore was deep enough for ships to dock.
14.
John Smith made the rule-
a)
If you don't work, you don't eat!
b)
i before e except after c
c)
Honesty is the best policy.
d)
No rules.
15.
Who served as a contact between the settlers and the Powhatans?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Captain John Smith
d)
King James
16.
This person initiated trading relationships with the native peoples.
a)
John Rolfe
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
King James
d)
John Smith
17.
The native peoples traded mainly food with the English in exchange for __________________.
a)
tools, pots, and copper
b)
corn, peas, and squash
c)
tin, guns, and beads
d)
tobacco, guns, and copper
18.
The native people showed the settlers how to plant _________________.
a)
squash and tobacco
b)
peas and beans
c)
corn and tobacco
d)
beans and squash
19.
How did the native people and the English settlers interact in the beginning of 1607
a)
started to trade for a little while and had positive interactions
b)
they did not like each other and would not interact
c)
the native people trade coal with the settlers
20.
Chief Powhatan taught the settlers...
a)
Rights
b)
Survival Skills
c)
Tobacco
d)
Corn
21.
Why did the relationship between the settlers and the native people change from friendly to not friendly
a)
The settlers stole the native peoples homes
b)
Pocahontas got mad at the settlers
c)
Over time the native people came to see the settlers as invaders
22.
In Virginia history, Powhatan is important because he-
a)
offered help to the Spanish soldiers
b)
provided leadership to the American Indians
c)
taught the settlers the Siouan language
23.
The native people came to see the settlers as ______________ who would take over their land.
a)
friends
b)
enemies
c)
rulers
d)
invaders
24.
The native people traded __________for food with the English settlers
a)
guns
gems
gold
b)
gems
silver
boats
c)
tools
pots
copper
25.
What made it possible to expand the tobacco trade?
a)
arrival of women
b)
arrival of African slaves
c)
arrival of English gentlemen
d)
arrival of Pocahontas
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