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WorksheetsRoanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth Colonies
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the first colony England attempted in North America
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
Who was the leader of the Roanoke Colony?
John White
John Smith
John Rolfe
What is the Roanoke Colony now called?
Plymouth Colony
New England Colony
Lost Colony
What was the first permanent English colony?
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
Who was the leader of Jamestown
John White
John Smith
John Rolfe
What kind of land was Jamestown settled on?
rich and grassy
desert
swampy
Why were many Jamestown colonists not planning to work or grow crops.
They planned to find gold and get rich
They planned to find spices and get rich
They planned to leave soon
John Smith's rule was...If you don't work, you don't ____
sleep
eat
stay
What Native American tribe lived near Jamestown?
Cherokee
Wampanoag
Powhatan
What Native American helped the Jamestown colony keep peace for awhile
Samoset
Pocahontas
Tisquantum
Who paid the way for colonists to come to Jamestown
Virginia Company
New England Company
King James
What was the purpose of the Jamestown legislature called the House of Burgesses?
self-government
majority rule
to make laws
Who could vote and be members of the House of Burgesses?
only men
only members of the Jamestown Colony
only men who owned land
Tobacco became a crop grown for selling and making money. This means it was a ______ crop.
raw materials
cash
profit
People who agreed to work several years without pay but then were free are called______________________
indentured servants
enslaved workers
colonists
Who owns a royal colony?
governor
king
colonists
Money left over when all costs are paid is called a _________.
cash crop
profit
stock
A resource used to make a product is _____________.
cash crop
stock
raw material
People who own _____________ have part ownership in a business.
stock
cash crop
profit
An actual diary kept by a colonist at Jamestown would be a _____________________.
primary source
secondary source
A painting of the Mayflower Compact signing drawn by someone who read about it in a book is a ___________.
primary source
secondary source
The colonists who settled the Plymouth Colony came on a ship called the _____________.
Discovery
Mayflower
Santa Maria
Why did the Pilgrims want to go to North America?
religious freedom
to get rich
to find spices
The __________ agreed to pay the Pilgrims' passage to North America.
king
queen
Virginia Company
What 2 things did the Pilgrims send back to England as payment to the Virginia Company?
metal goods and cloth
lumber and fur
corn and squash
The Pilgrims set up a system of government where they made their own laws. What is this called?
self-government
legislature
compact
The Pilgrims signed an agreement called the _________________ so they had the right to govern themselves.
Majority Rule
Peace Treaty
Mayflower Compact
What did John Smith name the region where the Pilgrims settled?
Old England
New England
Jamestown
What Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims?
Powhatan
Wampunag
Cherokee
What Native American helped the Pilgrims farm and trade?
Tisquantum
Pocahantas
Samoset
