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WorksheetsUnit Three Topic 1 Settlement and Claims
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
From 1492-1564 what country claimed the most land in North America?
France
Spain
Asia
Portugal
According to the source, the dark gray area is land that is...
Owned by Britian
Owned by France
Disputed territory
Indian Reserve
The second attempt at colonizing the new world by John White was which colony:
Jamestown
Roanoke
Tomahawk
Powahatan
The unexplained disappearance of colonists from Roanoke Island became known as the "Lost Colony of ______________"
Croatoan
Powahatan
Roanoke
John White
The theory that is most accepted as an explanation for what happened to the colonists of Roanoke?
The colonists tried to sail back
to England but got lost at
Sea.
The colonists were massacred by a Powhatan Chief
They joined a local Native American Tribe to survive
Spanish troops murdered them.
Which colony was the first to establish a Representative Government, utilizing the House of Burgesses.
Roanoke Colony
The Mayflower
The Pilgrims
Jamestown Colony
What motivations encouraged Jamestown settlement?
Corn and Tobacco
Gold and Land
Power and Spices
Slaves and Tobacco
The location of Jamestown was good for what reasons?
The region’s system of rivers provided an area that would be easily defended from attack by sea.
The region could provide ample food and fresh drinking water for the colonists.
The brackish water made excellent breeding grounds for mosquitoes
The Spanish Ships could not dock on their ports because of the island.
Jamestown colonists moved onto Native American land without permission, causing...
rising tensions and conflict.
excellent trade opportunities.
Native Americans to attack.
the Native Americans to immediately die off.
Jamestown colonists were unable to grow their own food, and depended on __________ to feed them and teach them how to survive.
John White
John Smith
Powhatan Indians
John Rolfe
The following person is credited for the phrase, "You don't work, you don't eat"
John White
John Rolfe
John Doe
John Smith
Tobacco crops, while they weren't edible, were of high value due to the demand of it from _______.
Asia
Spain
England
Africa
Jamestown Colony almost failed because they did not know how to:
Defend themselves
Grow their own food
Build a fort
Trade with the Native Americans
Jamestown depended on what crop for most of thier income?
Corn
Tobacco
Potatoes
Wheat
What structure is featured in the source?
Teepee
Indian Village
a fort surrounding infrastructure
A fenced in garden
Which of the follwing people served as the governor to Roanoke Colony?
John Doe
John Smith
John White
John Rolfe
What does the fact that Jamestown Colony farmed tobacco say about them as a community?
They were more focused on feeding their people than making money
They were more focused on making money than feeding their people
They didn't worry about food, because they made the indians give them food
All they cared about was finding gold, not tobacco.
Jamestown colony had very few ________ due to the newness of its establishment.
Children
Slaves
Spanish Debtors
Indians
What caused the change between these two maps?
A change in population
Conflict over territories leading to war
The colors
Countries purchased more land
Which of the following statements supports the relationship that developed between the Powhatan Native Americans and the Jamestown settlers?
The Powhatan were a strong tribe and they forced the settlers out of the area.
The Jamestown settlers overthrew the Native American tribes, forcing them off the land.
While relations were initially poor between the settlers and the Native Americans, they eventually began to work together through trade.
The Jamestown settlers built a sturdy fort and held no relationship with the Native Americans.
What two of the following reasons supports that Jamestown was successful:
Native Americans instructed the colonists on how to grow staple crops.
Captain John Smith forced all the gentlemen to work.
Colonists found a large supply of gold, which they were able to trade for supplies.
Spanish ships frequently visited the area to trade goods.
Its location near the James River supplied ample food.
Why was the governor, John White, away from Roanoke Colony for so long?
He gave up on them.
He left for England to bring back more supplies and got stuck in a war.
He was never able to find the island again.
He never made it back home.
The House of Burgesses was the precursor to what we have today known as
The Jury
The House of Representatives
The President
The Magdalene
Why was settling along the James River a smart coice for the Jamestown Colonists?
Thier community could be easily defended from the Spanish.
It provided access to clean drinking water for the colonists.
It provided plenty of fertile land for farming.
It provided them with plenty of Native American slaves.
Select the following European Countries settling in America from 1400s to 1700s.
Britiain
France
Spain
Australia
Portugal
Used in the historical context, 'Colony' means:
A swarm of bees
A group of people who leave their native country to settle somewhere new.
A group of slaves forced to move to another country
Visiting migrants
The word, 'indentured,' means:
To have teeth removed
A jagged surface
To become dented
To owe someone or something
Identify the reasons that most colonies 'failed.'
They were unable to provide adequate protection of thier colony.
Conflict with the Native Americans
Food Shortage
Disease
What are the most essential characteristics of civilization required for colonies to survive?
Art, Job Specialization, Centralized Government
Surplus Food, Job Specialization, Planned Infrastructure
Surplus Food, Job Specialization, Planned Infrastructure, and Protection
Religion, Planned Infrastructure, and Protection
Which was the 'cash crop' of Jamestown?
Corn
Sassafrass
Tobacco
Wheat
There were very few ______ in the early days of colonization.
Animals
Children
Men
Women
What did the colonists do to 'earn' the trust of the Native Americans?
Enslave them
Attack them
Ignore them
Trade with them
Which meaning best defines the word, 'theory'?
A prediction or guess
A dream
Someone's imagination
A proven fact
What is an artifact?
A piece of art left behind from the last 10 years
A fact about a piece of artwork
An object or a fragment of an object left behind or buried for many years
Treasure
The artifact above was created by
John Smith, governor of Jamestown
John White, governor of Roanoke
John Roanoke, husband of Virginia Dare
John Rolfe, husband of Pocahontas
