WorksheetsEngland's First Colonies OFOD
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the idea behind religious persecution?
Mistreatment of a person or a group of people based on their religious beliefs.
Treating people good because they are of a different religious belief.
Tolerating people of other beliefs in your country or community.
Mistreatment of a person or group because of their race or ethnic background.
What impact did NOT finding gold have on the English settlers in Jamestown?
The English colonist abandoned Jamestown and went back to England.
The people of Jamestown fled to Plymouth.
The English colonists in Jamestown adapted and grew cash crops (Tobacco) to be successful.
The English colonist of Jamestown were attacked by Native Americans and were all killed.
What do the "3 G's" stand for?
Which of the following were ways that the French adapted in the Americas to be successful? (Pick 3)
Fishing
Furs
Friends with Native Americans (Trading with them)
Mining Gold
How did religious persecution impact the Puritans in England?
They decided to leave England for the Americas to practice their religion freely and made the colony of Plymouth.
They converted to the King's religion to stop them from being mistreated.
They decided to leave England for Africa to practice their religion freely.
They were all killed off by the King because they refused to give up their religion.
Which of the following were reason for Jamestown to grow the cash crop of tobacco? (Pick 2)
Warm weather
Good soil
Rocky soil
Cold weather
Which of the following were reasons why Plymouth COULD NOT grow cash crops like tobacco? (Pick 2)
Warm weather
Cold weather
Rocky soil
Good soil
How did the English Puritans at Plymouth adapt to survive and be successful?
Used the forest around Plymouth to build towns and ships to trade.
Grew cash crops like tobacco.
Hunted furs to sell back in Europe.
Mined the gold that was discovered around Plymouth.
How did the Spanish adapt in order to conquer and be successful in the Americas?
Used horses and superior weapons to conquer Indian tribes and mined gold and silver found in Mexico and South America.
Made friends with Indians and traded with them for furs.
Farmed cash crops like tobacco to sell back in Europe.
Fished the rivers and lakes of Mexico to sell fish back in Europe.
What impact did Christopher Columbus have on the Americas?
His "discovery" of the Americas convinced European nations to make colonies there.
He discovered a quicker route to Asia to increase European spice trading.
He met Native American tribes and created good relations between Europeans and Native people.
He proved to all people that the world was indeed not flat.
