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Jamestown Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the private company that sent the settlers to Jamestown?

a)

The London Company

b)

The Virginia Company

c)

The Massachusetts Bay Company

d)

The Outer Banks Company

2.

Which of the following terms does NOT describe the land/water around Jamestown?

a)

Salty/Brackish Water

b)

Swampy

c)

Lots of Fresh Water

d)

Disease carrying mosquitoes

3.

Who was the Chief of the Chesapeake Tribe and father of Pocahontas?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Geronimo

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

Tecumsah

4.

Who was Pocahontas' husband?

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

John Rolfe

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh

5.

What were the gentlemen looking for in the beginning before John Smith gave them the ultimatum, "work or starve?"

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

tobacco

d)

lumber

6.

Which of the following does NOT describe the relative location of Jamestown?

a)

East Coast of Virginia

b)

On the James River

c)

New England

d)

Next to the Chesapeake Bay

7.

What is the name of the King of England at the time of the colonization of Jamestown?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

King James I

c)

Louis XIV

d)

King Frances II

8.

Which of the following does "NOT" describe John Smith?

a)

Tough

b)

Leader

c)

Courageous

d)

Coward

e)

Disliked by many

9.

How many years of peace resulted from the marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

4

d)

8

10.

Without the help of Pocahontas, the Jamestown Settlement would have more than likely been unsuccessful.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is a representative government?

a)

A form of government in which one person has total power to make laws and rule the people.

b)

A form of government in which individuals are elected to represent the interests of the rest of the people.

c)

A form of government that has the church at its center.

d)

A form of government in which a deity is recognized the supreme authority.

12.

How much did it cost a man to marry a woman in Jamestown?

a)

150 silver coins

b)

150 gold coins

c)

150 pesos

d)

150 pounds of tobacco

13.

John Rolfe introduced which of the following plants which kickstarted the economy of Jamestown?

a)

tobacco

b)

green beans

c)

corn

d)

peppers

14.

Check all items that represent a difficulty/problem the colonists encountered at Jamestown.

a)

Natives

b)

Poor Water

c)

Mosquitoes

d)

Excellent Government

e)

Too many gentlemen

15.

As Jamestown expanded, what 2 groups were new arrivals to the colony in 1619?

a)

boys and girls

b)

women and children

c)

Africans and children

d)

Africans and women

16.

Which of the following terms, best describes the relationship between the colonists of Jamestown and the Chesapeake Natives led by Powhatan?

a)

friendly

b)

enemies

c)

roller coaster

d)

hatred

17.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the settlers chose Jamestown as the location for their settlement?

a)

Easy access to the Atlantic Ocean

b)

Well hidden from passing Spanish ships

c)

Water was deep enough to dock ships near the settlement

d)

Swampy water that was not good for drinking

18.

Why was the relationship between the colonists and natives such a roller coaster?

a)

love

b)

hate

c)

jealousy

d)

distrust

19.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1515
c)
1620
d)
1607
20.
A document that grants a person or company the right to form a colony is called
a)
Burgess
b)
Joint Stock Company
c)
Constitution
d)
Charter
21.
Roanoke is in what current US state?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
22.
Who was in charge and sent people to live in Roanoke?
a)
Sir Walter Raleigh
b)
John Smith
c)
John Rolfe
d)
Paul Stevens
23.
What plant or crop did the settlers of Jamestown plant?
a)
Corn
b)
Maize
c)
Tobacco
d)
Squash
24.
Jamestown is in what modern US state?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
South Carolina
d)
Georgia
25.
What was the first permanent English colony?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Plymouth
d)
Boston
26.
Who was the leader of Jamestown that made peace with the Natives?
a)
Captain John Smith
b)
Paul Stevens
c)
Tim Allen
27.
Why did the settlers name their colony Jamestown?
a)
Named it after Captain James Smith
b)
Named it after King James I
c)
Named it after Sir James Raleigh
28.
What type of people came to Jamestown who refused to work?
a)
Gentlemen
b)
Scientist
c)
Carpenters
d)
Gunsmiths
29.
Why was Jamestown started?
a)
Virginia Company wanted to start a new business.
b)
Virginia Company wanted to create a new society with the American Indians.
c)
Virginia Company wanted to find gold.
30.
Who PAID for the settlement of Jamestown? 
a)
King of England
b)
Powhatan
c)
Virginia Company of London
d)
John Smith
31.
Why were Africans brought to Jamestown in 1619?
a)
To work on Sugar Plantations
b)
To seek Religious freedom
c)
To work on tobacco plantations
d)
To fight against American Indians
32.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
33.
Which of the following is not a reason that the settlers chose the site for the Jamestown settlement?
a)
It had swamps
b)
Fresh supply of water
c)
Deep harbor to dock ships
d)
Easy to defend against attack
34.
Which river is near Jamestown?
a)
Potomac River
b)
Rappahannock River
c)
York River
d)
James River
35.
How many settlers survived the starving time of 1609?
a)
38
b)
100
c)
20
d)
200
36.
Who became an intermediary between the natives and the English settlers by helping them to communicate?
a)
Squanto
b)
Powhatan
c)
Samoset
d)
Pocahontas
37.
What did the settlers eat during the starving time of 1609?
a)
dogs
b)
cats
c)
rats
d)
all of the above
38.
Which would be a push factor?
a)
Too crowded in Europe
b)
Could  own land
c)
Could practice ANY religion
d)
 Jobs
39.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
40.

An indentured servant is...

a)

a person who works in the colonies.

b)

a person who works for someone for 4-7 years.

c)

a poor person in England during the 1600s.

d)

someone who owned land in America.

41.
Why did Jamestown need tobacco to survive?
a)
Because the American Indians would not help them.
b)
Because they never found any real gold.
c)
Because they were addicted to smoking.
d)
Because people in England would not buy anything else.
42.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
cars
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
43.
What is one thing the Powhatan Indians traded to the settlers?
a)
Food
b)
money
c)
guns
d)
armor
44.
What did the settlers build to protect themselves?
a)
adobe apartments
b)
tee pees
c)
longhouses
d)
a fort
45.
What was the name of the indian girl who told the indians they should get along with settlers and help them survive?
a)
Belle
b)
Ariel
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Rapunzel

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