WorksheetsEARLY PERIOD OF THE UNITED STATES - JAMESTOWN AND VIRGINIA
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The earliest Europeans who attempted to build permanent settlements in North America were from __________.
England
Spain
Portugal
France
In which year did Lucas Vazques de Ayllon arrive in America?
1492
1498
1521
1526
Who was the first person in establishing the first colony in Carolina, and also the first to bring slaves from Africa?
Menendez de Aviles
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon
Walter Raleigh
Menendez de Aviles established a colony in modern day __________.
Cuba
Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Who was the first British leader who attempted to create a colony after Queen Elizabeth I gave him the rights to establish a Crown Colony in America in 1578?
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Walter Raleigh
John Rolfe
John Smith
Walter Raleigh, set out with _________ ships to scout the coastline in 1584 and discovered what was later named Virginia after the Virgin Queen herself.
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4
3
2
____________________ led an expedition and arrived to Roanoke Island and stablished a settlement there.
Gray Blacksmith
White Raighly
Greenvylle Scott
Richard Grenville
In which year did Richard Grenville led an expedition to Roanoke Island and stablished a settlement?
1584
1585
1586
1587
What happend to the people in the Roanoke Island?
They went to a warmer place on the south
They were captured by the Native Indians who lived nearby
They deserted due to a shortage of supplies and returned back home
They were abducted by aliens
Who else also try to establish a new colony in America after Richard Grenville?
John White
John Black
John Brown
John Green
The Virginia Company made _________expeditions including one that was led by Raleigh Gilbert.
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3
4
5
In the first voyage, the Virginia Comany arrived in modern day __________ in ___________, but abandoned the colony three years later.
Virginia - 1616
Carolina - 1601
Maine - 1606
Florida - 1616
The second voyage of the Virginia Company arrived in what was known as Jamestown in __________.
1605
1606
1607
1608
What happend to the settlers who first arrived in Jamestown?
They faced disease, starvation and war with the natives
They found a fertile land in which they could do farming
They joined with the natives
They lived happy ever after
The settlers who had survived the first year in Jamestown were ready to abandon the colony, but they agreed to stay because of __________________________-.
an improvement in their life conditions.
a treaty with the natives
a new wave of settlers from England with more supplies.
a promised coming from British merchants.
__________ is famous for growing tobacco since, after two years of hard toil, he sold tobacco back in England and was able to improve the colony’s economy.
John Rolfe
John Smith
Squanto
Pocahontas
The Virginia Company gave those who wanted to cross the ocean a choice, they could either fund their own journey and be receive _________ acres of land upon arrival, or, if unable to afford to do that, work for the Virginia Company as servants.
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30
40
50
The Virginia Company was disbanded in ________.
1628
1626
1624
1622
After the The Virginia Company was disbanded, the Jamestown colony had a population of around _________.
27.000 inhabitants
37.000 inhabitants
47.000 inhabitants
57.000 inhabitants
Within 50 years, the population in Jamestown had grown to _________.
68.000 inhabitants
78.000 inhabitants
88.000 inhabitants
98.000 inhabitants
